5 Hot Hotel Openings"The first new resort in the BVI in the past 15 years, Scrub Island is a 230-acre private island opening in October. There will be plenty of ways to stay busy, including four restuarants, three beaches, and an astronomy observatory."
Excerpt from the Fall 2008/Winter 2009 edition of the 'The Knot' Magazine.
The British Virgin Islands has been ranked among Travel & Leisure readers as the #3 island in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas as part of the 2008 World's Best Awards. Until the ranking is officially released in the August issue, please see attached a clip of the ranking from the Travel + Leisure website.
SCRUB ISLAND, BVI (May 29, 2008) – Scrub Island, the first resort development in the British Virgin Islands in more than 15 years, proudly announces the selection of Dive BVI as the resort’s official dive operator.
Owning a Caribbean Paradise"When it comes to buying a vacation home, the hottest spots are sun-kissed islands throughout the Caribbean Sea. Easily accessible for a private jet traveler, yet secluded enough to grant real privacy, each of these new island homes is a true, tropical dream house."
Caribbean governments are bending over backward to make life easy for resort developers in a way that would make even Hyman Roth blush. Mainsail Development Group LLC and The Tavistock Group set up shop on islands offering tax breaks and land donations to spark developments. RockResorts lends its management credibility to the Bahamian-based Montana Holdings Ltd. development company in order to attract the American tourist dollars that can spur economic growth.
After more than a decade of careful planning and preparation, Mainsail Development Group, Inc., in conjunction with Scrub Island Development Group, broke ground in November of 2005 on the Mainsail Resort Marina & Spa. Company and government officials attended the ceremony, marking the first construction phase for the exclusive luxury resort and spa development.
In this article from the internationally recognized Travel Agent Magazine, a few Caribbean Resorts are mentioned, including the Mainsail BVI resort development.