St. Maarten’s Tourism Minister calls out the Caribbean - and was applauded

St. Maarten's Tourism Minister, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, received widespread applause at the Caribbean Tourism Organization's (CTO) airlift conference in Bermuda. She directly confronted the "elephant in the room": the region's persistent lack of intra-regional connectivity. Her remarks also highlighted the Caribbean's ongoing difficulty in aligning on a shared, practical approach to air travel, resonating strongly with delegates.