St. Maarten / St. Martin News Blog

Visitor News Blog for St Maarten / St Martin

Indigo Bay

November 7, 2022

THE DAILY HERALD: US $250- ROOM 5 STAR RESORT, CONDOMINIUM COMING TO INDIGO BAY IN SINT MAARTEN

PHILIPSBURG–Indigo Shores Development will break ground with a 250-room five-star resort and condominiums complex this month.   The luxury boutique hotel “Vie L’Ven” sits a few steps from Indigo Bay beach. It covers some 21 acres of oceanfront land and,

Airplane landing in Maho

November 7, 2022

AIRWAYS: THE MOST FAMOUS AIRPORTS IN THE CARIBBEAN

Princess Juliana International Airport began its operation in 1942 as a small airstrip for the US Military during its deployment in the Caribbean as part of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II. However, its history

November 4, 2022

ST. MAARTEN GAINING TRACTION AS NOVEMBER FOODIE DESTINATION

Various international media outlets have reported on SHTA’s initiative the St. Maarten Flavors culinary month of November as the tourism sector’s joint November effort to celebrate its “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean” fame. During this month, 48 restaurants and bars

Burna Boy

November 3, 2022

LOOP: NIGERIAN SINGER BURNA BOY IS IN ST MAARTEN

Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, professionally known as Burna Boy, received a warm welcome on the island of St Maarten.   Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT), Omar Ottley along with other

The Dutch Side capital Philipsburg of Caribbean island Sint Maarten

October 31, 2022

TRAVEL OFF PATH: ST MAARTEN DROPS ALL TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS RETURNING TO NORMAL TOURISM

After over two and a half years of restrictions, St. Maarten is one of the final countries in the Caribbean to drop all COVID-related travel requirements and return to normal tourism.   Effective on November 1, 2022, St. Maarten has announced that