The Tourism Club, formerly the AHSM, is in turn sounding the alarm on the economic consequences of the border closure.
“Three years after Cyclone IRMA and the significant sacrifices and investments made by our players to revive life on our island, 8 months after the serious events linked to the early application of the PPRN by anticipation and its significant negative consequences both on the human and economic, three months after total containment and the abrupt shutdown of our company. Four weeks after the border with Saint Maarten was closed, the number of cases between the North and the South of the island is balanced because the virus circulates freely.
Saint-Martin tourism professionals wish to recall that there are no unilateral health security measures and we encourage global and regional solidarity as part of the response to COVID-19. Without a rapid return to common sense public action, not only focused on the management of health, regulatory and natural risks - in the short term - in the absence of taking into account the geographical location of the island.
Without strong actions from elected officials on both sides of the border to put in place common solutions, our immediate future is the closure of ALL Hotel establishments, Restaurants and other partners who make a living from tourism! There is no economy without the freedom to move, individual freedom and social progress without the freedom to work and trade, which requires customers… Our neighbors in Saint-Barthélemy have acted within the framework of a derogation request and we seriously call on the state to show flexibility in the ongoing consultation phase with Sint Maarten and the COM and the community to take its responsibilities.
North American airlines began to cut flights from November and there is no territorial continuity with the metropolis in terms of the volume necessary for our survival. The decision-making authorities must understand that each day that passes with a closed border, not only freezes any reservation and scheduling initiative for TOs, but also causes us to record massive cancellations. If he is not, NOW, announced the reopening of the French part no later than November 2020, XNUMX, there will be no next season! We assure all of our members, employees, partners, trainers, associates, suppliers, customers and friends who are suffering physically, psychologically, economically wherever they are of our support and energy to work together to overcome these trials. " www.lepelican-journal.com
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