The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA) honoured the top-producing Saint Lucia Experts from Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, and the Caribbean during the 2024 Global Piton Awards.
Saint Lucia welcomed travel advisors worldwide as VIP guests at Howelton Estate, where they participated in chocolate making, handbag painting, and cold-press coconut oil making.
Site inspections were arranged to visit Sandals Halcyon, Secrets St. Lucia Resort & Spa, the Courtyard by Marriott—all currently under construction—and the Saint Lucia Mural at Pointe Seraphine.
The 2024 Global Piton Awards celebrated advisors who booked the most room nights from 01JAN 2023 through 31DEC 2023 via the Saint Lucia Expert (SLEx) Program.
The awards ceremony concluded at Sandals Grande St. Lucian, where the top 35 winners were recognized for their contributions to Saint Lucia’s tourism industry.
“Our Travel Advisors place special confidence in Saint Lucia. A major part of our success and global prominence is attributed to their continued selling of our island’s offerings. They undoubtedly remain the pulse of our industry, and we are delighted to express our appreciation,” remarked Anya Whitfield, officer-in-charge & CFO of Saint Lucia Tourism Authority. “Their efforts also support our sustainable tourism initiatives, which aim to preserve Saint Lucia’s natural beauty and cultural heritage for future generations.”
The 2024 Global Piton Award Winners:
| Canada | ||||
| Nancy Miklian | Direct Travel Downtown | |||
| Kim Hartlen | Kim Hartlen Travel-Trevello | |||
| Lois Barbour | Travel Time Agency | |||
| Barbara Scrocco | Travel Only | |||
| Lori Riddell | LUXE Destination Weddings | |||
| USA | ||||
| Lynn Thomas | Alpha World Travel | |||
| Nancy Finn | Island Getaways | |||
| Steve Simmons | Honeymons Inc. | |||
| Kerri Logan-Shirk | Sunlover Travel | |||
| Linda Dancer | Honeymoons Inc. | |||
| Mark Hennigan | Dreamers Travel | |||
| Mitch Toren | Tripguy Travel | |||
| Belvin Baldwin II | Showtime Travel | |||
| Christen Perry | Classic Travel Connection | |||
| Carlie Marie Finch | Travel Anywhere | |||
| Jennifer Doncsecz | VIP Vacations Inc. | |||
| Vicki Sneed | Vicki's Travel Designs | |||
| Karen Cavadas | Twinsburg Travel | |||
| Tahryn Nicastro | Shores to Sea Vacations | |||
| Georgiann Jaworskyj | Custom Travel Services | |||
United Kingdom & Ireland
| Kate Walker | Tropic Breeze |
| Trish Hockin | Tropic Breeze |
| Lai Yap | Kenwood Travel |
| Sheila Sparkes | Travel Counsellors |
| Jo Plummer | Tropic Breeze |
| Lindsey Hayes | British Airways Holidays |
| Adam Patchton | Not Just Travel |
| Lee Hawkins | Zappi Travel Group LTD |
| Lianne Peters | Luxury Holidays 4 U |
| Paul Sailsbury | Guru Travel |
Caribbean
| Ingrid Lynch | Going places Travel |
| Kevin Edwards | A's Travel Service |
| Adriana Singh | Delight Travel Service |
| Godley Gonthier | Nayaradou Voyages |
| Clarisse Ramothe | Navitour |
Kim Hartlen of Kim Hartlen Travel-Trevello received the C.E.O Award for exceptional Canadian Sales Performance.
Lynn Thomas of Alpha World Travel was honoured with the Chairman’s Award for exceptional US Sales Performance.
The Minister of Tourism Award for exceptional UK & Ireland Sales Performance went to Lianne Peters of Luxury Holidays 4 U in the Travel Advisor category and Jo Plummer of Tropic Breeze in the Tour Operator category.
Nancy Finn of Island Getaways was awarded the Prime Minister Award for Exceptional Sales performance by revenue for Global sales.
