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ST. LUCIA
HOSTS TRAVEL SEMINARS IN CANADA |
| TORONTO, Canada
(October 27, 2007) – St. Lucia’s tourism developments,
including new luxury accommodations, golfing facilities and
attractions, were on show during this month’s Fall
Destination Product Seminars, hosted by the St. Lucia
Tourist Board’s Canadian office. |
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St. Lucia’s
tourism partners traveled to several cities across Ontario
to provide travel agents with updates on the destination’s
new product offerings, including brand new inventory,
expansions and upgrades. The seminars were especially timely
for the Canadian travel trade with newly announced airlift
additions making St. Lucia a more viable choice for the
Canadian traveler.
This winter season Toronto will have increased capacity with
new Friday flights on Air Canada's non-stop service;
increased capacity on Transat Holidays and Sunquest winter
charters; and newly introduced service to St. Lucia with
Sunwing and WestJet.
In addition to these airlift developments, St. Lucia is also
raising the bar with exciting new island festivals including
next month's second annual Food and Rum Festival from
November 1 to 4, and “Showtime in Paradise”, a live boxing
experience on November 16.
According to Alison Theodore, Manager of the St. Lucia
Tourist Board office in Canada, the island is in the midst
of a sustainable tourism development surge. “Many of the
island’s hotels and attractions are in the midst of
significant renovations and expansions and close to 1,000
rooms are coming on stream in St Lucia in the next year,”
she said.
Director of Tourism Maria Fowell added that the Canadian
market has proved increasingly valuable to St. Lucia, and
these travel agent seminars are important catalysts which
serve to strengthen the awareness of the “simply beautiful”
St. Lucian experience.
Participating hotels included Almond Resorts, Anse Chastanet
and Jade Mountain, Bay Gardens Resorts, Coconut Bay Beach
Resort & Spa, Coco Resorts, Discovery at Marigot Bay, Ladera,
Sandals Resorts, Sunswept Resorts – The BodyHoliday,
Rendezvous, The Jalousie Plantation and Cotton Bay Village,
and Elite Island Resorts – Village Inn and Spa and
Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort & Spa.
Also on hand were representatives from Air Canada Vacations,
Alio, Intair/Fun Sun, Holiday House, Sunquest, Sunwing
Vacations, Transat Holidays, Total Vacations and WestJet.
The Fall Destination Product Seminars took place in Toronto,
North Toronto, Oakville, London and Ottawa.
For further information about St. Lucia, call 1 (800)
869-0377 (in Canada); 1 (800) 456-3984 or 1 (888) 4-STLUCIA
(in the United States); or visit www.stlucia.org, the
official website of the St. Lucia Tourist Board. |
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