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The Road to Taste of the Caribbean – First Fundraising Dinner for St. Maarten/St. Martin Culinary Team
Oysterbay – On Wednesday May 4th 2016, Infinity Restaurant at Oyster Bay Beach Resort played host to the 2016 St. Maarten Culinary Team first fundraising dinner. Patrons saw the team consisting of Team Captain Dino Jagtiani, main chefs David Cudicio – Dreams...
SMART Postponed
SMART Postponed Philipsburg/Marigot – SMART stakeholders – L’Office du Tourisme de St. Martin, The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association and L’Association des Hoteliers de St. Martin announce the decision to postpone SMART...
SXM Named ‘Caribbean Airport of the Year 2016
SXM Named ‘Caribbean Airport of the Year 2016’ SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Sunday, April 17, 2016)—The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, has been named “Caribbean Airport of the Year 2016” by the Caribbean Journal, one of the region’s leading online...
Council of Ministers approves Joint Marketing Campaign with TripAdvisor and Expedia
USA/SINT MAARTEN - St. Maarten Tourism Bureau and the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) are excited to announce a Joint Marketing with Trip Advisor and Expedia has been approved by the Council of Ministers and will commence post haste. Carol...
SMART 2016 Online Registration Now !!
PHILIPSBURG - The 15th SMART - St. Martin/St. Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show - is slated for May 18th -20th , 2016 at Le Beach Hotel (former Beach Plaza Hotel) on the Northern side of the Island. SMART is the largest trade show in the North Eastern Caribbean for...
SHTA congratulates organizers on the successful 36th Edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta
Monday March 7th, 2016 SHTA congratulates organizers on the successful 36th Edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta Kim Sha – The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association would like to congratulate the organizing team of the 36th Annual St. Maarten Regatta....
SHTA Executive Director gives workshop during Women Entrepreneurship Conference in St. Eustatius
St. Eustatius – The Executive director of the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association gave a workshop entitled “Empowering yourself to be your own CEO “during the Women Entrepreneurship Conference held on March 4th and 5th in St. Eustatius. The Conference,...
Kidz at Sea SEES 20/20 with Essilor Vision Foundation
The Essilor Vision Foundation is committed to eliminating poor vision and its lifelong consequences, and to providing underprivileged people the opportunity to live a better life through better sight. Since 2008 the Essilor Vision Foundation has provided more than...
WINAIR eliminates Fuel Charges
WINAIR eliminates Fuel Charges Airport Road, February 29, 2016 – Effective March 01/16 all passengers travelling on WINAIR will benefit in lower ticket prices with the elimination of all fuel charges on flights operated by WINAIR. With world fuel prices at record lows...
The tourism corporation Bonaire welcomes new director of tourism
**Mr. Maurice Adriaens Appointed to New Tourism Position** Kralendijk, Bonaire – (February 17, 2016) – The Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Director of Tourism, Mr. Maurice Adriaens. As the Director of Tourism Mr....
SHTA pleased with a more businesslike approach to Government
Philipsburg - Since its inception, SHTA has been using the administrative and management expertise of our membership base to provide all incoming Governments, committees, task forces etc., with information, suggestions and opinions in ways on how to improve the...
SHTA Culinary Competition St. Maarten/Saint Martin 2016 announces winners. Senior chef positions filled on the team
PHILIPSBURG – The St. Maarten Hospitality & trade Association along with the Organizing committee for the 2016 Culinary Competition St. Maarten/Saint Martin are pleased to announce the winners of the Senior Chef placement on the National Team to represent St....
SHTA is concerned about the economic impact of recent Inspections in the Hospitality Industry
Philipsburg - As the largest business representative association on the island we want to make sure that all businesses are complying with the laws of the country, at the same time these rules are in place to secure the wellbeing of our visitors and our employees,...
SHTA and CCSXM 2016 organizing committee host Preliminary Culinary Competition – CHTA Taste of the Caribbean
The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, the largest private sector representative along with the Organizing Committee Culinary Competition SXM 2016, announces the Culinary Competition Sint Maarten/Saint Martin 2016. The competition will be held on Saturday...
Zika Update No. 2
As part of our continuing effort to keep members informed on matters related to the Zika virus, we are consolidating information and links to resources on CHTA’s website. Members are advised to use this and other information in support of essential efforts around:...
Build Your Future Project’s Didi 26 transported to Sint Maarten Shipyard under police escort Wednesday at 10am
January 19, 2016 – Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten – This morning the students of the Milton Peters College (MPC) that are part of the Kidz at Sea Build Your Future Program, reached another milestone in building the Didi 26 sail boat when moving the boat out of the class...
SHTA Meets with Minister of Tourism Arrindell. US$550,000 for marketing the destination via public/private partnership
PHILIPSBURG – The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private sector business representative, met with the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication the Honorable Ingrid Arrindell on Friday January 8th,...
2016 SHTA to revive Culinary Team for the 2016 CHTA Taste of the Caribbean Competition
Open call for potential team members The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, the largest private sector representative, announces the proposed re-entry of St. Maarten in the Taste of the Caribbean Competition 2016. After being absent from the competition...