Category: Sint Maarten travel news
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St. Maarten welcomes JetBlue inaugural flight from Newark, New Jersey
Harry S. Johnson- November 27, 2020JetBlue’s inaugural flight from Newark, New Jersey, landed in St. Maarten on Saturday, November 21st. St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) ... Read More
St. Maarten Dutch and French Tourism Offices join forces
Harry S. Johnson- November 17, 2020The Office de Tourisme de Saint Martin and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau jointly created and launched a destination video ... Read More
New Jobs at Princess Juliana International Airport
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 5, 2020Last month, Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE), the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin/Sint Maarten, announced its ... Read More
St. Maarten re-opens to US on August 1 with strict protocol
Harry S. Johnson- July 31, 2020St. Maarten will open on August 1st, 2020, to travelers from the US. The safety of visitors and residents remains ... Read More
Countries Americans can travel to on vacation during COVID-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 19, 2020With 3,844,271 Americans were sick with the Coronavirus after 47,5 million were tested out of a total population of 331 ... Read More
COVID-19 prevention measures in full effect at St. Maarten’s airport
Harry S. Johnson- June 23, 2020Continuing on a wave of proactive and emergency responsiveness to combat the invasive Novel Corona virus (COVID-19) is the workforce ... Read More
St. Martin/St. Maarten : Official COVID-19 Tourism Update
Harry S. Johnson- May 18, 2020The St. Martin Tourism Office together with the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau jointly launched a destination video that captures beautiful ... Read More
Saint Martin Official update on COVID-19 response
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- April 17, 2020The entire world is going through serious turmoil with an unprecedented health crisis. Every country is impacted. Patience and confinement ... Read More
Sint Maarten COVID-19 Update: Airports, Hospitals, Education, Business
editor- April 1, 2020The entire world is going through serious turmoil with an unprecedented health crisis. Every country is impacted. Patience and confinement ... Read More
COVID-19 pandemic puts Sint Maarten in partial lockdown
Chief Assignment Editor- March 26, 2020These are extraordinary times. Government has a responsibility to protect the safety and health of the people of Sint Maarten. ... Read More
Sint Maarten lengthens COVID-19 coronavirus restrictions
editor- March 12, 2020The Sint Maarten (Saint Martin) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be meeting today, on Thursday, and a meeting will be ... Read More
SMART 2020 to be Hosted by Secrets Saint Martin Resort & Spa
editor- March 9, 2020This year's Saint Martin/Sint Maarten Annual Trade Show (SMART) will be hosted at the new Secrets Saint Martin Resort & ... Read More
French Saint Martin: Coronavirus COVID-19 cases confirmed
editor- March 5, 2020The Prime Minister Hon. Silveria Jacobs on Sunday morning activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in connection with two confirmed ... Read More
St. Martin and St. Maarten attend CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2020
Chief Assignment Editor- February 3, 2020St. Martin’s Tourist Office and St. Maarten’s Tourist Bureau participated at the CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace last week, from January 21st ... Read More
Live like a Local in St. Maarten
Dr. Elinor Garely - special to eTN- July 27, 2019St. Maarten is governed by the Kingdom of the Netherlands, although there are very few signs of the Dutch influence ... Read More
Bahamian Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace shines at 2019 Caribavia on SXM
Chief Assignment Editor- June 18, 2019Journalists, pilots, and movers and shakers of the travel industry gathered to brainstorm at the Caribbean Aviation Meetup on St. ... Read More
St.Maarten hosts International Caribbean Airlift conference
Chief Assignment Editor- May 24, 2019The 4th annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference will be held June 11-13 on St.Maarten/St.Martin The conference is hosted by the ... Read More
St. Maarten Heineken Regatta raises over $40,000 for local foundations
Chief Assignment Editor- March 21, 2019Organizers of the St Maarten Heineken Regatta are pleased to announce that a total of $41,900 was raised during the ... Read More
Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, Ja Rule to headline 2019 St. Maarten Carnival
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019Music legends Ashanti, Keyshia Cole, and Ja Rule will be headlining a concert at the 50th Anniversary of St. Maarten ... Read More
Saint Martin/Sint Maarten hosts Annual Regional Trade Show in May
Chief Assignment Editor- February 25, 2019The Saint Martin/Sint Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show (SMART) offers international and regional buyers the opportunity to meet and network ... Read More
St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport vying for “Most Scenic Airport Landings” crown
Chief Assignment Editor- February 16, 2019Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) has been shortlisted for 2019 “Most Scenic Airport Landings” poll. An independent panel of travel ... Read More
The Jacksons to headline St. Maarten’s Heineken Regatta
Chief Assignment Editor- January 31, 2019The St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is famous for world-class racing and attracting some of the world’s top musical acts for ... Read More
Hurricane Irma: Report on Villa Rental openings in St. Barths, Anguilla, St.Martin, USVI, BVI
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 11, 2018Hurricane Irma still is in the recovery mode in the Caribbean.For the season starting Nov 1, 2018, the Private Villa ... Read More
St. Maarten welcomes Patriots cheerleaders
Chief Assignment Editor- July 24, 2018The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau is thrilled to welcome the famed Patriots Cheerleaders to the island from July 23-30. Read More
St. Maarten Tourist Bureau mourns passing of tourism icon Robert Dubourcq
Chief Assignment Editor- June 8, 2018“A house hold name, he was, in the development and shaping of St. Maarten’s Tourism Industry as we know it ... Read More
St. Maarten Tourist Bureau hosts journalists from the Netherlands and Belgium
Chief Assignment Editor- May 19, 2018The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau is currently hosting a group press trip consisting of journalists from the Netherlands and Belgium ... Read More
St. Maarten Training Foundation receives multi-million dollar investment from governments of Holland and St Maarten
Chief Assignment Editor- May 2, 2018Hospitality First, a St. Maarten Training Foundation (SMTF) academic initiative, has announced that it has received a grant of approximately ... Read More
Oyster Bay Resort in St. Maarten sets Grand Reopening for June 1
editor- March 27, 2018Oyster Bay Resort, known to some as the "Pearl of the Caribbean,” announced its Grand Reopening will be taking place ... Read More
Simpson Bay hotels on St. Maarten: What’s open?
editor- March 22, 2018The Dutch side of St. Maarten was hard-hit by Hurricane Irma, a devastating Category 5+ storm, back on September 6 ... Read More
Hotel La Plantation in St. Martin sets reopening date
editor- March 21, 2018After Hurricane Irma swept through St. Martin in the Caribbean in mid-September 2017, the Hotel La Plantation in Orient Bay ... Read More
Mercure Saint Martin Marina and Spa Hotel welcoming guests after the hurricane
editor- March 20, 2018After Hurricane Irma struck in mid-September 2017, Mercure Saint Martin Marina and Spa Hotel in Sandy Ground on the French ... Read More
St. Maarten’s Princess Height Hotel 100 percent operational
editor- March 15, 2018On the 37-square-mile island of St. Maarten, also known as Sint Maarten, St. Martin, and Saint Martin, two different cultures ... Read More
Belair Beach Hotel on St. Maarten scheduled to reopen this month
editor- March 15, 2018The Belair Beach Hotel on St. Maarten is anticipating a re-opening by the end of this month, March 2018, after ... Read More
St Maarten, St Croix moving forward with airport reconstruction efforts
Chief Assignment Editor- February 15, 2018Nearly six months after parts of the Caribbean were ravaged by Hurricanes Irma & Maria the situation remains far from ... Read More
St. Maarten first destination partner to jump on board ‘The Caribbean Is Open’ campaign
Chief Assignment Editor- October 26, 2017St. Maarten will be showcased through the "The Caribbean Is Open" campaign Read More
St Maarten/St Martin, Anguilla and St Barths have slow recovery after Irma
Chief Assignment Editor- October 9, 2017The cleanup continues on all islands with the assistance of both French and Dutch armies in St Maarten/St Martin and ... Read More
