Quel papier pour aller à St. Martin ?
Quel papier pour aller à St. Martin ?
Une carte d'identité en cours de validité suffit pour voyager en outre-mer : Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, Nouvelle-Calédonie, Polynésie française, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, Îles de Wallis-et-Futuna.
When did Saint Martin become part of Guadeloupe?
- In 1946 Saint Martin (along with Saint Barthélemy) was formally subsumed as an arrondissement into the Guadeloupe département. Tourism starting expanding from the 1960s-70s onward, eventually becoming the dominant sector of Saint Martin's economy.
Where is Saint Martin located?
- Saint-Martin is located about 250km north from Continental-Guadeloupe and belonged to the so-called Northern Archipelago. Since February 2007, after a poll, the island became a French Territorial Collectivity. The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus on November , on Saint Martin's day.
What is the history of tourism in Saint Martin?
- Tourism started expanding from the 1960s-70s onward, eventually becoming the dominant sector of Saint Martin's economy. Hurricane Luis hit the island in 1995, causing immense destruction and resulting in 12 deaths. In 2007 Saint Martin was detached from Guadeloupe and became a territorial collectivity with its own Prefect and Territorial Council.
What happened to tourism in Guadeloupe in 2010?
- Tourism suffered greatly during this time and affected the 2010 tourist season as well. Guadeloupe is an archipelago of more than 12 islands, as well as islets and rocks situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean.
