The 16th edition of the St. Maarten / St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART) is only a few days away from setting its first meetings for the April event. Organizers, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB), l`Office de Tourisme de St. Martin and the Club du Tourisme de St. Martin, jointly organize the 8 -11 April tradeshow and call on any tourism company, not registered thus far to the main event to showcase Northeastern Caribbean, to do so before March 21st, 2024. At this date digital coordination starts of one-on-one meetings of companies in the international and regional tourism sector based on the preferences of companies taking part thus far.
The matchmaking process between representatives will start March 21st, 2024, at 0.00 hrs. Companies can however still register until April 5th if booths are still available; walkaround tickets can also be purchased until that date.
At SMART 2024 businesses from amongst others, Anguilla, Austria, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Curacao Germany, Mexico, the Netherlands, Saba, St. Barths, St. Eustatius, Spain, the United States and of course St. Maarten / St. Martin, will engage in local, regional and international networking at the various events.
The 16th edition of SMART brings together tourism professionals from the region and beyond to discuss business opportunities with Northeastern Caribbean tourism companies, highlighting island experiences in the process via a renewed joint formula exploring both sides of the island.
SMART 2024 is grateful for support by Travel in Style Journeys, Rainforest Adventures, Flip.to, SST, Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Princess Juliana International Airport, ShowMe Caribbean, Port St. Maarten, Winair, CC1 and Flow.
The venue for this year’s edition is the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort. All information and forms about the tradeshow can be found at SHTA.com/ SMART. For questions, do not hesitate to call the SHTA offices at +1-721-542-0108 or write info@shta.com.
