ORANJESTAD – Recientemente Aruba Tourism Authority den presencia di Francis Jacobs, Relacionista Publico a honra Sr. Albert Quattrochi di Rindge, New Hampshire y Sra. June Fulton di South Weymouth, Massachusetts como Bishitante Distingui ja cu nan ta bishitando Aruba pa mas di 10 anja consecutivo. Pa ta exacto Sr. Quattrochi ta biniendo 16 anja consecutivo y Sra. Fulton 15 anja consectivo. Segun Sr. Quattrochi e la conose Sra. June 15 anja pasa na Caribbean Palm Village y di e tempo ey nan tin contacto cu otro. Sr. Jacobs a haci e acto oficial de nomber di Gobierno di Aruba y alavez a gradicinan pa e lealtad y amor demostra asina tanto anja di ta biniendo Aruba y na nos comunidad. Na mes momento. Segun e bishitantenan cu e motibonan mas principal di nan lealtad na Aruba asina tanto anja ta: Pa haci compras, relaja, water sports, cuminda,nos hendenan amabel, y nos clima. ATA y Francis Jacobs kier a felicita e bishitantenan, mas ainda bishitantenan cu a demostra fieldad y lealtad asina hopi anja na nos pais y nos hendenan. Pabien, hopi pabien!

ORANJESTAD/HOUSTON – TravelClick has teamed with Mobiata, the developer of today’s best-selling mobile travel applications, to launch a new free mobile application called StayHIP. The partnership combines mobile app design from Mobiata with hotel search expertise and booking technology from TravelClick to create an app designed exclusively for a niche community of travelers.

The first bookable app for boutique hotels, StayHIP caters to travelers who want to search for and book a more stylish or chic hotel stay experience. It features hundreds of hotels across more than 170 cities in 45 countries worldwide and is available for free download to Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as Google’s Android.

With a sleek, engaging, ultra-friendly interface, StayHIP offers mobile guests multiple ways to search for the coolest, chicest, most unique hotels in the world, including search by city name, price, or keyword (for example, “contemporary, luxurious, urban”). And for exceptional convenience, the “Hotels Near Me” feature on StayHIP instantly finds the nearest boutique hotels using guests’ GPS location.

Each hotel listing features property details, including a description, photo gallery with images viewable at full screen with one touch, as well as streaming video. StayHIP users can also choose to view rates, room types, and availability — all accessed in real-time directly in the application.

When a guest decides to book a stay, the booking is completed 100 percent within the application. Email confirmations are sent based on the user’s personal contact information. Guests have the option to quickly share their booking information with friends on Facebook and Twitter.

ORANJESTAD – With family vacations leading travel growth in 2010, the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives provide the ideal setting for creating family vacation memories that can last a lifetime.

Mom and Dad, the kids and even the grandparents will discover plenty of activities and opportunities to share unforgettable moments and experiences at these two adjacent beachfront properties.

The Divi Aruba and the Tamarijn Aruba feature a wide variety of dining and activity choices to ensure that each and every family member can enjoy themselves. Offering guests the full use of all the services, facilities and amenities of both resorts when staying at either one, there are plenty of options to suit everyone’s preferences. Plus, the properties are located adjacent to each other along a stretch of sandy beach, so nothing is ever more than a few steps away.

The little ones might like one of the many available beach and water sports activities, while teens might want to try scaling the 30-foot outdoor rock climbing wall on the beach at the Divi Winds Sports Center. Dad can go sunfish sailing or work out in the air-conditioned, oceanfront fitness center. Moms might always fondly remember their quiet time relaxing on the beach with a favorite book or taking a dance lesson, while grandparents traveling with the family might prefer to take the casino games master class, go on a bike tour or try their hands at arts and crafts so they can bring home a souvenir of the trip.

In addition to all the things each family member can do on their own, there are just as many choices to entertain the whole group together that they will reminisce over for years to come. Since dinner is traditionally when families gather together, the choice of 9 dining outlets allows for them to frequent a favorite or try them all. The nightly entertainment ranges from dance shows and live music to Karaoke and more, so there’s amusement for all ages. Or, the adults can swap stories over a cocktail together at one of properties’ bars and lounges.

For even more value, book the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive Family Package, which is now offered year-round at both properties! With this package, as many as 2 children up to age 17 can stay, play and eat FREE ALL INCLUSIVE year-round when sharing a room with two paying adults. Also included are guaranteed oceanfront accommodations with a spacious patio or balcony and the use of the Children’s Camp for kids ages 5-12 from Monday through Friday, which offers plenty to keep the kids busy such as scavenger hunts, pool and beach games, face painting, Papiamento lessons, snacks, movies and more.

No matter how a family likes to spend their vacation, there are plenty of options for tranquility or carefree fun available all inclusive, making the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba a parent’s natural choice for a great family getaway that creates memorable experiences.

Located just thirty minutes from the airport and five minutes from Aruba’s capital city, Oranjestad, the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive resorts are set on beautiful Druif Beach, with a shopping arcade and the Alhambra Casino nearby. Guests staying at either the AAA 3-Diamond Divi Aruba or the adjacent, oceanfront Tamarijn Aruba have use of all facilities and services of both properties.

All stays at the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba include all meals and snacks at a choice of nine dining options, unlimited beverages at seven bars, the use of three freshwater pools, a wide range of activities including non-motorized water sports and nightly entertainment. In addition, all guests may use the well-equipped Divi Winds Sports Center, which features a 30-foot outdoor rock climbing wall on the beach. All guestrooms now have flat screen TVs as well as brand new mattresses and bedding with super-soft pillow tops, duvets and extra pillows.

ORANJESTAD — Na Playa Linda Beach Resort recientemente Aruba Tourism Authority a nombra un grupo di turista como Embahador di Bon Boluntad y Bishitante Distingui. E siguiente bishitante nan a wordo reconoci como Embahador di Bon Boluntad y nan ta: E promer pareha cu tin mas hopi aña ta bishita nos isla ta: Sr. Joseph y Sra. Doris Allen cu ta procedente di Massachusetts y nan a cumpli 25 aña consecutivo ta bishita nos isla. E pareha Sr. Carl y Sra. Linda Castaldo for di New Jersey a hasi 23 aña consecutivo cu nan ta bishita Aruba. Despues ta sigui Sra. Jeanne Lavey di Massacusets cu tin 22 aña consecutivo ta bishita nos isla. Tambe e pareha for di New Jersey cu ta Sr. Henry y Sra. Toby Schafer tin 21 aña consecutivo ta bishita nos isla. Finalmente e ultimo pareha Embahador di Bon Boluntad tabata Sr. Edmund y Sra. Suzanne Spadaccino cu ta prodecente di Pennsylvania.Tur e bishitante a keda masha contento cu nan reconocimento di a wordo nombra Embahador di Bon Boluntad y nan a expresa cu e rasonnan principal pa bishita nos isla ta: Pa Aruba su hende nan cariñoso, e bonita beachnan, e dushi clima, seguridad y e staff di Playa Linda Beach Resort. E siguiente bishitante nan a ser nombra Bishitante Distingui pa motibo cu tin mas di 10 aña consecutivo ta bishita nos isla. Nan ta e siguiente pareha Sr.Joseph y Sra. Stacey Dragon for di Pennsylvania y tambe Sr. Robert y Sra. Donna Conklin tambe di Pennsylvania. Ambos pareha a comenta cu nan motibo nan principal pa bishita Aruba ta pa e dushi clima, e isla ta limpi y bonita, bon reputación, seguridad y amistad cu nan ta hasi durante nan vacacion. Na e ocasion special aki Sr.Castro Perez, representante di ATA a duna un discurso pa gradici e bishitantenan pa nan lealtad y aprecio demostra na nos isla, esaki tabata presencia di concierge di Playa Linda Beach Resort.

ORANJESTAD- Recientemente www.arubasuturismo.com a bishita e docente y escritor Evert Bongers na su cas na Spaanslagoenweg.
Esaki ta relaciona cu e buki interesante cu ela pone na disponibilidad di mundo tocante Aruba su Turismo. E buki ta titula Creating One Happy Island The Story of Aruba’s Tourism by Evert Bongers. A tuma Sr. Bongers algun tempo pa jega na lanza e buki aki riba mercado. E buki ta completamente na Ingles y ta illustra cu masha hopi informacion di historia y desaroyo di Aruba su Turismo y tambe hopi foto y estadistica interesante, en particular pa publico y tambe pa studiantenan cu kier profundisa den e topico aki.
Evert Bongers ademas a entrevista algun pioneronan di e industria turistico di Aruba, pa menciona entre otro Sr.Oscar Henriquez ex-gezaghebber di Territorio Inular di Aruba, Sr. Rory Arends ex-director Toeristenbureau na Aruba, Sr. Eduardo de Veer di Meta Corp.,Sr. Micheal Kuiperie ex-deputado di Turismo y varios personahenan mas.
E buki aki ta obtenibel na tur libreria y giftshop na hotelnan y na bong@setarnet.aw .Tambe por bishita e website www.arubadiaruba.aw pa mas informacion.
Nos pabien na Sr. Evert Bongers kende un biaha mas a duna un gran aporte na historia di Aruba.

SAN NICOLAS – Den un entrevista cu www.arubasuturismo.com a sostene cu sr. Roland Peterson Presidente di San Nicolas Businnes Association, ela duna di conoce cu nan ta contento cu tin dos anochi di e festival ta tuma lugar na San Nicolas.
Ademas ela accentua e festival aki pa San Nicolas ta masha importante y tabatin vartios reunion y tambe ta dunando un man na e actividad.
Situacion na San Nicolas no ta bon actualmente, y comercio a perde 70% di entrada y algo mester sosode na San Nicolas pa trece mas comercio.
San Nicolas Businnes Association constantemente ta den contacto cu Gobierno y Banconan pa trece incentivonan pa establece na San Nicolas.
Cada biaha ora bin cu plan, mester bin cu algo cu ta atractivo pa establece.
Por aprecia un entrevista via video cu nos a sostene cu Sr. Roland Peterson.

ORANJESTAD/BRIDGETOWN -A look at the 11th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development Climate changes with its subsequent disasters, growing unemployment, rising sea levels, crime, The “me” vs. “us” attitude, service vs. servitude mentality, noncooperation between private/public sectors, inequities in financial compensation were all opened for discussion on the tranquil island of Barbados. Regional and international experts opened the forum for a transparent evaluation of the realities now facing the Caribbean region. Issues in the past previously swept under the rug now have to be acknowledged, assimilated and dealt with.

John Tourtellot, the father of the term, “GeoTourism” led off with the multitude of changes taking place in the tourism sector, recognizing and responding to an ever changing market, where one caters not only to the basic ego-tourist but also to the total immersion type, interested in the heritage, culture, geography, architecture and people of the Caribbean. Maximizing economic benefits while sustaining local economies, preserving natural resources and opening niche markets will be the goals. Educating locals in the “service model” will be mandatory in facilitating a “win win” relationship.

“Canadians are poised for travel to the Caribbean” with a strong Canadian dollar, a post recession mindset and an educated, older, wealthier and more culturally oriented tourist noted Mary Mahon Jones. Recruitment of young locals to work in the tourist industry is essential to alleviate unemployment and diminish crime. Dr. Keith Nurse discussed “Brand Media” (Festivals) as an effective way for revenue sharing, benefiting the tourism chain from locals to airlines.

Requirements for “sustainable tourism” has been streamlined from more than 4,500 to 37, focusing on global standards rather than regional says Erika Harms of the Tourism Sustainability Council, a UN foundation. An international group backed by the UN Foundation, World Bank, UNEP and others will aid in increasing funding and investment for the Sustainable Investment and Finance in Tourism (SIFT). The Green Revolution is now being adopted by giants, GE, BMW, Walmart, Dupont, McDonalds and many others according to Andy Dumaine, Director of Shrinkingfootprint. Innovative methods for fishery conservation have been adopted by Turks and Caicos, eliminating lobsters from restaurant menus during low seasons along with other measures. Evidence based documentation of climate changes is essential for governments to accept and initiate countermeasures. Rising sea levels in the northern Caribbean are expected to be 25 percent higher than elsewhere globally.

Secretary General of CTO, Hugh Riley noted it’s about “Facts and Actions”, while all elements cannot be immediately alleviated, at least “every delegate left with some notion of what they can do to promote sustainable tourism.” This conference “drove home” the immense tasks facing the Caribbean and the challenges that lay ahead to maintain a viable industry.

Eagle Beach – Un fiesta di lunch cu tremendo catering a wordo organisa na honor di e ganadornan di Asociado di Luna pa e lunanan di Januari, Februari, Maart y April di 2010, na e Captain’s Table Restaurant.

E encuentra e enfoca riba y elogia e asociadonan cu a sobresali riba tur e otronan, durante e prome cuartal di e anja.

Virginia De Lange di e Departamento di Housekeeping a wordo elogia pa su actitud consistente y positivo, ya cu su amor pa e hotel y su huespetnan semper ta refleha su mes den e calidad di servicio cu e ta duna. Miguel Rasmijn di e Departamento di Engineering a wordo elogia pa su trabou, conocemento y sabiduria, y pa su boluntad, cual semper ta presente, pa resolve tur reto cu ta presenta nan mes. Miguel, kende no tabata por ta presente, a wordo representa pa un colega di su departamento.

Miguel su colega di e Departamento di Engineering Errel Tromp tabata e ganador pa Maart, y el a wordo elogia pa su tratamento puntual y preciso di tur tarea, grandi y chikito, y pa su nivel di cooperacion inter-departamental.

Eleucadia Croes di e departamento di Food & Beverage, tabata distingui pa April pa su trabou balente na e Islander’s Grill, mientras cu e ta traha su so tras di e range. Su coleganan di e cushina general tambe tabata presente pa celebra na un manera spontaneo su logro y duna Eleucadia pabien pa e honor, na e momento cu e bon noticia a yega nan oreanan.

E ganadora pa Supervisor di e Prome Semester tabata Mildred Clemencia, un perfeccionista super organisa for di e Departamento di Recursonan Humano, y kende ta tene e informacion di payroll den top estado y su departamento ta core manera un holoshi.

E Ekipo Ganador pa e Prome Semester tabata e Departamento di Housekeeping, kende su miembronan Sionise Antoine, Margarita Tatis Cano, Yvonne Duncan, Susan Estanislao, Jorge Mestanza, Dolores Flores, Betty Ortiz, Magdalena Gomez, Carlos de la Cruz, Solange Enmanuel, Cynthia Headley, Yolanda Boekhoudt, a colabora den un manera sumamente unico pa sigura cu e cambernan na nan di tres piso semper ta cla prome cu tempo, yudando otro pa gana contra e holoshi y cubri tur area como un ekipo, y no como sernan individual.

Tambe aplaudi na final di e fiesta di lunch tabata e Ekipo di Eagle, cual ta encarga cu e promocion di miho comprondimento y un mehoracion den comunicacion na e resort. Nan a traha duro y ta sigui traha duro pa yega e skinanan mas leu, incluyendo tur asociado, teniendo nan na altura di eventonan actual y informa di tur noticia di e hotel.

ORANJESTAD – E programa excitante di e festival benidero di tres dia ta inclui exhibicionnan di arte, purbamentonan di biña y un evento di gala, titula Captura e Briyo di Champaña, riba diasabra, 5 di Juni, di 7:00 p.m. pa 12′or di anochi, cu e Chef Celebridad Nelson Mendez.

E anochi ta ofrece un menu exkisito di cinco plato crea pa e Chef naci na Venezuela, cual lo wordo acompaña pa champañanan di Moët & Chandon y Dom Pérignon.

Carchinan ta obtenibel na e concierge desk di Westin Aruba Resort durante e siman di e Festival di Biña, Cuminda & Arte pa $140 pa persona.

Capturando e Briyo di Champaña lo wordo sigui pa e Concierto di Sleepwalker, cual lo conta cu e guitarista local famoso Ernesto Ferro cu e compositor Mericano legendario, guitarista Johnny Farina, cu Durban Laverde, e ex-guitarista di Led Zeppelin riba baho y Aruba su mesun Hildward Croes riba keyboard, cu Jeremy Bonarriba riba percusion. Carchinan general di admision ta na benta na e porta, pa $35 pa persona.

Aruba Trading Company ta e sponsor orguyoso di e extravaganza culinario aki ya pa seis aña. Nicole Martina ta raporta cu e anochi elegante lo cuminsa cu un kelki di bon bini, M&C imperial, miho conoci como Mini Moet, y sigui cu Moet Imperial, Nectar Imperial, Rose Imperial y Dom Perignon sirbi cu e pasaboca.

Desde 1743, Moet & Chandon ta un di e trahadornan di champaña mas conoci na mundo, y un simbolo di placer y celebracion. E calidad di e bebida ta refleha e rikesa y diversidad di Champagne, e districto Frances fabuloso unda Moet & Chandon ta doño di e terenonan di biña mas grandi di Premier y Grand Cru.

Tocante Chef Mendez

Chef Mendez ta na mando di e cushina na Biarritz Bistro, den e centro di Caracas, na Centro Comercial Paseo Las Mercedes, un restaurant trendy y sofistica, cu lo pas perfectamente den e ambientenan di ciudadnan manera Londres of New York. Naci na Venezuela, e ta orguyoso di su raisnan indigeno, y ta miho conoci pa e tokenan Amazoniano di su menunan.

E chef ta un graduado di e Hospitality and Tourism, Isaac Newton Institute, y tabatin e oportunidad di por traha na e famoso Hotel Tamanaco, y e Ritz Hotel. El a desaroya su carera culinario mas leu ainda na e Caracas Hilton Hotel, y despues a bira un Instructor Profesor na e instituto culinario local.

E chef ta wordo credita cu e evolucion di cuminda Venezolano, combinando faboritonan regional y local cu tecnicanan di alta tecnologia. E ta participa regularmente den programanan di television, for di Londres pa Argentina. E ta un embahador pa bida largo di e cushina Amazoniano, cual ta un honor cu a sera duna na e chef pa e importante Chaine des Rotisseurs, esta e asosiacion gastronomico global.

Ramiro Raphael, Director di Catering & Servicionan di Reunion, na Westin Aruba Resort, ta raporta cu Mendez ta un tipo di chef sumamente diferente, famoso pa su aventuranan di fusion gastronomico, pero su menu pa dia 5 di Juni ta bait a sumamente delicioso y sigur lo cai na agrado di e amantenan di cuminda cu e gustonan mas fini.

ORANJESTAD-Interesante ta e workshop cu Ateliers ’89 ta organisando e siman aki cu e Historiador Arubiano Drs. Adi Martis E idioma lo ta Hulandes y Papiamento. E seminario aki ta uno a la Master Class y esaki ta uno tambe cu lo bo no tin cu perde.

DR. ADI MARTIS: DE TODO UN POCO

Redactando mi charlanan pa Ateliers‘89 mi a saca mi topiconan for di e sorto di themanan na cual mi a dedica mi mes ultimo añanan,. E resultado ta un serie hopi varia. Mi ta spera cu e lo ta na boso agrado.

18 mei: Kunst van het “Niet-Westen”: van Primitivisme tot Documenta XI
E serie lo cuminsa cu un charla tocante historia di evaluashon di arte no occidental. Mi lo papia entre otro tocante di obranan di artista europeo cu den fin di siglo diesnuebe y comienso di siglo binti a busca nan inspirashon den arte “primitivo” (entre otro tocante obra di Paul Gauguin, Picasso y Paul Klee), Outsider Art y Art Brut (Jean Dubuffet). Tambe lo mi elabora algun exposicion cu tabata importante pa nan evaluashon, por ehempel Documenta 11 na Kassel na anja 2002.

19 mei: Arte contemporaneo den Caribe I
Dos charla lo ta dedica na arte di Caribe. Esun di prome ta thematico. A base di algun thema cu nos por mira hopi den arte plastico di Caribe, mi lo elabora obranan di artistanan di entre otro Antillas Hulandes, Aruba, Barbados, Cuba, Surnam y Trinidad.

20 mei: Arte contemporaneo den Caribe II
E di dos charla di arte di Caribe lo ta dedica na desaroyonan recien na Antillas Hulandes, Aruba y Surnam.

21 mei: Fotografia y arte plastico
For di envento di fotografia de e prome cuarto di siglo diesnuebe tin un influencia mutuo di e medio nobo aki y e medionan tradicional di arte plastico. E historia ‘ki, for di siglo diesnuebe te awendia ta topico di e charla aki.

24 mei: Fotografia di guera
Fotografia documental ta un di e generonan di e medio cu ta wordo traha for di su envento. Cu algun ehempel di e Geura Civil Mericano, Prome y Segunda Guera Mundial, Guera Civil Spaño i Guera na Vietnam lo mi papia tocante fotografia di guera.

25 mei: Tecnica digital y arte plastico
Nos ta bibando den un “Post-Medium Condtion”, den cual artistanan plastico no ta mara na un medio mas. Tecnicanan digital ta den pleno atenshon. Den e charla ‘ki lo mi trata historia di computer y usamento di technica nobo digital den arte plastico, fotograffia, arte di video y arte cu ta usa internet.

26 mei: Cultura Visual
Como historiador di arte mi no ta dedica mi mes solamente na High Art, pero tambe na Cultura visual, na e manera cu sierto imahennan ta wordo usa den comunidad. Den mi penultimo charla lo mi demonstra e saki cu historia di jeans.

27 mei: Coda
Mi ultimo charla ta habri ainda. Lo mi duna un resumen y dependiendo di mi experensia lo mi trata algun topico.