One hundred and forty eight (148) tourist accommodations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received approval for their 2021 “Tourism Approved” licenses from the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Tourism Authority (SVGTA).
Of the 148 approved accommodations, 55 are new registrants, 45 on Bequia, 7 on St. Vincent and 3 on Union Island. There is an overall increase of 59 new tourist accommodation licenses for 2021, up from 89 licensed properties in 2020.
These properties will be licensed for the period December 1st 2020 – October 31st, 2021 in keeping with the requirements of the SVGTA Act No.30 of 2013 and SVGTA Regulations 2014.
In addition to tourist accommodations, licenses are issued to taxi operators, tour operators, tour guides and short-term vehicle rentals (STVR); 280 taxis operators, 91 tour guides, 34 tour operators and 11 STVR received tourism approved licenses for 2020 and will be relicensed for 2021 in keeping with the requisite standards and codes of practice.
