LGBTQ+ visitors are "wholly welcome" in St Lucia and attitudes on the island continue to evolve, the destination's tourism chief in the UK has insisted, albeit while admitting the Caribbean country is "not there yet" on same-sex marriage.
Gay couples are 'wholly welcome', though St Lucia is still in conversation over hosting same-sex marriages
Speaking at an Inclusive Travel Forum event in London on Wednesday (24 June), Patricia Charlery-Leon, UK and Europe Director of the St Lucia Tourism Authority, said the island was having "conversations" around LGBTQ+ issues while stressing that same-sex couples were already travelling to the destination.
"We get gay couples that come to St Lucia and they're wholly welcome," she insisted. "But can we host weddings? No. The absolute truth is we're not there yet, but conversations are being had."
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