CASTRIES — The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association is mourning the passing of Saint Lucian hotelier, developer and visionary, Nick Troubetzkoy, SLC, SLMH.

Fellow Saint Lucian hotelier and CHTA President Sanovnik Destang said Nick’s legacy lives within the spirit of the people of Soufriere and his adopted country and is woven with the natural beauty of Saint Lucia, which inspired the iconic Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain Resorts, which he etched into the Saint Lucian landscape.

“He was an industry giant who will be missed. He left a legacy on tourism in Saint Lucia and in the Caribbean,” said Destang. “Not only by dreaming big and creating a world-class product that stretched the boundaries of what we imagined possible but also his impact on the community and on championing sustainable tourism development.”

Nick and his wife Karolin, who was past President of the CHTA, were the 2023 recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit for their significant contributions to the hospitality industry over their lifetime.

Nick was also honoured by the Saint Lucian government with the country’s highest honours: the Saint Lucia Cross (SLC) and the Saint Lucia Medal of Honour (SLMH).

Nick grew up and was schooled as an architect in Western Canada before he arrived in Saint Lucia in the 1970s. He worked on designing some of the island’s early resorts and immediately fell in love with the island and its people, said Destang.

When asked what he was most proud of professionally, Nick said, “I am most proud of celebrating all things local, supporting the local St. Lucian communities and building in harmony with nature…  These were always at the forefront of my mind when I was designing and building both Anse Chastanet and Jade Mountain. It was important that our mantra throughout was local, local, local.”