ST. LUCIA IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN DESTINATIONS TO VISIT IN 08!
Concierge.com, the online destination for inspired travel, released its annual "It List" of the 10 must-visit destinations for the year. The 10 places on the list share a few common denominators: a new crop of hotels; the natural appeal is preserved and protected; the buzz has enough substance to make a journey worthwhile. St. Lucia can be found on position 2 on this Top Ten listing - what are you waiting for?

BA INTRODUCES THIRD WEEKLY DIRECT NON STOP FLIGHT TO ST. LUCIA
British Airways announced the start of an additional weekly service to St. Lucia, commencing on October 26, 2008, following the news of the reintroduction of the British Airways weekend flight last October. Flights from Gatwick to St. Lucia will increase from two to three weekly -Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays- and will operate non-stop direct to St. Lucia.

VOTED ONE OF THE WORLD'S TOP RESORTS

October 2007 – ANSE CHASTANET is proud to have been included once again in the Conde Nast Traveller reader awards 2007, as one of the TOP 25 HOTELS, The Americas & the Caribbean. This is the 5th consecutive year that readers of this prestigious magazine have recognized ANSE CHASTANET for its comfort of accommodation and standards of service. "We realize that with every year, more and more resorts are competing for this recognition and we are extremely happy to have maintained our position", says Karolin Troubetzkoy, the Executive Director of Marketing. " Special thanks must go to our amazing resort team - without their enthusiasm and support, such recognition would not be possible!"

ANSE CHASTANET RECEIVES 4 DIAMOND AAA RATING

ANSE CHASTANET is pleased to announce to have been awarded AAA Four Diamond Rating for 2008.

Four Diamond establishments are upscale in all areas. The fundamental hallmarks at this level include an extensive array of amenities combined with a high degree of hospitality, service, and attention to detail.

Only 3% of the over 32.000 properties approved by AAA achieve this prestigious distinction.

CONDE NAST TRAVELER
GOLD LIST 2005, 2006 & 2007

TRAVEL + LEISURE TOP 500 HOTELS IN THE WORLD 2005, 2006 & 2007

One the leading international travel magazines, Travel and Leisure, has announced the T+L 500 guide to the world's best hotels and resorts around the globe. Based on Travel + Leisure readers' evaluations, the T+L 500 identifies the 500 highest- rated properties in the world and lists them by geographical location.

AMERICAN AIRLINES INCREASES FLIGHTS TO ST. LUCIA
American Airlines will add another Caribbean destination from New York when it launches nonstop service from Kennedy Airport to St. Lucia's Hewanorra Airport on Nov. 15.

The route will operate via 757 aircraft three times a week -- Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays -- through Dec. 13. After that date the days switch to Thursdays, Sundays and Mondays.

The flight will depart Kennedy at 10:45 a.m., arriving in St. Lucia at 4:20 p.m. The return flight will leave St. Lucia at 5:30 p.m. with a New York arrival at 9:25 p.m.

NEW TREEHOUSE RESTAURANT
ANSE CHASTANET has added another Treehouse to its hillside restaurant so that clients now can choose from 2 romantic tree -house settings for their dining experiences. Treehouse "II" features a coralina tile floor, blush colored coral plaster beams and columns which support a crenellated complex of wood frame scissor truss roof structures which is covered with wallaba shingles. Anse Chastanet 's in-house artist wood carver Lawrence Deligny added to the interior with two outstanding large size pices, one titled Caribbean Village and one titled The Kiss.

NITROX AT SCUBA ST.LUCIA
ANSE CHASTANET'S scuba operation Scuba St. Lucia is proud to announce the introduction of the latest state -of- the- art Nitrox system in January 2006 ! Scuba St.Lucia's Nitrox system is a Nuvair LP420 Membrane System. This will be connected to the centre's K15 Bauer Compressor that is filtered through a Bauer secure filtration system providing the highest quality Nitrox.

TINKER JUAREZ AT BIKE ST.LUCIA
Tinker Juarez returned to Anse Chastanet once again to assist with the upkeep and development of our unique bike trail system for BIKE ST.LUCIA in the valley of Anse Mamin. Tinker is the five- time world champion Volvo-Cannondale X-country bike team, 2 time US Olympian, 4 time US National champion, Silver Medalist World Championships and Gold Medalist Pan Am Games. We are very pleased to have Tinker on our bike team!

ANPAGAL AT KAI BELTÉ SPA
Kai Belte Spa has introduced a new treatment at the spa based on two therapists performing the ayurvedic Abhyanga massage in a 75 minute treatment. You can download the updated spa menu from www.ansechastanet.com/spa/spa.html

HELIPAD WITH A VIEW
The ANSE CHASTANET Helipad is completed and has been approved by the authorities ! The helipad is located in the hills behing ANSE CHASTANET where this service can be provided without any disturbance to our guests. Please request all helicopter transfers directly with us. The rates are US 135 per person from and to UVF and US 150 per person from and to SLU.