Sint Maarten’s most established destination publisher — online since 1996
How It Works
Step 1 — Free PCL Directory Listing Every legitimate Sint Maarten business can receive a free Publisher Context Layer directory listing on St-Maarten.com. This establishes your business in the AI-visible layer of the internet — the layer that ChatGPT, Google AI, and other AI assistants draw on when recommending businesses to tourists planning their visit.
No cost. No commitment. A starting point.
Step 2 — Editorial Verification Businesses that meet St-Maarten.com’s editorial standards receive Verified status. This signals to AI systems and to readers that the business has been assessed by an independent publisher with 30 years of local knowledge — not simply listed by the owner.
Step 3 — Full Listing Page — $1,800 per year A full editorial listing page on St-Maarten.com includes:
- A complete editorial article about your business, written and published by St-Maarten.com
- Structured data (JSON-LD schema) making your business readable by AI recommendation systems
- Platinum Verified publisher endorsement
- Integration of your booking system or reservation link
- The $1,800 fee is credited in full toward print advertising in the Weekly Edition
Step 4 — Print Advertising — Weekly Edition (25 issues per year) The St-Maarten.com Weekly Edition reaches tourists actively on the island — in hotels, ferry terminals, restaurants, and resort lobbies. Published 25 times per year, in season and on demand.
Format |
Rate |
|---|---|
Full page – 25 issues |
$12,500 |
Half page – 25 issues |
$7,000 |
One-third page – 25 issues |
$5,500 |
Quarter page – 25 issues |
$4,500 |
Rates are for the full annual season of 25 issues. Ads can be changed for each issue. The $1,800 annual listing fee is credited toward your first print order.
Step 5 — AI Readiness for Your Own Website St-Maarten.com reviews your website and implements the structured data and content adjustments needed to improve your visibility in AI-generated recommendations. Tourists increasingly ask AI assistants what to do, where to eat, and where to stay — before they ever open a browser. Your website needs to be readable by those systems now.
The Island Privileges Program - Limited Availability
Sint Maarten's leading tourism operators face a shared problem: OTA contracts prohibit discounting their own products to encourage direct bookings. The Island Privileges Program solves this legally and elegantly. Member businesses offer their customers 20% discounts on each other's products — not their own. A guest who books directly with Leisure Car Rental receives meaningful savings on Sail The Phoenix, YoHo Pirates, JoJunie Tours, and other elite operators. A guest who books The Phoenix directly receives 20% off their rental car. Across a one-week stay, these savings easily reach several hundred dollars — a compelling reason to book direct rather than through Viator or any OTA. Every member promotes every other member through their own website and social media, multiplying reach without additional cost. No price parity violation. No OTA conflict. Just a network of quality operators rewarding customers who choose to book directly.
Why This Matters Now
68% of Google searches now end without a click. AI assistants name only one or two businesses per category. There is no second page.
The businesses that appear in AI recommendations are not necessarily the biggest or the most heavily advertised. They are the ones that independent, trusted publishers have endorsed with enough editorial clarity for AI systems to cite confidently.
St-Maarten.com has been that publisher on Sint Maarten since 1996.