爵士音乐节展示圣卢西亚的精神
经过Jessica Montevago/
The annual Jazz Festival in St. Lucia is a great source of pride for its residents. For more than 28 years, the event has attracted visitors from around the world for events and concerts celebrating multiple forms of international, St. Lucian and Caribbean jazz music.
爵士音乐节于1992年开始时,圣卢西亚的经济仍然依赖农业,特别是香蕉。随着全球化开始改变税收行动,圣卢西亚决定朝着成为旅游目的地。
“We did everything we could to put the infrastructure in place. We had the legislation ready, but we had one problem: No one knew where St. Lucia was. So, we started a jazz festival, and here we are. And it’s been a lot of passion, labor and joy,” said Hon. Dominic Fedee, St. Lucia’s minister of tourism, information and broadcasting, speaking at a media event this week in New York City.
从5月7日至9日,今年的活动与林肯中心的爵士乐合作制作,持续了两年的合作伙伴关系,并恢复了爵士乐的根源。
The festival will showcase artists spanning the Caribbean, the UK and the U.S., including: Chick Corea's Vigilette with Carlitos Del Puerto, Marcus Gilmore, Roy Hargrove Celebration with Willie Jones III featuring Renée Neufville, Alphonso Horne and The Gotham Kings, and Ruben Fox's London Brass featuring Theon Cross and Mark Kavuma.
2020年的圣卢西亚爵士音乐节还将与圣卢西亚音乐学院和当地爵士艺术家的学生进行“教育艺术家”计划,包括大师班,专业发展以及现场表演合作。
Jazz kicks off St. Lucia’s Summer Festival, which then rolls into carnival celebrations in July. It culminates with a street parade on July 20-21, which brought in 5,000 people from the U.S. last year. Then, in October, is Creole Heritage month, celebrating St. Lucian music, food and the like. It ends with Saint Lucia Arts & Heritage and Creole Day on Oct. 23-25.
“克里奥尔遗产月是我们正在建设的东西,并使之成为我们旅游业方面的一部分,” Hon。Fedee说。
尽管由于其田园风光,圣卢西亚(St. Lucia)成为蜜月旅行的领先目的地,但诸如爵士音乐节(Jazz Festival)之类的活动正在为正在寻找更冒险和身临其境的东西的旅行者创造一种不同的氛围。
“我们为正在发生的事情感到自豪。我们确保我们加强经验,确保人们何时来进行漂流,Soca舞蹈课,可可种植园游览和朗姆酒酿酒厂的体验,您可以在这里学习如何培养和发酵甘蔗。”
这都是圣卢西亚旅游产品Hon的全面续签的一部分。Fedee继续说,因此游客可以看到圣卢西亚的真实性和真实性。
第一次,圣卢西亚记录超过400,000stayover arrivals in 2019. Americans contributed significantly to this growth, by 9.5% — and they are the most important visitors in terms of numbers and yields.
在将酒店客人和游轮乘客结合在一起时,圣卢西亚去年欢迎120万人。这代表2019年增长5%,而Hon。Fedee预计今年将最重要。
Construction on two high-end resorts will begin: AMResorts’ brands Dreams and wellness-focused Zoëtry. Together, the two hotels will comprise 330 rooms. Also in the pipeline is a 780-room Hyatt hotel.
在接下来的7 - 10年中,荣誉。Fedee预计将在圣卢西亚的产品中增加3,000间酒店房间,从而大大扩大房间的库存。
St. Lucia also signed an MOU with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean to build the second largest cruise port on the island, in the south near the airport.
“这是为了真正支持Homeport业务,以确保您可以巡游和飞行,圣卢西亚风格。我们确保邮轮和机场是同一综合大楼的一部分。”他说。