ORANJESTAD – Recientemente un total di 9 Agents for di e parti West Coastdi Merca a bishita Aruba durante un biahe specialmente organiza pa trece nanbin sera conoci cu e producto turistico di Aruba. E grupo a hospeda na DiviVillage Golf Resort pa asina experencia un tiki di e hotel aki. Otro partihopi importante di nan programa tawata e differente bishita na diferentehotel pa asina sera conoci cu e diferente opcion nan cu Aruba tin pa ofrece. Nan a jega dia 26 y a bai dia 30 di August pero a bolbe bek totalmenteencanta cu Aruba y tur locual e tin pa ofrece. Como actividad e grupo adisfruta di un dushi paseo den catamarán y tambe a conoci Aruba pa medio diun island tour. Sr. Rayon Koolman, PR Coordinator pa ATA tawata encarga cu ecoordinación y ehecucion di e programa y a keda sumamente contento cu ecantidad di comentario nan positivo cu e agentenan a expresa di nos isla. Un danki special ta bay na tur compania y persona cu a coopera cu ATA pahasi di e fam trip aki uno exitoso.

ORANJESTAD – An independent jury, composed of members Annelien Tromp, Carlos Albertus and John Wardlaw, are currently undertaking the difficult task of assessing candidates for the 2010 Shoco Awards of Excellence. The annual awards program, organized by AHATA, with its signature alliance partner Digicel, recognizes the ‘best of the best’ in tourism, in categories including Employee of the Year, Supervisor of the Year, Manager of the Year, Young Tourism Professional and Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 2010 awards, launched earlier this year, culminated in several strong candidates in each category, with nominees recently submitted by AHATA-member companies. The applications are now under review by the jury, which reconvened just last week for the 2010 awards. Over the next two weeks, the judges will continue to meet in closed meetings in deciding who will move on to the second round and be brought in for one-on-one interviews.

The Shoco awards were first established in 2005 to recognize excellence and quality service in hospitality. Each nominee from AHATA-member companies is judged according to criteria that assess technical skills, hospitality, leadership, self-development and community involvement, and entails the submission of documentation of histories within their respective companies.

Although AHATA organizes the program, and has received tremendous support from Digicel as the exclusive sponsor of the Shoco awards, the selection of winners are ultimately a decision left in the hands of the independent Shoco jury. Jury members each hold a wealth of knowledge of tourism, and of its foundation in customer service.

“The 2009 jury members — Annelien Tromp, a manager with Caribbean Mercantile Bank, Carlos Albertus, Managing Director of B&P Interface International N.V. Training and Consultancy, and John Wardlaw, a professor at the University of Aruba — are each uniquely qualified in their positions of Shoco judges and have shown the utmost dedication and professionalism in carrying out the duties of their important role within the awards program,” comments AHATA CEO & President James Hepple. “We are pleased to have secured such a prestigious jury, who are willing to selflessly contribute their own valuable time in helping us recognize role models within the tourism industry.”

The 2010 Shoco Awards of Excellence will be presented in a ceremony to be held this year on October 15. The AHATA/Digicel Shoco Awards Ceremony will be an all-out event in which award winners will be given well-deserved recognition and appreciation.

ORANJESTAD – Siman pasa Minister di Turismo, Transporte y Labor, Otmar Oduber a ricibi bishita di ehecutivonan di EarthCheck.
EarthCheck a wordo desaroya dor di Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC), e centro di research mas grandi riba tereno di Turismo duradero (sostenibel).
Nan tin 10 aña ta opera como operador di licencia pa Green Globe International. Durante e añanan aki nan a certifica mas di 350 hotel, di cual 50 den area di Caribe y 8 di nan ta na Aruba.
Adems di hotel, EarthCheck tambe ta certifica otro industrianan relaciona cu turismo. Nan ta un pionero y lider di mercado riba tereno di desaroyo di Comunidadnan Sostenible.
Nan a reuni cu Minister Otmar Oduber pa haci entrega di un plakat y un mata pa su sosten na turismo sostenibel.
Minister Oduber di su banda a expresa cu el lo sigui cu su vision pa continua cu su maneho di turismo duradero, cual sigur ta e vision di henter Gabinete Mike Eman. El a menciona na Andre Russ, cu ta Head of Global Markets di EarthCheck y Rene Leonora, director di Sustainable Solutions Consulting N.V e diferente proyectonan cu cual Gobierno ta bezig na e momentonan aki riba e tereno di sostenibilidad.
Andre Russ a haci entrega di e plakat na Minister di Turismo pa su esfuerzonan den inicia y promove Turismo duradero y sostenible, mientras cu Rene Leonora, cu por cierto ta e unico auditor y consultant certifica pa GREEN GLOBE/EarchCheck, a presenta na Minister un mata como simbolo di sostenibilidad.

KRALENDIJK/ORANJESTAD – Recientemente TCB Tourism Corporation Bonaire hunto cu e organisacion di Regatta di Bonaire apa eanja aki a tene un conferencia di prensa caminda cu sr. Byron Tromp a duna informacion di e actividadnan rond di e 43 Bonaire International Saliling Regatta cu ta tuma lugar na principio di luna di October 2010, durante e periodo di Herfstvacantie cu ta cay mescos cu schoolnan aki na Aruba.
Sigientemente un video cu por haya tur e informacion aki for di Sr. Tromp cu por cierto tambe ta riba Youtube.com .

Aki nos publica e programma cual ta bay henter un siman.

Friday, October 1st

19:00-00:00 12th ‘Kopa Regata’ Domino Tournament at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-23:00 Inspections Regatta Festival Area and Sound check (with live bands)

Saturday, October 2nd

14:00-18:00 Pre-registration at “Kas di Regata”
16:00-18:00 1st ‘Cargill Wellness Team’ Bike Tour
18:00-24:00 12th ‘Kopa Regatta’ Domino Tournament (finals) at “Kas di Regata”

Sunday, October 3rd

06:00-11:00 1st Bonaire Red Cross Bicycle Tour at Wilhelmina Park (start/finish)
06:30-09:30 7th Pia Pia Regatta Walk at “Kas di Regata” (start/finish)
07:00-10:00 10th Swim to Klein Bonaire at Eden Beach (start/finish)
09:00-14:00 Registrations at “Kas di Regata”
17:00-18:00 Skippers Meeting & Race Opening at “Kas di Regata”
18:00-20:00 All Nations Parade in Kralendijk Streets to Wilhelmina Park
20:00-01:00 Opening Ceremonies 43rd Regatta & Festival at Wilhelmina Park

Monday, October 4th

09:00-17:00 Sailing Races in Kralendijk Bay
12:30-13:00 Press Briefing at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-17:30 DJ Music/Activities at “Kas di Regata”
17:00-20:00 After Sail Meeting Point/Video at “Kas di Regata”
19:00-20:30 Skippers Meeting and tossing of Micro Boats at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-01:00 Regatta Festival at Wilhemina Park and Regatta Boulevard

Tuesday, October 5th

07:00-17:00 Sailing Races in Kralendijk Bay
12:30-13:00 Press Briefing at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-18:00 Micro Boats races at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-17:30 DJ Music/Activities at “Kas di Regata”
17:00-20:00 After Sail Meeting Point/Video at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-01:00 Regatta Festival at Wilhelmina Park and Regatta Boulevard

Wednesday, October 6th

08:30-10:30 12th Annual Kayak Race round Kl. Bonaire at “BDA Pier”
10:00-13:00 Fishing Boats Races / Windsurfing Freestyle Kids in Kralendijk Bay
10:00-17:00 Micro Boats races at “Kas di Regata”
12:30-13:00 Press briefing at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-17:30 DJ Music / Activities at “Kas di Regata”
17:30-18:30 26th Comcabon-WEB Run. Start at Kralendijk Stadium
18:30-22:00 Participants BBQ at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-02:00 Regatta Festival at Wilhelmina Park and Regatta Boulevard

Thursday, October 7th

07:00- 3rd ‘Vierdaagse Bonaire’ walkathon (25/30 KM) day 1
09:00-17:00 Sailing Races /Fishing Boats Races in Kralendijk Bay
12:30-13:00 Press briefing at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-17:30 DJ Music / Activities at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-18:00 Micro Boats races at “Kas di Regata”
17:00-20:00 After Sail Meeting Point/Video at “Kas di Regata”
17:30-19:00 Working Boat Parade in the Kralendijk Harbor
19:00-23:00 5th Nrd. Braves Int’l Softball Tournament at La Sonrisa Ball Park
20:00-02:00 Regatta Festival at Wilhelmina Park and Regatta Boulevard

Friday, October 8th

07:00 ‘Vierdaagse Bonaire’ walkathon (25/30 KM) day 2
09:00-17:00 Sailing Races / Fishing Boats Races in Kralendijk Bay
09:00-15:00 Regatta Golden Beach Tennis in Montecatini yard
12:00-12:30 Press briefing at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-20:00 5th Nrd. Braves Int’l Softball Tournament at La Sonrisa Ball Park
14:00-19:00 Music / Activities at “Kas di Regata”
14:00-16:00 Micro Boats races at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-21:30 Races Award and closing Ceremony at “Kas di Regata”
20:00-03:00 Regatta Festival at Wilhelmina Park and Regatta Boulevard

Saturday, October 9th

07:00 ‘Vierdaagse Bonaire’ walkathon (25/30 KM) day 3
09:00-17:00 3rd Regatta Golden Boat Party and Beach Tennis in Kralendijk
11:00-18:00 5th Nrd. Braves Int’l Softball Tournament at La Sonrisa Ball Park
20:00-03:00 Closing Regatta Festival at Wilhelmina Park and Regatta Boulevard – Tribute to the Netherlands Antilles Ceremony

Sunday, October 10th

06:00 ‘Vierdaagse Bonaire’ walkathon (25/30 KM) final day
13:00-22:00 Finals 5th Nrd. Braves Int’l Softball Tournament at La Sonrisa Ball Park, with live musical bands and show.

Welcome to the 43rd Bonaire Regatta and Festival We are gearing up to celebrate the 43rd edition of the International Sailing Regatta of Bonaire. The preparations for this are in full swing.

The Bonaire Regatta is an annual sailing event with many races along the rugged coast of Bonaire and Klein Bonaire. All kinds of boats, hailing from all over the world, participate in this sailing competition. Added to this are windsurfing- and freestyle competitions. Daily races in various categories are scheduled during the day; the evenings are filled with a variety of cultural and folkloric shows and band performances. The races are held close to the shore so spectators can easily follow them.

The Bonaire Regatta Festival takes place on the Boulevard and on the streets of Kralendijk. Stands with local `criollo’ food, souvenirs and handicrafts attract locals as well as visitors; they throng the normally so quiet streets during this time. International and local bands perform on stage every day of this festive week.

Visitors are urged to book their flights to Bonaire early, as the demand for seats to the flamingo island is high, especially for this event. For more information, please contact Tourism Corporation Bonaire (T.C.B.) at 00(599) 717-8322.

The entire community of Bonaire welcomes you to the 43rd edition of the Bonaire International Sailing Regatta 2010 and invites you to be part of a super week of fun.

ORANJESTAD – On Sunday August 15th, the Aruba Marriott Resort celebrated its 15th Birthday guests in style. Upon arrival guests checking in at this Aruba resort received welcome cider and helped themselves with fresh fruit dipped in the chocolate fountain. A charter members, associates who have been working at the hotel since 1995, and members of the executive team welcomed guests.

To commemorate its 15-year anniversary, the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino offered an exclusive gift of 15,000 Marriott Rewards Points to all guests staying on the day of the resort’s birthday. Non members were able to sign up upon arrival in order to receive the resort’s birthday gift.

Guests were pleasantly surprised and appreciated the gesture to celebrate this memorable day with the Aruba Marriott Resort.

The festivities will continue this week with an associate luncheon, press event and local customer appreciation event.

ORANJESTAD – Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba’s premier resort for romance, has launched a new Eco-Chic Aruba Wedding Experience for couples looking to go green on their big day. Bucuti has been committed to sustainable tourism for more than 25 years and has incorporated both environmentally friendly and locally influenced elements into its Eco-Chic Aruba Wedding Experience including:

•A location on one of the “Dream Beaches of the World” that provides spectacular scenery, reducing the need for air conditioning and lighting
•A ceremony and reception at the same location, or within close proximity to limit travel impact and expenses. If the distance between venues is too great to walk, earth-friendly options can be arranged. A horse drawn carriage is efficient, romantic and it doesn’t burn gas. Group transportation can also be arranged.
•Locally inspired décor including centerpieces made from recycled wine bottles and indigenous flowers or cacti in terra cotta pots
•Do it yourself (DIY) indigenous favors such as handmade boxes tied with palm leaves
•Reception menus including locally produced, grown and organically prepared food; authentic local dishes can also be incorporated
•Authentic Aruban entertainment such as a renowned steel pan player, Aruban waltz dancers and a crank operated piano known as Kah’I Orgel or a Tingilingi Box
•Traditional Aruban wedding favors like the “Bolo Preto” or “Black Cake” which is similar to a groom’s fruit cake
•Programs and place cards printed using recycled paper and non-toxic ink
•Palm leaf confetti instead of rice, which can be harmful to wildlife
Brides and grooms can rest assured that they have minimized the carbon footprint of their nuptials by choosing one of the greenest resorts in the Caribbean for themselves and their guests. Bucuti has an exhaustive amount of water and energy saving practices in place, sponsors several local environmental groups and has been certified Green Globe 21 since 2000 and ISO 14001 since 2003. Click here for a full list of environmental initiatives.

“At Bucuti, we are passionate about preserving the environment so we can share our spectacular island with brides and grooms well into the future,” said owner and CEO Ewald Biemans. “We look forward to many new couples immersing themselves in the natural beauty of Aruba through the Eco-Chic Aruba Wedding Experience.”
For more information on the Eco-Chic Aruba Wedding Experience, couples can contact Bucuti’s in-house wedding coordinator Nashette Wouters at weddings@bucuti.com. Nashette is trained by the Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants and holds one of the highest distinctions in the industry as a Beverly Clark Certified Wedding Professional. Weddings start at $920.

ORANJESTAD – Na Casa Del Mar recientemente a honra e pareha Sr. Jack y Sra. Jeanette Keyser como Embahador di Bon Bolundad di nos isla. E feliz pareha Sr. Jack y Sra. Jeanette Keyser ta procedente di New Jersey. E pareha tin 22 aña consecutivo ta bishitando nos isla. E pareha a splica cu nan ta encanta cu nos hende nan cariñoso, e dushi temperatura di awa y nos bonita beachnan di santo blanco, Sr. Castro Perez, representante di ATA a haci e presentacion di e certificadonan correspondiente y alavez a gradici e bishitantenan pa nan lealtad y aprecio demostra na nos dushi isla Aruba. Presente na e occasion special aki tabata Sra. Xiomara Morris, activities coordinator cu tambe a expresa palabra di agradecimento y a obseqia e pareha un regalo den nomber di gerencia di Casa Del Mar Beach Resort.

ORANJESTAD – Amazonia Churrascaria a caba di introduci un descuento pa hende grandi, pidiendo e productor deportivo dinamico Cadochi Kock, di ATV Canal 15, afilia cu NBC, pa bira e vocero di e promocion bou di e lema “60 Never Tasted So Good.”

Gerente General di e Restaurant Hubert Solagnier ta splica cu cualkier bishitante ariba di 60 aña, identificacion valido rekeri, ta paga solamente 50% di e prijs di un cena completo, cual no por wordo combina cu cualkier otro oferta.

Hendenan grandi, e ta agrega, ta invita pa purba 16 different preparacion di carni cushina riba candela, incluyendo carni, porco, carne y galiña, complimenta pa un bar di salada di 40 articulo y acompañantenan signatura, of purba e restaurant su menu A La Carte nobo, garantisa pa satisface tur apetit y cualkier presupuesto.

Habri di Dialuna pa Diasabra di 6 p.m. pa 11 p.m. y Diadomingo di 4 p.m. pa 11 p.m., Amazonia Churrascaria ta haci e posibilidad di un cena familiar posibel pa un prijs rasonabel, treciendo un multitud di generacionnan hunto.

ORANJESTAD -Recientemente Julie Rice di Minnesota, USA a ser honra na Paradise Beach Villas door di Aruba Tourism Authority como Bishitante Distingui pa e hecho di ta bishitando nos isla pa mas di 11 anja consecutivo. Ms. Rice a ser honra pa Aruba Tourism Authority den representacion di Sr. Francis Jacobs, Relacionista Publico di ATA conhuntamente cu Bianca Ali, Members Relations Manager y Silvia Añez, Waiter di dicho resort. Sr. Jacobs a jama e personan aki bon bini un biaha mas akin a Arubai un bon bini oficialmente den nomber di Gobierno di Aruba, den e famia Arubano. Segun Julie Rice e motibonan cu e ta bishitando Aruba asina tanto anja ta: Nos clima, nos santo blanco, nos lama, nos hendenan y Aruba ta dushi pa bishita. Pabien na Julie Rice y deseando e hopi anja mas bishitando su dushi isla Aruba.

ORANJESTAD – Recientemente Aruba Tourism Authority a honra Sr. y Sra. Mathew y Linda Gros di New Jersey na Aruba Divi Phoenix Beach Resort como Embahador di Bon Boluntad di Aruba pa e motibo di ta bishitando no isla pa mas di 20 anja consecutivo. E promer anja cu Sr. y Sra. Gros a bin Aruba tabata exactamente na anja 1990 y desde e dia aki nan a enamora di nos isla. Aruba Tourism Authority den presencia di Francis Jacobs, Relacionista Publico a honra e pareha na dicho resort den presencia di Shakira Lewis y Ariel Culley, Activities Coordinators. Presente na e acto official y celebracion tambe tabata hunto cu e pareha famia y amigonan: James Torres, Steve Kotik, Sam Phillips, Kavin Dooley, Amy Dowers y Laura Gangwrap.Sr. Jacobs a haci e acto oficial de nomber di Gobierno di Aruba y alavez a gradicinan pa e lealtad demostra pa 20 anja biniendo Aruba. Na mes momento e pareha a declara na Sr. Jacobs cu e motibonan mas principal di nan lealtad na Aruba asina tanto anja ta: nos clima perfecto, nos beachnan y nos hendenan. Sr. y Sra. Gros tabata sumamente content durante e ceremonia y e celebracion bon coordina porcierto pa gerencia di Aruba Divi Phoenix Beach Resort.