Aruba’s oldest hotel, the award-winning Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa, has now completed an extensive, US$30 million renovation of its three towers. Built in the 1950s, Radisson Aruba was the very first high-rise hotel to open on the island. The renovation took nearly two years and included refurbishing all 355 guest rooms and suites [...]
Eagle Beach – La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club hosted a recent themed Appreciation Luncheon, in the Chit Chat Café, and in the spirit of the season featured Carnival costumes and music. The luncheon celebration was organized by the department of Human Resources who also took the opportunity to thank all creative fellow-departments for unforgettable [...]
Recently ATA representative Marouska Heyliger had the great pleasure to present many loyal Aruba’s visitors with their distinctive certificates. This time at the Divi Phoenix Resort, honorees are: As “Distinguished Visitors” Mitchell Freiband from New York. Gail and Robert Farro from New Jersey.
Just when you thought you had heard the last from Joran van der Sloot, the convicted killer of a young Peruvian woman and the prime suspect in the disappearance of a U.S. citizen, the Dutchman is making headlines once again. On Monday, van der Sloot’s lawyer, Luis Jimenez, filed a motion to reduce his client’s [...]
Dia di Betico, celebrated on January 25th, is an important date for Aruba. `Libertador’ Betico Croes is honored on this national holiday in memory of the birthday of Gilberto François Croes. He was Aruba’s foremost politician as well as the great man behind Aruba’s independence. Honoring him there will be festivities, games and shows all [...]
Since 1989 Aruba celebrates Dia di Betico ,“Betico Day”, on the 25 th of January conmemorating the birth date of the late Aruban political leader, Gilberto François (Betico) Croes . On this day Aruba pays tribute to its greatest statesman on his birthday, who helped Aruba obtain its “Status Aparte” (separate status) within the Dutch [...]
`Nos dushi Aruba’ is an island where children with a physical limitation do not receive much support and assistance and where the cost of living is high. This holds especially true for parents who are struggling to provide the necessary paramedical treatments for their children; the road to their functioning independently is still very long.
EAGLE BEACH, Aruba – January 23, 2012 – Adding to their list of more than two dozen environmental awards and certifications, Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts has been awarded the Highest Achievement Award as the top performing sustainable travel & tourism business in the Caribbean by Green Globe Certification.
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No Comments »Palm Beach – The 4th annual Radisson Aruba Charity Golf Classic is scheduled for March 10th, 2012, destined to collect funds for the Aruban cancer foundations and the World Childhood Foundation. The tournament, traditionally held at Tierra Del Sol, will include an award ceremony, a charity auction with valuable offers and an elegant reception catered [...]
Eagle Beach – One of Aruba’s premier artist, Ciro Abath, was commissioned to adorn the lobby of La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club with a significant art piece. The theme Abath chose reflects the resort’s most-famous asset, and relates to the beach and the ocean. Abath dreamed up a giant coral-colony,
Two years ago a local bartender made the step!! After working on the beautiful island Aruba for different bars and restaurants he decided to try it and started his own bar. In the middle of the brand new hot zone he found a small location up the stairs……… And now it’s time to party…..upstairs bar-lounge [...]
The seventh edition of the Donkey Walk was record-breaking: more than 300 participants walked the 6.5 kilometer-long distance. The starting point was the Ayo rock formation and at 5 pm the impressive parade went underway, accompanied by two lovely donkeys and various police on motorbikes. Safety was a number one priority and the police was [...]
At the end of this month will take place once again the well-known grand 3-day mountain bike event organized by Tribike Team Aruba. Races will be held on three consecutive days for the categories Competitive, Sportive, Beginners and Ladies, and for the kids there will be races on all three days as well.
Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring two very loyal and friendly visitors of Aruba at the Marriott Surf Club as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba. The symbolic honorary title is presented in the name of the Minister of Tourism as a token of appreciation to guests who visit Aruba for 10 [...]
Palm Beach – A fun 8-week contest has been announced at two of Aruba’s top restaurants pitching staffers against each other in a determined effort to shed a few unnecessary pounds. Fourteen staffers hailing from both neighboring restaurants, Aqua Grill and Amazonia Churrascaria, contributed Awg 200 each toward a pot, which will be won at [...]
Palm Beach — A short ceremony at the Plaza Club of the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa bestowed upon William & Carol Jones the ultimate honor given by the Aruba Tourism Authority, that of Goodwill Ambassadors, having come back to the island since the mid-eighties, for a whopping twenty-eight vacations, to date!
Pelikino Foundation from Curacao has won the QwikZIte Award for the best website of 2011. Founders Joes Wanders en Marjanne Prins received the prize thursday night during the traditional QwikZite New Years Reception. The award, a t-shirt with a special bling bling print, has been handed out by QwikZite designer and advisor Rianne Hellings of [...]
A great singer is leaving the island on his way to major stardom Jasper Taconis, star of the shows D’licious and Mirage in Zissles nightclub, is saying goodbye to Aruba with a bang: a free concert in Palm Beach Plaza. In front of Taste of Belgium restaurant, to be exact. Jasper will sing ballads from [...]
The Aruba Donkey Sanctuary is organizing its annual Walk-a-thon for the seventh consecutive year. Supported by Fantastic Gardens, a distance of 6,5 kilometers will be traversed while participants are enjoying the beauty of Aruba’s nature. And of course a number of athletic donkeys will join the fun.
Oranjestad – With the closing of 2011 AAA looks back on a year that ended satisfactory; the total number of revenue generating passengers (RGPs) increased with 5.4% compared to 2010 and the number of aircraft movements with a modest 0.9%. The latter number was positively influenced by the number of private aircraft that grew with [...]
Paradera Park Apartments was chosen as a Best Hotel by TripAdvisor® in its 2012 Travelers’ Choice® awards, ranking 4th in the top 25 of the category Best Bargain Hotels in the Caribbean. Now in its ninth year, the annual TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice awards honor the world’s best hotels, earning their distinction from those who know [...]
PALM BEACH –Earlier this week, the Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba hosted a Social Media Boot Camp initiated by the Aruba Tourism Authority. In attendance were executives of many of Aruba’s tourism partners, all there to learn how to successfully navigate the social media scene, and optimize communication and engagement with their clients to ultimately [...]
If you are planning on going on a holiday, then the first thing that you need to do is decide on a destination. Even though there are a lot of places that you can go to, you need to go to some place that is unique and where you can have a lot of fun. [...]
45 minutes after the above-referenced driver dropped us off at our restaurant last night, we suddenly saw him standing at our table. He asked my friend, who had paid the fare, if he was aware if he had lost any money, and then proceeded to give my friend $125 which my friend had unknowingly dropped [...]
Having a first official gig at Panama Amsterdam and a first release that turns out to be a Top 100 hit seems like a dream for loads of starting DJ/producer. Nouveaubeats (Niels Brooimans) knows exactly how this feels and came a long way since this flashy start.
Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring two youngsters at the Playa Linda Beach Resort as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba. The symbolic honorary title is presented in the name of the Minister of Tourism as a token of appreciation to guests who visit Aruba for 10 consecutive years.
ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V (AAA) proudly awarded Air Tran Airways with the Wow Award 2011 during its annual Relations Party reception held at Suikertuin recently. Air Tran Airways was recognized for its dedication and commitment towards Aruba and its contribution with enhanced daily service from Atlanta and new service from Baltimore.
Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring a very loyal and friendly couple at the La Cabana Beach Resort as Distinguished Visitors of Aruba. The couple has been visiting Aruba for 11 consecutive years and is a very loyal member of the La cabana Beach Resort
We say the alarm goes off when actually it goes on We fill out a form by filling it in They send the airco’s with cargo by ship and we ship them by truck to the warehouse
ORANJESTAD – Every year Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) makes a financial contribution to the foundation that works to protect the wellbeing of our community, Red Cross Aruba. As the Red Cross and all its volunteers are very important to the airport
Recently a very special quest and member of the Casa Del Mar Beach Resort was honored by the Aruba Tourism Authority as Good Will Ambassador from Aruba. The honoree was Mr. Neil Haverly from Clifton Park, New York.
Recently the Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring a very special couple at the Divi Tamarijn as Ambassadors of Good Will for the island of Aruba. The couple has been visiting Aruba for 21 consecutive years and is a very loyal quest of the Divi Tamarijn.
Aruba, a tiny island only 25 kilometres from the Venezuelan coastline, is known for its turquoise water and white sandy beaches. But, unlike many of its Caribbean neighbours, it hasn’t been taken over by all-inclusive resorts and all of its beaches are public.
The troubled life of a Dutch citizen jailed for 28 years for killing a Peruvian student in a fit of rage has been laid bare in a handwritten letter to police. Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to killing Stephany Flores, 21, in Lima, Peru, in May 2010 after earlier meeting her in a casino.
West Punt – Tierra del Sol management and staff congregated in the garden of the club house for an under the stars year-end party which included an award ceremony praising top performers of the last quarter of the year, 2011.
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