Luxury Tourism Partnerships: The Anguilla Tourist Board is leaning hard into high-end travel trade after Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas, where new Virtuoso data ranked Anguilla No. 1 in the Caribbean and No. 3 worldwide for festive travel, with West End also placing among top individual festive destinations—ATB reps used the meetings to deepen advisor ties and push new visitation opportunities. World Travel Awards Buzz: Anguilla picked up nominations across eight World Travel Awards categories, including Leading Beach, Culinary, Luxury Island, Nature, Dive, and Tourist Board, plus Most Romantic; key resorts also earned Caribbean-level nods such as Aurora Anguilla, Zemi Beach House, and Four Seasons Resort and Residences. Beverage & Regional Manufacturing Push: St. Croix-based Flamboyant Water secured a $1.3 million strategic investment via a joint venture with Top Dog Cocktails, aiming to expand distribution across the Caribbean and build regional manufacturing capacity; the company also plans to launch Flamboyant Reserve, a premium rum-based RTD line. Island Travel Bookings Tech: Island Bookings BV launched an affiliate program opening its island ferry and island-hopping booking systems to travel publishers, content creators, and agencies, formalizing partnerships that help route travelers from planning to live availability. Hurricane Watch: Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic after a quiet start to the season, and while it’s still far from shore, travelers are being urged to monitor forecasts as September typically brings peak activity.