Largest cruise ship in the world docks in Philipsburg in November
PHILIPSBURG – On Tuesday, November 27 at 9 a.m. the currently largest cruise ship in the world will dock in the port of Philipsburg. The Symphony of the Seas will spend the day in port and leave again at 6 p.m. The vessel is part of the fleet of Royal Caribbean; it was delivered to the company last week Friday by STX France at the ship yard of Saint-Nazaire More...
SXM Airport Opens Temporary Arrival Pavilion Friday
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten – Just over a month following the opening of its Temporary Departure Pavilion, the Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM can now boast of the successful completion of its Temporary More...
Photo Chris Garner featured on front cover FCCA magazine “Travel & Cruise”
PHILIPSBURG — “When I first saw the cover, I became so emotional because I was incredibly proud that they would be showcasing the name “St. Maarten” on the cover and with one of my photos. More...
Minister of Tourism De Weever says Seatrade Cruise Global demonstrated demand for the destination
POND ISLAND – Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Cornelius de Weever, who just recently returned after leading a delegation to Seatrade Cruise More...
SXM Airport Stresses Island and Hub Partners Are Open for Business at Routes Americas in Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador – Thursday, February 15, 2018) – “Still Connecting the Caribbean to the Globe,” is the theme of the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, at the 11th Annual Routes Americas conference More...
SXM Airport opens Departure Lounge under sophisticated pavilion tent
SXM Airport Opens Temporary Departure Pavilion to Improve Passenger Comfort Simpson Bay — Passengers departing from the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, will as from Friday, February 9th, 2018, More...
NYT mentions Sint Maarten in its 52 Places to Visit in 2018
POND ISLAND – The New York Times (NYT) Travel section featured “52 Places to Go in 2018” as part of a starter kit for escaping into the world, and the Caribbean came in as number four under the banner “Tourism More...
Challenges faced by InselAir and PAWA has full attention of Minister De Weever
POND ISLAND – The challenges being faced by InselAir airlines from Curacao and PAWA Dominicana airlines in the Dominican Republic, has the full attention of Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation More...
PJIA SXM Airport: General Progress Update
Simpson Bay — The management and staff of the Princess Juliana International (PJIA) SXM Airport continues its efforts to rebuild St. Maarten’s award-winning airport. The Supervisory Board and Management More...
JetBlue celebrates 10 years of service to St. Maarten
ST. MAARTEN – JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) marked the 10th anniversary of service to St. Maarten with local festivities that included its customers, crewmembers and business partners at Princess Juliana International More...