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Establishing the five milestones required to be “open for business”
| 2. The beaches had to be cleaned-up and reopened for swimming, The Collectivite of St Barths announcement the achievement of that milestone on October 6 | 3. A critical mass of restaurants had to declare they would reopen by December 15, including at least two beach front restaurants for vacationers to enjoy during the day. The Collective reports that 49 restaurants have declared they will be open for the holidays, including two on the beach – Shellona and La Plage | 4. Reopening of the “feeder” airports for St Barths in San Juan and St Martin, and resumption of inter-island service from Tradewind Aviation, Win-Air and St Barth Commuter. Those milestones were met on October 1 and October 10 respectively for San Juan and St Martin | 5. A critical mass of private villas had to be scheduled to reopen and fully operational by December 15, which WIMCO can now confirm WIMCO set up a website page to document St Barth’s progress towards these milestones at: www.wimco.com/vacation-travel-reviews-and-blog.aspx?target=/hurricane-updates St
Barths is Open for Business
WIMCO assisted in the island’s recovery by associating itself with two Gofundme campaigns (helpstbarts and stbarthstrong) , purchasing essential supplies and flying them down to the island, directing its local staff to join teams clearing beaches and roads of debris, and inspecting villas in conjunction with villa managers to establish reopening dates for each one. About
WIMCO Villas
WIMCO’s portfolio of private villas with concierge service includes properties on eleven Caribbean islands (including St. Barths, Turks and Caicos, Anguilla and Dominican Republic) and throughout Europe (including St. Tropez, Tuscany, the Amalfi Coast, and Mykonos). Start vacation planning at www.wimco.com , or speak directly with a villa consultant at +1 (401) 849-8012. WIMCO also runs a real estate office on St Barths listing many fine properties for sale. Inquiries for villa rentals or real estate sales may be sent to info@wimco.com. |