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SLHTA Board of Directors

The SLHTA Board of Directors is made up of a representative with responsibility for each of the following: Ground Transportation & Cruise Sub-sectors and Tour Service Providers (Automobile Rentals, National Taxi Union, Tourism Taxis & Cruise related businesses); Independent Restaurants and Food & Beverage Suppliers; Luxury Villas and Vacation Rentals; Airlines, Travel Consultants, Destination Management Companies, and Wedding Service Providers; Utility Companies, Statutory Corporations, and Financial Institutions; Small Properties (Small Hotels, Inns, Bed & Breakfast Establishments and Guesthouses); High-End Boutique Hotels; Large Properties; Banks, Professionals, Educational/Training Institutions and other Allied Members; the Yachting and Maritime Sector.
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SLHTA Board of Directors

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SLHTA Executive

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SLHTA Committee Chairs

  • Executive Committee – Paul Collymore (Chairman)
  • Tax & Policy – Sanovnik Destang (Chairman)
  • Food & Beverage Committee – Wadi Zakhour (Chairman)
  • Environmental Committee –  Noorani Azeez (Chairman)
  • Events Committee – Juliet Sutherland (Chairman)
  • Marketing & Product Development Committee – Noorani Azeez (Chairman)
  • NEMO Flood and Drought Mitigation Committee
  • Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards – Board
  • Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards Tourism – Technical Committee
  • Tourism Taxi Regulatory Committee
  • Saint Lucia Solid Waste Management Authority – Board
  • Saint Lucia Tourism Authority – Board
  • SLTA Marketing Committee- John Mathurin (Chairman)
  • Air Lift Committee- Paul Collymore
  • Tourism Advisory Committee- Paul Collymore
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SLHTA Past Presidents

The Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association (SLHTA) has for 50 years undergone consistent growth, which is a direct result of our longstanding commitment to make a positive impact on Saint Lucia. This page is dedicated to the women and men who have presided at the helm of this movement over the years, and have made tremendous contributions to both the Association and by extension, Saint Lucia’s now thriving Tourism Industry.

Initially referred to as the ‘St. Lucia Hotel Association’, the group was established on the 22nd of November, 1963. The first ever president, Mr. Leonard Headley said that at the time of inception, representatives from about seven hoteliers had gotten together and were in deep discussion when a call was received relaying the news that the then United States President, John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This had deemed the day as indefinitely memorable.

Since then, 21 have served the SLHTA in the presidential position, the likes of whom include prominent Saint Lucian figures like the late Ione Erlinger Ford and William Bill Stewart, as well as former Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet.

1963-1967 Leonard Headley
1967-1969 Ione Erlinger Ford
1972-1973 Alfred Taylor
1973-1974 Kendall Dunn
1974-1975 Jack Hudson
1975-1976 Hamish Watson
1976-1978 Bernd O. Ludwig
1978-1980 David Gorman
1980-1981 William "Bill" Stewart
1981-1982 Gregory Glace
1984-1986 Peter Kouly
1986-1987 William Schanefelt
1987-1988 Michael Bevan
1988-1990 Craig Barnard
1992-1994 Richard Michelin
1994-1996 Noel Cadasse
1996-1997 Anthony Bowen
1999-2003 Berthia Parle MBE
2005-2006 Allen Chastanet
2006-2009 Colin Hunte
2010 - 2016 2018-2021 Karolin Troubetzkoy
2016-2018 Sanovnik Destang
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SLHTA Honorary Members

  • Mr. Edward “Chef Harry” Joseph
  • Mrs. Eileen Paul
  • Mr. Emmanuel Kingsley Powlette
  • Ms. Levern Spencer
  • Mrs. Nina Compton-Miller
  • Mr. Ronald Boo Hinkson
  • Mrs. Theresa Hall
  • Mrs. Veronica Shingleton Smith