Tourism Grows in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is on track for tourism growth in 2016 as it adds more than 700 rooms to its inventory.

The 110-room Papillon Hotel reopened as an all-inclusive four-star property this month after completing renovations.

The Harbor Club on the Rodney Bay Marina will open this year, with 115 rooms, two restaurants, lounges, a full-service spa, a gym, a “pool recreational concept,” and 4,000 square feet of meeting and conference space.

Also opening this year, Royalton Luxury Resorts will add to its rapidly expanding portfolio of vacation experiences with the upscale Royalton Saint Lucia near Cap Estate. The resort features 361 luxurious rooms, eight restaurants and six bars, a world-class spa, an onsite splash park, conference space, and an exclusive 94-suite, adults-only hotel within a resort called Hideaway.

Saint Lucia saw 7% growth in visitors in 2014, followed by six record-breaking months (January, Febraury, March, April, June, and October) in 2015. It welcomed nearly 345,000 visitors for the year.

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