Win a Saint Lucia holiday with Arsenal prize draw from the SLTA

A free week on a Caribbean island, flights included, with a box at the Emirates thrown in: that is the prize the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority is putting up in a new prize draw tied to its partnership with Arsenal Football Club. Entries are open now and close on 15 December 2026.

As reported by Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, the competition is open to residents of the UK and Ireland aged 18 and over, with staff of the tourism authority, the resort and the club, and their immediate families, excluded. One entry per person is allowed, made through the online form on the authority's website during the promotion period, which began on 20 August 2026.

The winner and a guest will fly return economy from London to Saint Lucia with British Airways, then spend seven nights at Windjammer Landing Resort and Residences on an all-inclusive basis, with on-island airport transfers and an island tour included. Alongside the island stay come two hospitality box tickets to an Arsenal men's first team fixture at the Emirates Stadium during the 2026/27 season and two Arsenal shirts.

There are conditions worth reading before entering. The prize must be taken as a single trip, with travel completed within twelve months of notification, and blackout dates apply. At the Windjammer Landing end those exclude the festive season from 20 December to 3 January and the peak winter season from 4 January to 31 March, among other periods, so the free week will not fall over the busiest winter weeks. Anyone wanting to visit then would have to book their own holidays to St Lucia, and the peak season is when the island's hotels are fullest.

The prize is non-transferable with no cash alternative, and the winner must book all travel through the tourism authority. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not confirm acceptance within seven days, an alternate may be drawn. Extras such as travel insurance, meals outside the all-inclusive plan and personal spending are the winner's responsibility, and a pre-authorisation of roughly US$350 is taken on a credit card at check-in for incidentals.

Windjammer Landing sits on a sheltered bay in the island's north-west and trades as Windjammer Landing Resort and Residences, with its earlier renovation complete. It is a villa-style resort rather than a conventional hotel block, which puts it among the villas in St Lucia that suit families and groups, and it has a children's club for ages four to twelve, a teen programme and complimentary dining for children aged eleven and under on the premium package. Readers researching hotels in St Lucia for a similar trip will find it firmly in the family category.

The draw rides on the bigger story behind it. The Saint Lucia Tourism Authority has signed a multi-year global partnership making the island Arsenal's Official Destination Partner from the start of the 2026/27 season, a deal designed to put the island in front of one of the largest fan bases in world football, including British supporters, one of Saint Lucia's leading tourism markets. Football runs deep on the island itself, played after school and followed with the same passion as any Premier League weekend, so for anyone whose interest is sport in Saint Lucia, the partnership lands on familiar ground.

For the island's visitor economy the timing matters. Getting there involves long-haul flights to St Lucia, and the prize uses British Airways' direct London service, the same route most UK holidaymakers take. The island has long been a honeymoon destination as well, and couples weighing up a honeymoon in St Lucia will find the same north-west coast resorts and beaches that feature in the prize itinerary. Where the draw highlights one resort, the wider market offers everything from large all-inclusive resorts in St Lucia to smaller, design-led boutique hotels in St Lucia along the same coastline.

Away from the resort, the prize includes an island tour, which for most visitors means the drive south to Soufrière and the Pitons, the volcanic twin peaks that are the island's defining sight. The same trip can take in rainforest walks, with hiking in St Lucia ranging from short waterfall trails to the full Gros Piton climb, and reef sites off the west coast that support some of the Caribbean's best diving in St Lucia. Many first-time visitors ask how many days in St Lucia they need; a week, the length of this prize, is enough to combine the northern beaches with a Soufrière day or an overnight stay.

The wider context is a tourism authority pushing hard for visibility. Saint Lucia competes in a crowded Caribbean market, and the deal with Arsenal is the most prominent platform it has bought in years. Anyone planning their own holidays to St Lucia around the partnership should note the island's seasons: mid-December to April is the dry, high-season period, while the summer and autumn months bring lower rates and the risk of rain. For couples timing a wedding or honeymoon, the same calendar applies, and weddings in St Lucia are most in demand in the dry months.

Entries close on 15 December 2026, and any entries received after that date will not be considered. The competition is administered by the Saint Lucia Tourism Authority, which acts as promoter and point of contact, and the full terms are published on its website. For everyone else watching the draw, the same route and the same resort are on sale now, and the winner's name will be published once the random draw is made.