Is St Lucia Safe? Travel Advisory for 2025 Saint Lucia, a jewel of the West Indies, is a small island nation situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It welcomes its visitors with its natural landscapes, vibrant culture, and genuine hospitality. However, the look can be deceiving, and you might be wondering whether it is safe to travel or live in St Lucia. As of the latest advisory, the US Department of State classifies Saint Lucia under Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. This indicates St. Lucia is considered one of the safer destinations for many, whether they visit solo, with their families or friends. Overview of St Lucia in 2025 Though it’s modest size, St Lucia typically receives approximately 400,000 to 500,000 visitors each year. Among these visitors, there are both stay-over tourists and cruise ship passengers. Of course, there are many reasons for this. It has a sublime landscape shaped by volcanic [...]

Caribbean Human Resources Conference in Tortola apotlights sustainable tourism Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley recognized that if Caribbean tourism grew on human capital, Caribbean countries would be leveraging all their human resources. Tourism relies largely on human interactions and experiences. Recognizing this at the beginning of the 11th Human Resources Conference of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation on Tortola, he underlined the value of human capital as the most active component of the industry. Wheatley’s observations on tourism as the most “human” of all economic activities helped shape the conference theme “The Human Touchpoint: Redefining HR Excellence in Caribbean Tourism” that was held on October 25–28, 2025. His insights were informative and impactful, especially in an industry that is as reliant on people as it is on technology, aircraft, and accommodation. The Heart of Caribbean Tourism: People Power the Industry In his opening address, Premier Dr. Wheatley made it clear that tourism in [...]

Mitur and UN Tourism advance validation of DR’s national sustainable tourism policy The Ministry of Tourism (Mitur) and UN Tourism have concluded the third technical mission of their cooperation project aimed at developing and implementing the Dominican Republic’s National Sustainable Tourism Policy and Strategy. The primary objective of this mission was to present and validate the draft of the National Sustainable Tourism Strategy and Policy, gather feedback from key stakeholders, strengthen institutional capabilities, and establish the groundwork for effective national and territorial implementation. Over the twelve-day period, the mission conducted bilateral meetings, sectoral workshops, thematic roundtables, training sessions, and high-level meetings with authorities, business leaders, and organizations linked to the country’s tourism sector. A highlight of the mission was the public presentation of the project and its progress, which took place during the event recognizing Minister David Collado as Minister of the Americas by UN Tourism. The ceremony featured tourism ministers [...]