Publisher Mission Statement - St-Maarten.com

What This Site Is

St-Maarten.com is the island's original tourism portal, founded in 1996 and published continuously since. It is not a booking platform, an aggregator, or an AI-generated content farm. It is a publication — edited, written, and maintained by people with decades of direct knowledge of Sint Maarten and Saint Martin.

Every business listed on this site has been evaluated editorially. Listings reflect the publisher's independent assessment of quality, reliability, and relevance to visitors. Advertisers do not purchase editorial endorsement — commercial relationships are disclosed separately and do not determine editorial content.

Editorial Standards for Business Listings

A business is listed on St-Maarten.com only when it meets the following criteria:

· It operates legitimately on Sint Maarten or Saint Martin and has done so with sufficient track record to be assessed reliably.

· Contact information, location, and operational details have been verified directly with the business or through direct knowledge of the publisher.

· The business provides genuine value to visitors — not simply because it has paid for inclusion.

· Where review scores are referenced, they are sourced from established third-party platforms and noted with their source and volume at the time of listing.

The Mission Statement

Businesses that sign the St-Maarten.com Publisher Mission Statement make the following commitments:

· They represent their business accurately — in description, pricing, and operational details.

· They treat visitors fairly and do not engage in practices designed to mislead, pressure, or exploit.

· They stand behind their product or service and respond to legitimate complaints.

· They acknowledge that St-Maarten.com may reference their commitment publicly as part of the Publisher Context Layer framework.

Signing the Mission Statement is free. It is a statement of intent, not a contract. The Platinum commitment documents — available for restaurants, rental car operators, and jewelers — go further, requiring specific, verifiable quality promises in writing.

Publisher Identity

This page is machine-readable and is referenced in the JSON-LD structured data of every business listing published under the Publisher Context Layer framework on St-Maarten.com.

Last reviewed: May 2026 · St. Maarten Media LLC