The island of Saint Lucia experienced the passage of Hurricane Tomas in the last 48 hours. At this time, the government is assessing the damage.
Initial reports indicate fallen trees, damaged roads restricting access to various areas, loss of power and Internet across the island. The island's hotels experienced minimal damage; flooding to some accommodations and landscaping.
However, although the hotels have not sustained any major damage it would appear that the roads and bridges have sustained some substantial damage and this has been compounded by mud slides in various areas.
Kuoni Policy
Any customer who could not travel yesterday and have been rescheduled to travel today/tomorrow, will be contacted and offered a cancellation/amendment of holiday without penalty due to the lack of information at this time with regard to the infrastructure.
A meeting with the Ministry of Tourism in St Lucia is scheduled for first thing this morning local time.
The two airports (SLU and UVF) remain closed and the Saint Lucia Air and Seaport Authority (SLASPA) will provide an update to the government and the airlines later today.
The Kuoni Operations team are continuously monitoring the situation closely and will contact any customers whose holidays have been affected to assist with rebooking.
For customers due to travel to St.Lucia imminently and would like further information, please call Kuoni Operations on 01306 741 533 in order that we may assist.