Air Canada to begin flying to St Vincent in early September 2021

 Beginning in September travellers can vacation in La La Land. St Vincent coming back!

LaLa the volcano

And now for the good news from the volcano ravaged St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)! At a Zoom presser with the Canadian Travel Media, Glen Beache, CEO of the nation's Tourism Authority said SV&G will begin welcoming Canadian tourists in early September.

Mr. Beache told reporter Stephen Weir and other members of the press that he has just learned that Air Canada will begin direct flights to Argyle Airport on St Vincent beginning September 13th. Virgin Air is expecting to begin flights from the UK in September as well.

Mr. Beache told the press that SVG has been hit doubly hard this year. Like other Caribbean destinations, Covid has caused them to establish protocols for visiting tourists. “And then there is LaLa – you have to smile even when things are rough – that is what we call our Volcano. She has been quiet for a number of weeks, but, there are still rumblngs.”

BEACHE ON ZOOM (R)

The tourist authority report that diving and sailing has not be impacted in the Grenadines, but the Adventure Tourism sector on St Vincent has been hit hard.

“We are starting to move many of the 20,000 now living in shelters back into parts of the Orange Zone and we expect to move back into some of the Red Zone (closest to the La Soufrière Volcano) soon,” said Mr. Beache. “Tourism is quickly returning, but there are areas where the ash is still 18 inches deep.“ We are coming back as quickly as we can, and we will be stronger than before.”