Island-Wide Promotion On St. Lucia: Reduced rates on 26 hotels, attractions, restaurants, shops and car rentals June 1 – November 15

St. Lucia, the island best known for unforgettable natural beauty and diverse attractions, is offering a deal that will make your spirits high and keep your pockets full. The "St. Lucia Super Summer Savers" promotion offers travelers the opportunity to experience the picturesque paradise for up to 40 percent off hotel accommodations, and up to 25 percent off participating shops, car rentals, tours, attractions, restaurants, golf courses, spas and watersports. Visitors from the USA and Canada will receive a discount card upon arrival.

"Whether traveling to our island for a family vacation, a solo escape or a romantic rendezvous, 'St. Lucia Super Summer Savers' offers first time and repeat visitors the chance to see the best of St. Lucia with value-added incentives and deals," said St. Lucia's Director of Tourism, Maria Fowell.

"St. Lucia Super Summer Savers" turns up the heat for travel agents as well. Each month of the promotion, top producing travel agents will have the chance to win one of five luxury consumer items, including plasma TVs, high-end watches and jewelry. The 20 top agents will win a luxury, all-inclusive trip to St. Lucia accompanied by spouse or travel companion.

Cool trade winds keep St. Lucia's weather delightful throughout the year, with temperatures ranging from 70 – 90 degrees. The island lies below the hurricane belt, making any time of year an ideal time to visit St. Lucia.

St. Lucia blends authentic Caribbean style and hospitality with world-class resorts and spas, top-rated restaurants, golf, yachting and more, making it an ideal destination for even the most discerning travelers. St. Lucia continues to raise the bar in the Caribbean, adding new non-stop service from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to St. Lucia this November.

From intimate inns, to luxury hotels and new all-inclusive resorts, the following is a list of properties participating in the "St. Lucia Super Summer Savers" program:

- Villa Beach Cottages
- Discovery at Marigot Bay
- Bay Gardens Hotel
- Harmony Suites
- Anse Chastanet Resort
- Juliette's Lodge
- Mago Estate
- Rendezvous Hotel
- The Body Holiday at Le Sport
- Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort
- Capri St. Lucia Ltd.
- La Haut Plantation
- St. Lucian by Rex
- Royal by Rex
- Rex Papillion by Rex
- Village Inn Resort and Spa
- Coco Kreole
- Coco Palm
- Bay Gardens Inn
- Jalousie Plantation
- Plantation on Cotton Bay
- Almond Smugglers Cove
- Almond Morgan Bay
- Coconut Bay
- Sandals Halcyon
- Sandals Grande

The offer is valid June 1 - November 15, 2007, based on availability. To book, call your travel agent, or for further information contact the St. Lucia Tourist Board at 866-217-1311 or visit www.stlucia.org.

About St. Lucia
One of the Windward Islands of the West Indies' Lesser Antilles, St. Lucia (pronounced Saint LOO-sha) is nestled halfway down the eastern Caribbean archipelago. The "Helen of the West Indies," St. Lucia is known for its natural beauty and diverse attractions, including the signature Piton Mountains, a tropical rainforest and one of the world's few drive-in volcanoes. Culturally rich offerings include the bustling marketplace in the capital of Castries, a variety of Heritage Tourism sites, quaint fishing villages along the coastline, and the annual St. Lucia Jazz Festival in May. St. Lucia's wide range of accommodations includes world-class, five-star resorts; all-inclusive resorts; intimate inns and value-oriented properties.

SOURCE: Nancy J. Friedman Public Relations