Below you will find news, links and articles related to St. Maarten's tourism product.
Latest News
Island featured in Wall Street Journal Travel - 26th March 2008
Editorial: Increasing cost - 27th March 2008
Different twist for SMART 2008 - 20th March 2008
New attempt to establish tourism stats collection - 20th March 2008
'Summer Push' planned with American Airlines - 20th March 2008
St. Maarten to pursue the European market - 13th March 2008
SXM PE Blog Post - Fair and Balanced Transparency? - (Trademarked) - 2nd March 2008
Roy on Murdoch and transparency - 1st March 2008
Today O and C - The Murdoch deal - 1st March
News Corp to promote SXM - 1st March 2008
Today O and C - The Murdoch Trail - 29th February 2008
Daily Herald - Sarah and Roy meet Murdoch - 29th February 2008
Daily Herald Editorial - Open Government - 29th February 2008
Roy and Sarah in NY to meet Murdoch - 28th February 2008
ArkeFly may add more flights to St. Maarten - 22nd January 2008
No joint marketing campaign this year - 8th January 2008
French side tourism office pulling out of New York - 28th December 2007
Four Diamond rating for Westin St. Maarten - 21st December 2007
Small hotels’ bookings ‘good’ for high season - 15th December 2007
Travel agency sending 500 sailors for regatta - 5th December 2007
Maria: Tourism numbers dip slightly, but outlook promising - 18th October 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - St Maarten could attract another US low cost carrier - 12th October 2007
JetBlue discussion on Traveltalkonline
Americans ordered to buy return tickets 12th October 2007
Partnership gets credit for daily JetBlue flight - 12th October 2007
Update: JetBlue expands in the Caribbean - 11th October 2007
JetBlue tickets go on sale online at 10:00am today - 11th October 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - St Maarten could attract another US low cost carrier - 10th October 2007
Daily JetBlue flights likely from January - 10th Obtober 2007
Small hotels want more eco-tourism - 10th October 2007
Women’s contributions vital to tourism industry - 27th September 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Time to pause - 27th September 2007
Lee predicts difficult high season for island - 27th September 2007
‘Better Web product to ensure visitor satisfaction’ - 25th September 2007
St. Maarten, Carnival sign US $34.5M loan agreement - 23rd Aug 2007
ArkeFly starts direct weekly flights Dec 2 - 17th August 2007
Marlin supports filming of Dutch soap series in St. Maarten - 10th Aug 2007
Today Editorial - Drop in tourist arrivals - 9th August 2007
Venezuelan group gives St. Martin a thumbs up - 26th July 2007
New Venezuelan weekly charter starts Saturday - 25th July 2007
Marlin discusses policy with French side tourism officials - 25th July 2007
Marlin pursuing South American tourism market - 19th July 2007
Roy to woo South American tourists - 19th July 2007
Stay over tourism expected to increase - 14th July 2007
Island Council approve harbour wxpansion work - 27th June 2007
Cruise passenger head tax increased by one dollar - 27th June 2007
New cruise pier to be built in US $97.5M expansion project - 26th June 2007
Information campaign: "You won't get anywhere without a passport" - 25th June 2007
Letter - Roddy Heyliger - SXM Brand - 15th June 2007
EU Travellers must declare amounts over 10,000 Euros - 15th June 2007
Jeff Berger warns of timeshare scam - 14th June 2007
Passports restrictions eased in US- 9th June 2007
Tourism Bureau St. Maarten sponsors Ecofest, calls for collective efforts - 6th June 2007
BVI team wraps up fact-finding mission - 6th June 2007
CTO will confer on Sekou, Award of Excellence - 5th June 2007
St. Maarten getting ready for Genesis class ships - 30th May 2007
Tourism bureau wants distinct entry requirements for Caribbean visitors - 26th May 2007
Caribbean Cruises presents award to St. Maarten 12 Meter Challenge - 25th May 2007
Honeymooners can pick St. Maarten as getaway - 22nd May 2007
Sixth annual SMART opens at Westin Resort - 10th May 2007
The Daily Herald Editorial - Enjoy with care - 27th April 2007
25 US travel agents expected for SMART - 27th April 2007
No major impact for island from passport requirement - 26th April 2007
Good high season for small hotels - 18th April 2007
Lindo: 'Island not getting fair share of tourism pie' - 10th April 2007
St. Maarten showcased to media, travel agents in New York - 5th April 2007
Good high season but more sustained marketing needed - 5th April 2007
Caribbean ports struggle to cope with Mega ships - 21st March 2007
Today Editorial - Mega ships - 21st March 2007
Diamond Resorts acquires Sunterra - 14th March 2007
LaBega: Caribbean tourists still very under appreciated - 7th March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Grand Getaway Vacations and Immigration - 5th March 2007
Tourist offices’ staff train to deal with travel media - 2nd March 2007
Friendly Island a hit at Times travel show - 2nd March 2007
Cruises to Caribbean exceptionally cheap - 27th February 2007
Timeshare opc's fined and banned from working on Dutch side - 10th February 2007
Richards talks about Tourism - 8th February 2007
New Tourism Poster - 20th January 2007
‘Bring your appetite for life’ is island’s new marketing slogan - 19th January 2007
Incentives offered to entice travellers to obtain passports - 15th January 2007
1.4 million cruise passengers in 2006 - 12th January 2007
NA questions tourism budget - 11th January 2007
2007 island budget approved, tourism cutbacks under fire - 11th January 2007
No Vakantierbeurs for St Maarten -10th January 2007
Sarah - Tourism budget reduced beacuse of more money - 9th January 2007
Tourism budget slashed - 21st December 2006
Insel Air wants to start Dec 27 - 21st December 2006
Spirit Airlines start flights here in April - 20th December 2006
Head of Town foundation says most businesses oppose ‘scratch card OPCs’ - 8th December 2006
Businesses urged to paticipate in new US passport promotion - 7th December 2006
Theo expects good season ahead - 2nd December 2006
Theo looking forward to good season - 2nd December 2006
Tourism season will be good say's Theo (and Roddy) Heyliger - 1st December 2006
US sets stricter passport requirements for 2007 - 24th November 2006
BBC - Virus-hit cruise ship ends voyage - 20th November 2006
Twelve Carnival Liberty cruisers sick with 24 hour‘stomach bug’ - 20th November 2006
Cruise Conference brings business opportunities - 17th November 2006
Island delegation targets Europe - 10th November 2006
LaBega calls for maximising of regional tourism benefits - 8th november 2006
US Senate extended implementation of passports requirements for the Caribbean - 2nd November 2006
SHTA recommends passports for all incoming passengers - 1st November 2006
Stakeholders attend FCCA event - 1st November 2006
Holiday Dream inaugural today - 26th October 2006
Letter - Rip off at the Atrium - 25th October 2006
Van Arneman wins title of Junior Tourism Minister
Junior tourism minister competition on Sunday - 14th October 2006
Impressive showdown predicted for Junior Tourism Minister competition - 13th October 2006
AA steps up service in December - 10th October 2006
KLM improves website - 9th October 2006
SHTA on passport statistics - 7th October 2006
One million cruise passengers, but 2.8 per cent decline so far - 6th October 2006
US passport deadline remains Jan 8, 2007, for air travellers - 5th October 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Decisive action called for - 4th October 2006
US passport deadline remains Jan 8, 2007, for air travellers - 4th October 2006
Island honours tourism shareholders for dedication - 30th September 2006
Island gears up for World Tourism Day - 25th September 2006
Junior Tourism Minister competition - 22nd September 2006
Sonesta Maho invests in $2.5 million renovation - 22nd September 2006
Grand Getaway Vacations expands - 16th September 2006
Grand Getaway Vacations photo sxm - 16th September 2006
Maho particpates in hospitality course - 16th September 2006
USM says interest is high in hospitality programme - 16th September 2006
You just have to gamble to win - 14th September 2006
AVS Tourism Recognition Awards - 14th September 2006
AVS and Tourism board launch poll for Tourism awards - 14th Spetember 2006
U.S. Passport requirement big concern for cruise lines - 14th September 2006
Letter - Stop harrasing tourists - 12th September 2006
Island to tap into Spanish market with Pullmantur - 11th September 2006
Website giving away St. Maarten vacations - 9th September 2006
New helicopter service is ready for high season - 6th September 2006
Great Bay Beach Resort has closed for upgrading - 6th September 2006
Grand Getaway Vacations - 5th September 2006 - Discussion Thread - 
DAE to stop flying to St Maarten - 2nd September 2006
DAE denies rumours of abandoning St. Maarten - 31st August 2006
SXM cruise visitors 900,000 in first 7 months - 24th August 2006
Cruise visitors - 900,000 in first 7 months - 24th August 2006
Liquid Ban eases -- 19th August 2006
St. Maarten is model in Brazil tourism benchmarking project - 17th August 2006
Liquid ban hurting duty free sales - 16th August 2006
Duty free sales at airport hit hard - 12th August 2006
US may soften new passport law - 9th August 2006
easyCruise to homeport here starting in December - 7th August 2006
Letter - Wild Willy Haize - The United Front supports progress - 2nd August 2006
SHTA defines island goals for tourism - 29th July 2006
Letter - SHTA - Improving the yield from tourism Tourmap shows way forward - 28th July 2006
Heyliger concerned about Mid East situation - 27th July 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Don't get confused - 27th July 2006
Business slump hits Front Street - 27th July 2006
Today Editorial - Fewer Tourists might make SXM friendly again - 26th July 2006
Fewer tourists a good thing? - 26th July 2006
Arrivals in St. Maarten show 1.6 per cent drop = 26th July 2006
Caribbean braces for impact of passport requirement - 11th July 2006
SummerFest Shopping Spree magazine launched, targeting Caribbean visitors - 11th July 2006
Immigration raids led to decline in regional tourists - 6th July 2006
Immigration raids blamed for drop in regional tourism - 6th July 2006
Immigration raids blamed for drop in regional tourism - 6th July 2006
Airport transfer fee effective August 1st - 5th July 2006
Tempo eyes St. Maarten as "entertaiment hub" - 20th June 2006
Further postponement of passport plan sought - 20th June 2006
FCCA threaten St Thomas - Sweet talk St Maarten - 14th June 2006
FCCA Praises St. Maarten at USVI Cruise Stakeholders Meeting - 13th June 2006
Tanny & The Boys to be awarded lifetime Award by CTO - 11th June 2006
Airport reports slight growth in 2005 - 4th May 2006
Large buyer turnout expected for SMART - 26th April 2006
SHTA gets Newsworthy Award for Excellence - 25th April 2006
French side tourism season not good - 24th April 2006
Green light for US $5 passenger transfer fee - 4th April 2006
Transit passengers may have to pay - 31st March 2006
US Passport Flyer - 24th March 2006
SHTA - Tourism and Quality of Life - 8th February 2006
Port of St. Maarten received close to 1.5 million cruise passengers in 2005 - 25th January 2006
Travel Writer Jeff Berger On 6-Week SXM Visit - 24th January 2006
Grammy winner Ozomatli will headline regatta party - 5th January 2006
SHTA - Vision for the Future - 22nd December 2005
AA adds 5 NY flights - 22nd December 2005
Megayacht arrivals set to surpass 2004 figures - 13th December 2005
Theo: ‘Record-breaking high season expected’ - 13th December 2005
United expands service to St. Maarten - 6th December 2005
Govt wants to increase Tourism budget - 30th November 2005
Cruise tourism main topic at hospitality association meeting - 29th November 2005
Internships for island students studying tourism, hospitality - 2nd November 2005
St. Maarten should break cruise visitor record again - 1st November 2005
Spirit Airlines to serve 11 regional destinations within a year’s time - 27th October 2005
5 Percent growth in arrivals and expenditures expected in 2006 - 5th October 2005
Theo off to meet with FCCA "partners" in St. Kitts - 26th September 2005
Timeshare a necessary desease - Ludwig - 14th September 2005
St. Maarten to be site of major televised event - 14th September 2005
Chamber of Commerce speaks out on timshare reps and barkers - 10th September 2005
Letter - Get timeshare jokers to play by the rules - 10th September 2005
Letter - Economic affairs did not authorize timeshare seller - 9th September 2005
Timeshare manager concerned about allegations of wrongdoing - 9th September 2005
Timeshare sellers, store owners clash - 8th September 2005
Proposed date for US Passport requirement now Dec 31, 2006 - 8th September 2005
Port of St. Maarten Ranks #9 in Top Twenty World Cruise Ports and Destinations - 5th September 3005
Daily Herald Editorial - Taking stock - 18th August 2005
Delta to start daily flights to St. Maarten November - 18th August 2005
Proposed passport deadline still 2006, but ‘under review’ - 18th August 2005
SHTA organizing 3rd Annual GM Retreat - 15th August 2005
Occupancy levels - 13th August 2005
ICCL concerned about passpost issue - 13th August 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - Fall back position - 10th August 2005
US Consul approached over passport issue - 6th August 2005
Seventy per cent of timeshare visitors don’t have passports - 3rd August 2005
Expert warns for cosmetic change - 2nd August 2005
Drastic cut in airlift could cost St. Maarten US $3.6M - 15th July 2005
AA Regional Manager here for talks - 14th July 2005
SHTA on AA cuts - 13th July 2005
LIPS members concerned about AA flight reductions - 12th July 2005
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