My typical travel to BVI involves a five hour drive, an overnight hotel stay near the main airport in UK that has flights to Caribbean, a nine hour flight to Antigua, an overnight stay in Antigua (because of flight schedules) and then an onward flight to BVI taking in the region of two and a half hours, a direct flight, if it existed is 45 minutes. This costs currently in the region of $1300+. Time difference varies from 4-5 hours depending on time of year. Does this answer your question as to why European visitors don't require so many visits? It is worth it when we arrive, but certainly a journey that takes quite a commitment.