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Comparative State of the Economy
For many years, members of the St Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) have jointly cooperated on collecting occupancy rates as an economic performance indicator. SHTA compared numbers of before hurricane Irma and 2019 as the last full pre-pandemic year...
Open Letter to Prime Minister
Honorable Prime Minister, “You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” — Admiral James Stockdale. The full...
Employer Council proposes Candidates SER
The Employer Council St. Maarten has submitted six employer representative candidates for the next Social Economic Council (SER). The Employer Council hopes to speed up the appointment process of the new SER term, which it considers to be of great value in the current...
SSRP
From the get-go, the SSRP was intended to enable employers to maintain employment relationships with as many employees as possible. It was anticipated that, without such a program, the number of lay-offs and bankruptcies would harm our economy to such an extent that...
SHTA Hosted a Masterclass with Medwork and SZV on Sick Leave Management
Occupational health provider Medwork and the St Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), in conjunction with health insurer SZV, provided a digital masterclass on Thursday August 13, for how to manage employee sick leave. SZV used the opportunity to share...
“Employer Council St Maarten “is formed
On Friday July 10th, 2020, the first board meeting of the Employer Council St Maarten took place. The Sint Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA), the Sint Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), the Indian Merchants Association (IMA) and the Sint...
SHTA to hold Tourism Survey Result Workshop
The Sint Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) will be presenting the findings of its tourism survey which resulted in the gathering of valuable data to be used in upcoming targeted marketing efforts. SHTA and its partners executed the survey...
SHTA Launches Travel Sentiments Survey and Challenge for Local Talent
Yesterday, the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) in conjunction with many of its members launched a #SXMReady Visitor Data Project. By reaching out to people that visited Sint Maarten over the past few years, via various channels, we can learn...
SHTA Worried About Consumer GEBE Billing on the Rise
The Sint Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) is concerned that during the lockdown of the past months, GEBE tariffs seemingly have gone up for consumers. While common expectation was that the reduced fuel clause and the situation of the country would...
SHTA Launches Reopening Guidelines
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) launched a compact set of guidelines for various industries yesterday how to deal with reopening after COVID19. The guideline set includes links to accredited sources for further in depth design of reopening...
SHTA Calls for Solidarity As Time Runs Out For Many
As per the Kingdom Council outcomes of Thursday April 9th, it is very clear that country St. Maarten needs to take its first steps out of the crisis before help from the Netherlands will be forthcoming. Meaning, that Solidarity in tightening our belts...
SHTA completes second report Covid19 fallout business survey, layoffs expected up to 47.8%
Click here to view the full graph The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) completed a second report on its business wide survey, including the input of 635 respondent companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The number of survey...
SHTA Analysis & Recommendations Regarding Economic Fallout Covid19 Pandemic
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SHTA survey of businesses emphasizes concern for economic decline post COVID-19
OVER 580 companies, approximately 20% of the total count of operational business supporting over 8000 employees, submitted entries to Business Survey conducted by the SHTA from Thursday, March 26th until Sunday March 29th. The results are clear, acute job...
SHTA Launches Business Survey To Assess Economic Impact COVID-19
In order to assess the economic damage for country St Maarten in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) over the past 24 hours launched a business survey. The assessment is meant to make as accurate as...
Business Associations And WIFOL Stand United In Recommendations To Government
In a joint statement The Sint Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA), the Sint Maarten Timeshare Association (SMTA), the Indian Merchants Association (IMA), the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and the Labor Union WIFOL pledged their collective...
Letter to Membership Regarding COVID-19
Dear Valued Members, First of all, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) hopes you, your colleagues and loved ones stay safe during the current pandemic. We refer to the World Health Organization for guidelines how to protect yourself...
Saint Martin / Sint Maarten Annual Regional Trade-show (SMART) Postponed
Due to the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to adhere to the subsequent travel recommendations and restrictions, the Saint Martin / Sint Maarten Annual Regional Trade-show (SMART) 2020 edition will be postponed until further notice. This was announced...