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June 26-30: Taste of the Caribbean culinary event in Miami
Caribbean culture will be on display at the annual Taste of the Caribbean where chefs and bartenders from the region take center stage to compete for the Caribbean's top culinary honors. Presented by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) from June 26-30,...
SHTA welcomes new member Netco World Wine Cellars
SHTA welcomes new member Netco NV, a company established in St. Maarten since 1983. Netco prides itself in its extensive portfolio of wines and champagnes from across the world and holds an inventory of over 40,000 cases of wines alone. Apart from wine, Netco also has...
SMN News – “SMART buyers/suppliers triple for first time ever”
"Well known card credit brand – Discover Card – has signed on as the main sponsor for St. Maarten/St. Martin’s Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART) set for May 15-17. The card company will officially launch its campaign for the North Eastern Caribbean at the tradeshow...
SHTA awards Dollar-A-Day top performers La Vista & Oyster Bay
The SHTA recently awarded two of its hotel members for their outstand-ing contribution to the association’s Dollar-A-Day program in 2009. The properties were Oyster Bay Beach Resort for large hotels and La Vista Beach Resort for small hotels. The hotels outperformed...
Six new auctions at stmaartenauction.com
Our auction website stmaartenauction.com just launched six brand new auctions. Head over to stmaartenauction.com, sign up and start bidding on hotel nights at Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort, The Summit Resort, RCI Worldwide, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort (in St Thomas) or...
The Daily Herald: “SHTA discuss common grounds with Grassroots People Movement”
"The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) met with a delegation of the St. Martin Grassroots People Movement on April 2, to discuss "common grounds". The delegation was led by founder and president of the Grassroots Movement Leopold James and included...
SMN News “SHTA meets with Delegation St. Martin Grassroots People Movement”
"The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private business representative on the island, met on Tuesday April 2, 2013 with a delegation of the St. Martin Grassroots People Movement, led by its president and founder, Leopold James. The...
The Daily Herald- SHTA responds to MPs’ accusations
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) on Tuesday responded to statements levelled against the association by several Members of Parliament (MPs) during Monday's meeting of the Central Committee on the draft 2013 budget. Click below to...
SHTA Responds to Attacks
Philipsburg – Certain Members of Parliament behave as if commenting on the budget is an earned right and that if organizations or individuals don’t meet certain randomly set criteria, then they don’t have the right to comment on the budget. Instead of having a...
2013 Budget Commentary
Honorable Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Honorable President of Parliament Drs. Rodolphe E. Samuel, The SHTA appreciates and applauds the first ever disclosure of the draft Budget prior to initiation of Parliamentary debate. As we presume this initiative is...
Tourism Budget Cuts – Killing the Goose that lays the Golden Eggs
Philipsburg – The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private business representative on the island, has serious questions about the cut in the Draft Tourism Budget. Cutting the expenditures of the Tourism Office by NAf. 2.4 million...
The Daily Herald: “SHTA to Samuel: If budget passes as is more businesses will cease to exist”
"The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) has written to President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel to stress that more businesses will cease to exist if the present draft budget passes and "fact is that they will have been put out of business by their...
The Daily Herald- SHTA to Samuel: If budget passes as is more businesses will cease to exist
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) has written to President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel to stress that more businesses will cease to exist if the present draft budget passes and "fact is that they will have been put out of business...
Letter of concern regarding 2013 draft budget
To the President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten Drs. Rudolphe E. Samuel Wilhelminastraat #1 Philipsburg Sint Maarten Re: Letter of concern regarding proposals in Draft 2013 Budget for Country St Maarten, specifically TOT Honorable President Samuel, In light of the...
Karen Hana appointed as SHTA’s Executive Director
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private business representative on the island representing a broad range of companies, has named Karen Hana as its new Executive Director following the resignation of Alfred Harley....
The Daily Herald – “Karen Hana appointed as SHTA’s Executive Director”
"The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private business representative on the island representing a broad range of companies, has named Karen Hana as its new Executive Director following the resignation of Alfred Harley." Please click...
Editorial – Vacation experience
Some who read today's report on the highest end-of-year room occupancy rates in five years may be left a bit confused after an article in yesterday's paper based on a macro-economic analysis regarding the fallout from the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Eastern...
SHTA opens Environmental Defence Fund at Scotiabank
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) has opened an Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) "SHTA ACC 1015922" at Scotiabank which it intends to use to generate funds for legal action against the degradation of the natural, cultural and social...