Foreword: Welcome Saint Lucia

Honorable Dominic Fedee Minister for Tourism, Information and Broadcasting, Culture and Creative Industries

Welcome to Saint Lucia

Dear Reader, Welcome to the Land of Inspiration and the World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination. Saint Lucia offers a full range of travel experiences that are both awe-inspiring and sustainable.

As one of the Caribbean’s fastest developing nations, our efforts remain geared towards responsible growth and expansion of the industry.

Saint Lucia is known for its natural beauty and diverse attractions, including the signature Piton Mountains - a UNESCO World Heritage Site – 19,000 acres of tropical rainforest and one of the world’s few drive-in volcanoes.

Saint Lucia boasts itself, as the events capital of the Caribbean delivering several events under the Saint Lucia Summer Festival calendar. From Jazz, to Carnival, Roots & Soul and Food & Rum, there is something for everyone.

This is especially an exciting year for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) and the World Cruising Club as the 2019 edition of the event celebrates 30 years of collaboration.

As you soak up all that Saint Lucia has to offer beyond the beauty and the extraordinary spirit of Her people, we once again welcome you to our piece of paradise and look forward to welcoming you back to our beautiful shores. Let Her inspire you!

You might hear these words when you walk into a Saint Lucian bar, thirsty for a rum punch, or as you jump ashore onto dry land for the first time in weeks at Rodney Bay Marina after cruising the Atlantic.

It will usually be accompanied with a broad smile and an outstretched hand. You see, Saint Lucians are really friendly.

This comes up whenever you talk to people who have visited Saint Lucia. They could be cruise visitors who have popped in for a day ashore, people from other Caribbean islands who have come seeking work, newlyweds who spent their honeymoon on this paradise island or the skippers and crews of the yachts and megayachts that fill the country’s coves and marinas.

With a population a shade under 170,000 living on an island that measures just 27 miles long and 14

miles wide at its broadest point, everyone really does know everyone. It means that if you need something done – a trek organised, a sail fixed or a table booked at a popular restaurant – someone will know someone, probably a family or a friend, who can do it.

It is a country of great natural beauty – its raindrop shape hints at the precipitation that keeps the forests of the interior so green and the waterfalls