Traveling to a foreign country for the first time can sometimes be overwhelming as a number of options, hotels and tours are normally available all over the World Wide Web.  Add to the mix traveling in a large group and things may get a bit complicated.

Fortunately, this should not be the case in St. Maarten as Caribbean Concierge Services (CCS) offers a very complete array of tours, transportation and activities for everyone.  CCS is able to design customized tours and activities based on the customer’s interest and preference.  Managing from the individual traveler to groups of anywhere between 15 to 600 persons, CCS offers years of experience and professionalism to satisfy everyone’s needs.

Visitors to the friendly island of St. Maarten may choose from a number of sea and land tours that will definitely enhance their stay.  CCS will gladly arrange trips such as full or half day sailing trips, scuba diving excursions, snorkeling, sunset cruises and parasailing among many others.

Ground services include a trip around the 37 square mile island for an opportunity to see the Dutch and French side as well as shopping and lunch tours at either the Dutch or French side.  CCS also operates tours to the arts and crafts sector located off the beaten path, jeep safaris, horseback riding and the joyful Party Bus tour.

For those travelers who like the sense of adventure of going on a trip without much planning, CCS has a conveniently located VIP desk at the Princess Juliana Airport where transportation and tours may be arranged.

The team at CCS counts with many years of experience in the hospitality and tourism industry and is distinguished by their efficiency as well as excellent service.

Caribbean Concierge Services, N.V.
Phone: (599) 542-2726 / 2727
Fax: (599) 542-2179
Skype: caribbean.concierge.services
E-mail: sales@ccs-sxm.com
www.ccs-sxm.com

While visiting St. Martin, you can also join a big community of airplane lovers called the ” Airplane Spotters”. Definition of spotting ” Aircraft spotting or plane spotting is the observation and logging registration numbers of aircraft: gliders, powered aircraft, balloons, airships, helicopters, and microlights.” Source Wikipedia . St Maarten has already the reputation of being one of the best spotting location in the world. It has the perfect blend of sun, sand, beach, fun and of course planes.

Here are some tips of how to take photos of planes in SXM

Arrivals

• Maho Beach
• The Terrace (depending on the hour)
• Rent a Boat at Aqua Mania www.stmaarten-activities.com
• Sonesta Maho Hotel if staying there
• Mary´s Boon Hotel (there´s a small terrace at the top with great view to the runway. If mid size Jet planes perform a 180 on the active you should get great Nose Shots) Ask for Raul

Departures Runway 10

• Maho Beach great Nose Shots next to fence
• The Terrace (depending on the hour)
• Mary´s Boon Hotel (great to see the big planes turning to the right)
• Bada Bing (just on the street in front of this club you´ll take great photos of the big planes turning right)
• Simpson Bay (great Rotating Shots Robbie´s Style)

Departures Runway 28

• Maho Beach (head to head shots)
• Mary´s Boon Hotel

Fence Shots

• The Royal Turtle Inn (across the street great for Bizz Jets shots)
• Passing the Bliss park your car next to the street

Ramp Shots

• Theres a empty lot next to the ATC. You should be able to get great shots of the TNMC Ramp from there

I found this great video of CZ TV News and they mentioned St Maarten as a spotter destination:

St Maarten Nightlife
These are some tips of places you should visit at night

Dutch Interns prefer

• Soggy Dollar Bar
• The Alley

Discos

• Mansion
• Tantra
• Maho Bliss
• Club Secret (at Princess Port de Plaisance)

Bars

• Toppers
• Capucino Cafe
• Buccaneers at Pelican
• Tijuana (Mexican Style Bar)

Restaurants

• Saratoga is my favorite (ask for John Jackson)
• Sheer in Philipsburg (just opened 1 week ago… good food)
• Temptation
• Escargot in Philipsburg
• Busby´s at Dawn Beach

Princess Heights marketing director wins dance competition

Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Condo Hotel marketing director Veronique van der Stek and her partner Davy Pivert have won the Salsa, Merengue and Bachata competition on Carnival’s Latin night on Saturday. According to the daily herald the couple gave a most remarkable show. They won two airline tickets, US $1,000 and two Chippie cellular phones.

“We want to use the tickets and money to attend a salsa congress with workshops and competitions in Puerto Rico,” Veronique said to the newspaper.

It was her first time Veronique had ever entered a salsa competition after five years of dance experience. “We were pretty stressed out, because everything went by so fast. I barely had time to change or have a moment in between,” she said. “But it was so much fun.”

One of the judges, Pip Goggin, said Veronique and Davy were a “world class” dance couple and their performance had been “exceptional, sensational.” He was impressed with all four competitors in the finals, though.

“They had very little time to prepare and they did extremely well,” he said. “I was very surprised by their professionalism, because I do not think any of them had ever performed for such a large crowd.”