 St. Lucia has won the award for Caribbean's leading honeymoon destination at the 28th annual World Travel Awards. President and founder of World Travel Awards, Graham Cook, presented the award to tourism minister-honorable Dr. Ernest Eller at the ongoing expo Dubai in the presence of other senior tourism officials. The win represents the island's eighth consecutive title as Caribbean's leading honeymoon destination and twelfth overall of the same title. St. Lucia has been named for the twelfth time as the Caribbean's leading honeymoon destination. It is such an honor for our island to be continuously recognized among the makers of the industry within the romance niche. We certainly could not do this with all the efforts of our local people as the driving force of this industry and our Carripecations and Lucia brand. Congratulations to our ancillary service providers who will also recognize in the categories of leading car rental company, leading beach resort, leading hotel, leading resort, leading destination management company, leading tour operator and leading travel agency. Carripecations St. Lucia is a prominent driver of the island's regional marketing efforts. Marketing manager for the Caribbean region and events Christopher Gustav says St. Lucia is well known as the romance capital of the Caribbean. We are indeed proud and romance continues to be a mainstay in the Carripecations and Lucia brand. Noting the impact of COVID-19 on regional travel, we not only recognize this award for the destination's resiliency and continued progress, but it reflects the dedication and commitment of all our tourism stakeholders. Carripecations will continue to showcase St. Lucia and her diverse offerings as the destination of choice for all our Caribbean brothers and sisters. St. Lucia is also the 12-time winner of the world's leading honeymoon destination by World Travel Awards. The public is encouraged to vote for St. Lucia as the world's leading honeymoon destination 2021 until October 24th. The Grand Finale event, which acknowledges first-class excellence of travel brands from across the world, takes place on November 26th, 2021. During George's, St. Lucia Tourism Authority.