St Barts - St Maarten, VIP
Airport Service by John Day
 St
Barts (St Barth, St Barthelemy) is a very unique and special French Caribbean
island, and getting there can be special as well. Just a short 15
minute flight from the international airport of Juliana on St Maarten.
The fact that St Barts airport
can only accommodate small aircraft and that incoming and outbound flights
stop at sunset, maintains the island's intimate and exclusive character.
This also means that getting
to and from St Barts is a particular experience, which can be of concern
to visitors as they must first fly into St Maarten and clear customs, immigration
and security before boarding their St Barts flight.
Delayed international flights
into St Maarten can cause missed connecting flights to St Barts. The planes
coming into St Barts are restricted in the number of passengers and in
the weight they can carry. As such passengers, and more often their luggage,
can spend the night on St Maarten.
 Local
bad weather can also affect flight schedules from St Maarten to St Barts,
causing backlogs in the check-in lines and again, passenger and luggage
delays. Even with the opening of the new international airport ( Juliana
) on St Maarten last Nov 2006 the situation of missed connections
and lost luggage has not changed.
A local St Barts VIP Arrival
and Departure Airport Service that has professional and bilingual staff
in St Maarten can take the stress out of this process for a very reasonable
fee. These agents will be on hand at both airports to ensure your journey
to and from St Barts is stress free and as smooth as possible.
When you disembark from your
international flight in St Maarten you will either enter the Juliana terminal
by shuttle bus off the tarmac or by a connecting catwalk from the plane
directly into the terminal. Either way a uniformed VIP agent will greet
you at the Transfer information desk take charge of your luggage
tags and connecting St Barts boarding pass, escort you through immigration,
customs and security.
Other benefits in using a
VIP Airport service is they are there to get your luggage onto the connecting
flight, make arrangements for an earlier or a later flight if your connection
was missed, should there be no flights available they can arrange private
boat charters to St Barts ( a 40 min trip ) and accompany you to the dock.
As a last resort you may have to stay on St Maarten for the night and they
will organize hotel accommodation, taxi transfers and restaurant reservations.
 Once
on St Barts you will be met by another VIP agent at the arrivals hall or
at the dock if you arrived by private boat charter, who will take charge
of your luggage and escort you to your accommodation representative for
transfer to your place of stay. Should your luggage be delayed they will
wait at the airport and deliver it to you.
Your departure from St Barts
to St Maarten is equally as important as your arrival to make this process
as stress free as possible before embarking on your journey home. Especially
during the heavy traffic months of November thru to April when a lot of
scheduled flights from St Barts to St Maarten are over booked, delayed
or cancelled.
What a VIP Airport Service
will do for you on departure is pick up your luggage and flight tickets
well in advance of your scheduled departure, pre-book you in at the
St Barts airport, fill out your St Maarten immigration form and make any
arrangements necessary so that you are on time for your St Maarten international
flight. All you have to do is arrive at the St Barts airport 20 to 30 minutes
in advance of your departure time and walk on to the plane.
Once at Juliana airport on
St Maarten again you will be met by a uniformed VIP agent at the Transfer
information desk who will take charge of your luggage tags and international
tickets and get you through customs, immigration and security to your departure
gate, boarding pass in hand. Juliana provides a VIP lounge to all travelers
for a small fee if you have several hours between flights.
The peace of mind in having
booked a VIP Airport Arrival / Departure service for this short 15 minute
journey from St Maarten to St Barts and return is invaluable to your vacation,
even for the seasoned traveler. This is a time to relax and let someone
else do the work.
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For accommodation in St
Barts, visit All
World Vacation Station
About the Author: John
Day is a MBA graduate from a Canadian university. After 30 years of developing
businesses in Canada moved to the island of St Barts to develop a business
in tourism. Currently a member of good standing with JWI and AFWPI - event
and wedding associations. Website: www.premiumiv.com
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