Brimming with insider hints and local information, this new edition of a trusted travel guide tracks all the newest hotels, resorts, and villas on each of the inhabited British Virgin Islands. The most spectacular scenic drives, deserted beaches, hidden snorkeling spots, and historic ruins--and the best locales for live, local music--are also revealed.

Lonely Planet US & British Virgin Islands is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike to petroglyphs and sugar-mill ruins, snorkel around the RMS Rhoneshipwreck, or climb aboard a day-sailing tour to reach the Out Islands.

Virgin Capital examines the cultural impact and historical significance of the Economic Development Commission (EDC) in the United States Virgin Islands. A tax holiday program, the EDC encourages financial services companies to relocate to these American-owned islands in exchange for an exemption from 90% of income taxes, and to stimulate the economy by hiring local workers and donating to local charitable causes. As a result of this program, the largest and poorest of these islands—St. Croix—has played host to primarily US financial firms and their white managers, leading to reinvigorated anxieties around the costs of racial capitalism and a feared return to the racial and gender order that ruled the islands during slavery. Drawing on fieldwork conducted during the boom years leading up to the 2008–2009 financial crisis, Virgin Capital provides ethnographic insight into the continuing relations of coloniality at work in the quintessentially "modern" industry of financial services and neoliberal "development" regimes, with their grounding in hierarchies of race, gender, class, and geopolitical positioning.

Weaves a story of statecraft and law making, of power and the construction of identity

Here is the best guide to these sparsely populated islands. Largely untouched by tourism, they have few high-rise hotels, no time-share condos, no casinos. What they do have is unparalleled beauty, with small picturesque hotels set on beachfronts, in ancient fortresses, in the ruins of sugar mills and on lush mountainsides. On the island of Virgin Gorda, there is Little Dix Bay Resort, built by Laurance Rockefeller; Peter Island Resort occupies another island in its entirety. Among the other islands are Tortola, Anegada, Jost Van Dyke and Beef. The sailing here cannot be beaten and boats gathe.

For a limited time, receive a free Fodor's Guide to Safe and Healthy Travel e-book with the purchase of this guidebook! Go to fodors.com for details. Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for over 80 years. The history, beautiful beaches, myriad activities, good food, and no-passport-required status of the U.S. Virgin Islands makes St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix inviting beach destinations for many Americans. Tortola and the British Virgin Islands are also popular destinations for cruise ships and sun seekers, although with over 60 islands, it's easy to find a quiet and serene oasis. Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands includes: UP-TO-DATE COVERAGE: This guide includes the best new hotels, resorts, restaurants, shops, and nightlife in a dynamic, ever-changing group of islands. ILLUSTRATED FEATURES: Beautiful photographic features on scuba diving and snorkeling below the waves and how to charter a private yacht for an island hopping vacation. INDISPENSABLE TRIP PLANNING TOOLS: Detailed colorful maps, ferry routes and travel times between islands, and must-do experiences in the U.S. and British Virgin Islands. DISCERNING RECOMMENDATIONS: Fodor's U.S. and British Virgin Islands offers savvy advice and recommendations from local writers to help travelers make the most of their visit. Fodor's Choice designates our best picks in every category. COVERS: St. Thomas, St. John, St. Croix, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, Anegada, Norman Island, and more.