| Despite the lack of hype, St Lucia offers great | | | | are on a daily basis, with services only slightly |
| tourist facilities and caters to all budgets, you can | | | | reduced in the low season, check scheduled flights at |
| stay at luxury hotels or inexpensive guest houses, | | | | |
| dine in world-class restaurants or at roadside kiosks, | | | | Air Canada flies once a week from Toronto and US |
| and shop in large duty-free malls or at open-air village | | | | Airways now flies direct from Philadelphia to St Lucia; |
| markets. | | | | from JFK, Air Jamaica goes via Grenada or Antigua, |
| St Lucia makes for a relaxed, informal and incredibly | | | | BWIA via Port of Spain and AA via San Juan, and all |
| friendly place to visit, If it's beaches you prefer, then | | | | have domestic connections; Jet Blue and United also |
| you'll probably head first to the tourism strongholds | | | | fly to San Juan from JFK and Continental flies there |
| of the northwest coast, the "Golden Mile" of St | | | | from Washington - it's easy to pick up an American |
| Lucia's resorts towns. | | | | Eagle connecting flight from San Juan to St Lucia. |
| St Lucia's most famous sights - the twin peaks of | | | | The great majority of British and Irish visitors to St |
| the Pitons to the south. The rainforest smothered | | | | Lucia arrive on a direct charter flight as part of a |
| mountains of the forest reserves are strikingly | | | | package holiday - and even if you plan to travel |
| beautiful and rich in flora and fauna, while the wild and | | | | independently this is still the cheapest way to get |
| windswept beach of Grande Anse on the east coast | | | | there. Charters do have limitations, however, notably |
| is where you'll catch the moving sight of leatherback | | | | a fixed return date of one, two or a maximum three |
| turtles nesting in the sands. | | | | weeks. When it comes to direct scheduled flights, |
| For many visitors St Lucia's biggest attraction is its | | | | the choice is limited. |
| tropical climate. During high season (December to | | | | Virgin flies once a week direct from London Gatwick |
| April), the island is pleasantly hot, with little rain and | | | | and once via Antigua; BWIA departs twice weekly |
| constant northeasterly trade winds keeping the | | | | from London Heathrow; and BA has three flights a |
| nights cool. Temperatures rise even further during | | | | week via Antigua. Visitors from Australia and New |
| the summer months, which can also be wet: the rainy | | | | Zealand will need to take a flight to one of the main |
| season lasts from June to October and the rainy | | | | US gateway airports and pick up onward connections |
| months coincide with the hurricane season , which | | | | from there. Generally, the least expensive and most |
| runs roughly from late August to October and travel | | | | straightforward routes are via New York or Miami. |
| tickets can be purchased at | | | | Wedding parties are welcomed by most resorts in St |
| The island's growing popularity as a holiday destination | | | | Lucia, Sandal, Ladera, Rendezvous and with all |
| is due in part to international airlines which have | | | | inclusive deals available at almost every hotel St Lucia |
| consistently increased their flight schedules to the | | | | makes for a great vacation. |
| island over the years. During the high season, flights | | | | |