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Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino to host the 2013 Crystal Pineapple Awards
St. Maarten, October 8, 2013 - The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association is excited to announce that the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino will be the host of the 2013 Crystal Pineapple Awards. Year after year, the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino has been...
The Daily Herald – Occupational health, environment, and safety dissected at workshop
CAY HILL -- A cross section of the business community was provided with information on the importance of occupational health, safety and environment at a seminar on the subject at Belair Community Centre on Thursday. The event was a collaborative effort of the St....
Today Newspaper- SHTA endorses DigiKidZ program
GREAT BAY -- The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) met on Tuesday August 24 with José Sommers and Erwin Wolthuis, President and Vice-President of the Foresee Foundation regarding the Digikidz@St.Maarten project; a comprehensive ICT project for...
Let the Nominations begin
The 8th Annual SHTA Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraiser is officially opening its nominations period. Businesses and the general public are invited to submit their nominations. As with the previous years, the criteria for each category and the nomination procedures...
Crystal Pineapple Awards to be held on November 22, 2013
The 8th Annual SHTA Crystal Pineapple Awards will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013, when the association will once again be gathering the "Who's Who" of the hospitality, tourism and trade industry and community of St. Maarten. This event has been established by...
$10 for $20 Worth of Healthy Cupcakes, Cookies, and Coffee
Health-minded cupcakes and other treats made with natural and organic ingredients with half the calories and sugar of traditional recipes
The Daily Herald — “Fish increases recorded at Man or War Shoal”
"The first ecological assessment conducted on the Man of War Shoal Marine Park since it was establishment almost 3 years ago shows that there has been a 10 - 20 percent increase in the fish population." Click below in order to view the complete story: The Daily Herald...
The Daily Herald- SHTA reiterates need for Electoral Council
St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) on Wednesday stresses the urgency for having the Electoral Council (EC) functional as soon as possible. Please click below to view the full story: The Daily Herald — “SHTA reiterates need for Electoral...
The Daily Herald- Stakeholders in agreement with draft bridge opening time manual
On Wednesday, September 4th, the representatives of the St. Maarten Marine Trade Association (SMMTA), the Princess Juliana International Airport and the Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Cooperation (SLAC) met at the SLAC offices in Simpson Bay to further discuss a new...
The Daily Herald — “Blue Flag locations evaluated”
"Compliance of St. Maarten Blue Flag locations Divi Little Bay Beach Resort and the Yacht Club Isle de Sol with the 2013 Blue Flag Criteria was scrutinized and evaluated by National Blue Flag Jury Members during the months of July and August." Click below to view the...
The Daily Herald- Dest says St. Maarten being outspent in South America
BRAZIL- The joint delegation of St. Maarten, St. Martin and Anguilla that recently participated in the Brazilian Travel Agencies AHAV, Travel Trade Fair and Tourism Fair of the Americas, came up against a harsh reality in trying to generate business for these...
The Daily Herald – “St. Maarten teams up at HISWA boat show”
"The decision of the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau and the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta to team up for the Amsterdam boat show HISWA at the water ("HISWA te water") last week proved a successful recipe. Visitors to the six-day yachting event responded very positively."...
Island well represented at Annual ABAV trade fair
Brazil- St. Maarten/St. Martin were presented at the Brazilian Travel Agencies Association (ABAV) Travel Trade Fair and Tourism Fair of the Americas from September 4 to 8, 2013. The annual event took at Latin America's largest exhibition centre, the Anhembi, located...
The Daily Herald – “Marketing entities expand efforts to attract visitors”
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten marketing representatives from around the world reported a very active year in 2013, as well as new plans for increased promotions for 2014, all within the confines of the current budgets allotted to the Tourist Bureau. Click below to view...
The Daily Herald- SHTA commends MPs on demanding govt-owned companies’ annual reports
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) commended Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday for their clear message to the Council of Ministers pertaining to the annual reports of the government-owned companies. Click below to view the...
The Daily Observer — “Businesses urged to speak up”
"President of the Antigua & Barbuda Employers’ Federation Acres Stowe has advised employers’ federations from across the region not to allow fear of a political backlash to keep them silent. Stowe said employers have a duty to lobby governments to make decisions...
The Daily Herald- Calls for public/private partnership to reach sustainable development
Both Governor Eugene Holiday and keynote speaker Elizabeth Thompson called for the forging of a public/private partnership aimed at an integrated economic, social, cultural and environmental development during the second Governor’s Symposium held Friday, at Belair...
The Daily Herald – “Lee urges MPs to demand tourism policy document from government”
"Members of Parliament who comprise Parliament's Permanent Committee on Tourism, admitted on Thursday that they had little or no information on any tourism policy, the St. Maarten Tourism Authority (STA), the Tourism Statistical Information System (TSIS) and other...