U.S. Virgin Islands Hotels Offer Winter Special

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is running a Winter Escape promotion that features a complimentary fifth night based on a five-night minimum stay at participating hotels, plus $300 in travelers checks and a coupon book with savings on activities and attractions. Clients who book early can reap savings in St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas. The offer applies to bookings Sept. 1-Oct. 31 for travel Jan. 1-March 31, 2009.

Participating hotels include The Palms at Pelican Cove, Chenay Bay Beach Resort, Carambola Beach Resort & Spa, Divi Carina Bay Resort, Hibiscus Beach Resort, Sand Castle on the Beach, The Buccaneer, Best Western Holger Danske, Club St. Croix (Antilles Resorts), Colony Cove (Antilles Resorts), and Hotel Caravelle on St. Croix, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Best Western Carib Beach, Best Western Emerald Beach, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, Holiday Inn Windward Passage, Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort, Sapphire Beach Resort (Antilles Resorts), Point Pleasant (Antilles Resorts), Sapphire Village (Antilles Resorts) and the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa on St. Thomas and the Estate Concordia Campground on St. John.

The Winter Escape promotion applies to new bookings only. Reservations can be made through a number of tour operators, including American Airlines Vacations, American Express Vacations, Book It.Com, Cheap Caribbean, Delta Vacations, Expedia/Hotels.com, Funjet Vacations, Liberty Travel, Island Resort Tours, Orbitz, Pleasant Holidays, Spirit Vacations, TNT Vacations, Travelocity, United Vacations, and US Airways Vacations.