Virgin Atlantic is launching its winter services starting October 31, 2022. The flights will arrive from London Heathrow International Airport. The announcement was made by the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. Virgin Atlantic will have flights leaving Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The winter schedule will be in place through March 25, 2023. It takes nine hours […]
Resort locales tend to have higher taxes than most places. Furthermore, tax initiatives to help the government improve the marketing and development of the island also add to the amount someone is going to pay for a stay. Plenty of places have made their taxes nearly the same amount as you pay for a night […]
Last month, news that Virgin Airlines would stop sending flights to Saint Lucia in 2020 was a cause of concern. Virgin Atlantic is still proposing to pull out, but British Airways is going to fill the void. British Airways announced the company would provide two more flights, per week, to St. Lucia. The new flights […]
Making sure people can travel from around the world to St. Lucia is definitely one of the government’s jobs. Earlier this year, an airline announced they would add more daily flights to St. Lucia to accommodate the increased tourism. Now, the St. Lucia government says they are negotiating with other airline carriers, but also leaving […]
Good news for the tourist industry and all St Lucia lovers in the UK. Virgin Atlantic recently announced that they will be increasing the number of flights from the UK to St Lucia. It is reported that as part of their 2013/14 schedule Virgin Atlantic will increase the number of flights from 3 to 5 […]
The tourism industry in St Lucia and the Caribbean have for a long time been trying to get the Airport Passenger Duty (APD) abolished in the UK. Now they have some support from the major airlines. Virgin and British Airways (who both fly to St Lucia) and other airlines are trying to lobby the UK […]
Visitors to the Caribbean from the UK have had to pay Air Passenger Duty for some time now and Thomas Cook are offering to waive it. The offer will last for three weeks so you need to be quick to book your flights. The savings for a family of four could be 500US$. You will […]
There are many reasons to take a vacation in St Lucia and according to Virgin Atlantic one reason is to mend your broken heart and repair your relationships or start a new one. Foreign holidays are increasingly being used as a way of getting over failed relationships, according to VirginAtlantic. The airline carried out a survey which […]
To try and help future guests at St Lucia’s most exclusive holiday villa, Akasha, we thought it might be helpful for UK guests to have some information of how to get to St Lucia. The team in St Lucia are waiting to meet you at the airport. St Lucia is becoming even more popular with […]
St Lucia is an island which has become more dependent upon the Tourism industry over the last two decades. Akasha, St Lucia’s most modern villa rental was built to service high end traveler who want to enjoy luxury while sampling the culture and beauty of the island of St Lucia not to mention its beaches, […]