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November manifested as St. Maarten’s Culinary Month through “St. Maarten Flavors”
Philipsburg, St. Maarten -- The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau and the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association jointly announce November as St. Maarten’s Culinary Month through its initiative “St. Maarten Flavors”. During the month of November, participating...
Hilton Grand Vacations coming to Royal Palm, Flamingo in Q3
The Royal Palm Beach Resort in St. Maarten, which www.hiltongrandvacatons.com advertises as a Hilton Vacation Club. Hilton Grand Vacations, which had announced in March 2021 that it will be acquiring Diamond Resorts, is already advertising vacation ownerships at Royal...
2022 Expedia Campaign launched; SHTA Thanks Participants
On June 27th, a new Expedia destination campaign for country St. Maarten was launched. The campaign was the result of a swift cooperation between acting Minister Ottley of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications, the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau, the...
Medwork Sint Maarten COVID Testing Services
Though measures to protect against the spread of COVID have been relaxed worldwide, COVID continues to be a public health concern and testing for COVID remains important, especially at the workplace. At Medwork we offer three COVID testing services. 1. Non-travel...
52nd SHTA Annual General Meeting Highlights Opportunities for Economic Growth
On Thursday June 23rd, 2022, the SHTA held its Annual General Meeting, hosted by Carl’s Unique Inn. Members came together to hear an address of the sitting President Paul Henriquez on the state of the economy and its recovery from both Irma and the pandemic. The...
In Honor of World Ocean Day: Partners of In-No-Plastic Project, Nature Foundation SXM and CC1 Lead Successful Beach Clean Up
On June 10th , Nature Foundation St. Maarten partnered with CC1 St. Maarten and Corona Beer to conduct a successful clean-up at Mullet Bay in honor of World Ocean Day. Nearly 100 people came out to support this worthy cause and collected over 1955.6lbs (887kgs)...
Mount Gay Rum hosts International Rum Cocktail Competition
Mount Gay’s Mixology event of the year! The world’s oldest running rum distillery has invited bartenders from St. Maarten / St. Martin and across the Caribbean to submit their own unique Mount Gay Black Barrel or Mount Gay XO cocktail recipes for a chance to be...
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club 2021 – 2022 Sailing School Season concluded with Diploma Ceremony for its 70 students
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club’s Sailing School offers after school sailing lessons from September – June, each year and this year’s season was concluded with a diploma ceremony to highlight the sailing skills of its 70 sailing students. These students sail on weekdays...
SHTA’s new Public / Private “Save the Summer” Expedia Campaign Raises Record Island Wide Support
The St Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) will launch an Expedia campaign in conjunction with the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB). An expedited agreement was signed by acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Telecommunication and Transport...
FCCA Cruise Summit Showcases Importance of Education and Environment Resilience
PORT ST. MAARTEN – A delegation from Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) attended the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Summit that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from June 1-3. An agenda point for PSG was to look at the value the Port brings to the...
SMMC Hosts Visit of State Secretary van Huffelen
CAY HILL: On Thursday, May 26th, St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) hosted a visit of State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Alexandra van Huffelen and her delegation from the Netherlands. The purpose of the visit was to provide the State Secretary...
SHTA Restaurant Survey: Sint Maarten Faces Culinary Labor Force Challenge
Sint Maarten is facing a serious labor force challenge when it pertains to remaining the "Culinary Capital of the Caribbean". This finding stems from a survey held amongst Dutch side Sint Maarten restaurants and/or restaurant groups. The 2022 SHTA restaurant survey...
EPIC Cleanup Event for World Bioversity Day
On May 22, from 7 am to 8:30 am, Environmental Protection in Caribbean Sint Maarten (EPIC) is hosting a cleanup at Cay Hill, starting at The Colosseum Gym. The cleanup is the first of a dozen cleanups EPIC will be hosting this year as part of their “Why do we litter?...
Creations, Temptations & Renovations at Oyster Bay
Veranda Market and Bistro is now opened, Renovations Are Underway At The Oyster Bay Beach Resort on St Maarten / St Martin The Veranda Market and Bistro is now open—the shelves are full, the bar is stocked, and our friendly bartenders are mixing creations and...
Port Managers Certified In Corporate Governance
PORT ST. MAARTEN – A number of senior and mid-level management officials at the Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) received their certificates after recently attending a planned three-day Corporate Governance training that was given by crmLiNK from the Netherlands. Port St....
SHTA: Occupancy Rates Show Strengthening of Marketing Budget Needed
Though signs of recovery from the pandemic crisis seem visible in today’s published occupancy rates for April, the St Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) reminds that for use as an economic indicator, it is important to compare not just the occupancy...
Holland House Beach Hotel wins prestigious 2022 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award
Philipsburg, on May 10th, 2022, one of Sint Maarten’s finest beach hotels, “Holland House”, has been again recognized by TripAdvisor as a Travelers’ Choice award winner. By winning this highly prestigious travel award, Holland House remains in the category of top 10%...
Medwork Sint Maarten Announces Procedural Updates
Medwork Reverts to IN PERSON Consultations Dear Clients, As most of you are already aware, Ministry VSA has announced the softening of the measures regarding Covid-19. For most, this is a great relief and we are happy to see that the situation is once...
