17/08/2026
The Journey of Foreign Tours SVG 🇻🇨🌎✈️ Quency Lewis 🇻🇨 you asked…
Every great journey starts with a vision, and the story of Foreign Tours SVG is no different. My journey really began to take a different direction in 2017, when St. Vincent and the Grenadines opened the doors to Argyle International Airport on February 14th—Valentine’s Day. It was a historic moment for our beautiful country, and I was blessed with the opportunity to welcome and take around some of the travel writers who came to our shores on those inaugural flights. That experience opened my eyes to a whole new level of possibilities, and I made a decision: I was going to take the Foreign Tours brand to another level.
At that time, I was already working in tourism and at the cruise port, meeting visitors arriving on different cruise lines and showing them around our beautiful island. I had also completed the necessary tourism training, including customer service, CPR and Red Cross training, and received my official tourism credentials. But I wanted to offer visitors more than just a tour—I wanted to give them an experience they would never forget.
I looked back at something that had already put St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the international map: the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean in 2003. I realized that anyone could take visitors to the filming locations, but I wanted to bring those locations to life. So I created my own little pirate experience. I started with about five pirate hats, and before long, that number grew to around 100 as more and more visitors wanted to join in. We had singing, dancing, pirate hats, complimentary rum punch and fruit punch, snacks, laughter, and plenty of unforgettable moments along the way. The goal was simple: don’t just show people St. Vincent—let them experience St. Vincent.
In 2018, I rented my first bus, and in 2019, I took another major step and got my own bus. From there, I never looked back. For years, tourism became my life. I wasn’t interested in partying or taking days off just for the sake of it. I was focused on learning, improving my craft, creating better experiences, and finding new ways to showcase my beautiful country. I ate, slept, and breathed tourism.
The journey wasn’t always easy. There were challenges, setbacks, and moments when I had to fight my way through. But one thing I never did was give up.
Along the way, I was blessed to receive recognition and awards from the Tourism Authority, but some of my greatest rewards weren’t trophies—they were the relationships I built. Visitors from Germany, England, Italy, Spain, Canada, the United States, and many other parts of the world came as customers and left as friends. Some of those friendships continue to this day, and for that, I am truly grateful.
Now, here we are in 2026, and Foreign Tours SVG is still growing. I’m taking the vision beyond traditional island tours and expanding into luxury travel, business trips, sporting teams, VIP transportation, cruise experiences, and five-star travel. With the growth of luxury tourism in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including the incredible Sandals experience, I’m looking toward creating even more premium experiences for visitors who want comfort, privacy, security, champagne, and excellence from the moment they arrive.
And through it all, my wife, my family, and the people who have supported me have been an important part of this journey.
If there’s one thing I want people—especially young people and anyone trying to build a business—to take from my story, it is this:
Building a brand is NOT easy. Building a business is NOT easy. But if you believe in your vision, stay focused, love what you do, and refuse to give up, you can turn an idea into something bigger than you ever imagined.
Everyone has their own identity. Everyone has their own gift. Don’t try to be somebody else. Find what makes you different, develop your craft, create your own experience, and strive for excellence.
I have a passion for tourism. This industry has taken me around the world, allowed me to meet incredible people, and given me the opportunity to bring knowledge and experience back home to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The journey is far from over.
Foreign Tours SVG is just getting started. 🇻🇨🌎✈️
To everyone in the tourism business: keep pushing, keep learning, keep creating, and never give up on your dream.
