St. Maarten Announces First Steps In Its “Transition Back to Normalcy”
The Caribbean island is the first in the region to move from the COVID-19 pandemic to an endemic phase
Royal Caribbean adds summer calls in St. Maarten
Royal Caribbean added 15 calls at St. Maarten in the summer this year on the newly 'amplified' Freedom.
Royal Caribbean Cruises will add 15 port stops in St. Maarten in 2020
Photo: Darryl Brooks/123RF Royal Caribbean Cruises will add 15 port stops in St. Maarten in 2020 aboard the Freedom of the Seas, according to a statement, bringing an additional 68,000 guests to the island during off-peak months. Traditionally, the St. Maarten vacation destination experiences its peak in visitor arrivals between December and March. Between May and December, there is a reduction in those visitor arrival numbers that impact the island’s tourism-based economy. Additional Royal Caribbean guest arrivals during the May to December period help moderate the highs and lows of St. Maarten’s tourism season fluctuations. Source: Cruise Industry News
St. Martin and St. Maarten attend CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2020
Pictured left to right back row: Marla Chemont, Marketing Assistant, St. Maarten Tourist Bureau; Suzanne Scantlebery, Promotional Manager, St. Martin Tourist Office. Photo: CTO St. Martin’s Tourist Office and St. Maarten’s Tourist Bureau participated at the CHTA Caribbean Travel Marketplace last week, from January 21st – 23rd at Baha Mar in The Bahamas. CHTA’s Marketplace is the Caribbean’s largest tourism marketing event with over 1,000 delegates, tour operators, and suppliers, along with representatives from 28 Caribbean countries in attendance. With a total of 11,000 prescheduled appointments, the conference provides multiple networking opportunities that reinforce existing relationships and foster new ones. St. Martin and St. Maarten took the opportunity of sponsoring the opening luncheon for this major forum for a second year in a row. Honorable Valérie Damaseau, 1st Vice President of French St. Martin Territorial Council and President of St. Martin’s Tourist Office, delivered the keynote address, sharing with [...]