National Tourism Policy Ministry of Tourism St. Lucia October, 2009

Saint Lucia's Tourism industry is confronted by many serious challenges, as well as opportunities and threats. In particular, the broader institutional and policy framework within the sector has been found deficient in terms of vision, coverage, resource allocation, flexibility and internal consistency. The Ministry of Tourism, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) and the Saint Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association (SLHTA), with initial financial support from the Office of Private Sector Relations (OPSR), have in response embarked on an initiative geared towards fonnulation of a comprehensive policy to guide future growth and sustainable development of St. Lucia's tourism industry.