TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Only 6% growth in occupied room nights in SXM

The airlines are killing SXM. I know of 3 couples in the Boston area who have canceled their SXM vacations and gone to Aruba instead. Not only are the flights to Aruba cheaper, but they are much more convenient. I know we are fortunate with several air carriers out of Logan - but connecting times of 8, 9, or even 10 hours are not unusual anymore. And of course the ridiculous delays repairing PJA aren't helping the situation.