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The first megayacht has returned to St. Maarten

Oct 3, 2017 | Press release, SHTA, Uncategorized

Photo caption: Captain Simon Uzcategui (center), PDP General manager Jesse Peterson (right) and Owner of The Wired Sailor Shai Talmi (left) in front of Motor Yacht Orinokia The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association is pleased to report that the first megayacht...

Businesses prepare at Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness Seminar

Aug 21, 2017 | SHTA

52 Business representatives convened this Thursday in order to prepare for the implications of natural disasters, as the traditionally most active hurricane month of September closes in. The Hurricane & Disaster Preparedness Seminar at USM allowed various business...

SINT MAARTEN STUDENT GETS CHTAEF GRANT

Aug 15, 2017 | CHTA, Education, SHTA

This week, a Sint Maarten student, Ms. Nathalie Boston, won a Caribbean Hospitality and Tourism Association Education Fund study grant. This was made public by the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) via its Education board member Francio Guadeloupe...

Sint Maarten Highlighted Various Times by Russian Media house

Jul 25, 2017 | Press release, SHTA

This June 27th, country Sint Maarten was highlighted in a travel special in Komsomolskaja Pravda, the largest Russian Media house. The article is a follow-up of an Easter visit by its New York Travel Correspondent Alexey Osipov. Over the Easter days, Mr Osipov had...

SHTA Against Government Plans to Literally Double the Barrier to Enter Sint Maarten

May 18, 2017 | Local News, Press release, SHTA

SHTA has taken note of the article published in the Herald regarding increasing car rental, hotel and timeshare occupancy taxes. The example of Aruba is mentioned and it is stated that “Aruba takes 23.5% from every hotel guest bill”, creating the perception that...