The Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands announced a plan to re-open the Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort and along with it a government plan to increase hotel taxes from 12.5% to 17.5% — the highest in the United States and the highest in the Caribbean.
The governor describes higher taxes as an “economic recovery fee.” And the extra 5% will be given back to the hotels, plus interest.