ORANJESTAD – Durante e bishita di Minister Otmar Oduber na Colombia, el a logra yega na un letter of intent cu tanto PGA Latin Tours y Pacifico Rubiales Energy caminda cu ta haci posibel cu pa promer biaha na Aruba den luna di maart lo tin e evento di PGA Nationwide. Aruba lo ta e ultimo stop promer cu e final cu ta tuma lugar na Merca.
Ta trata aki di mas o menos 200 hungador internacional cu lo bin hunga riba tereno di Proam na Aruba.
Mester bisa cu pa varios aña a purba di logra un tipo di evento asina, pero debi na e costo sumamente halto di dje no a logra. Awor danki na entre otro e conversacionnan sumamente positivo cu Minister Otmar Oduber tabatin cu presidente di Pacifico Rubiales na Colombia, Sr. Arata, caminda a logra convencenan, a yega na un letter of intent caminda cu practicamente nan lo bay ta e sponsor mayor di e evento aki na Aruba. Esaki a haci posibel cu por a firma cu Sportlink cu ta e representante di PGA Latin Tour.
“Esaki ta un proyecto di mas o menos 1 miyon dollar total. Aruba su participacion den esaki lo ta di 250 mil dollar. E return on investment cu ta wordo calcula riba un proyecto asina aki ta impagabel si bo mira e cantidad di transmisionnan cu ta bay tin a traves di television, internet, prensa internacional cu lo ta na Aruba pa cubri esaki”, segun palabranan di Minister Oduber.
A logra conversa tambe cu representante di Sportlink cu tanto na Colombia como na Chile cu ta e dos paisnan cu nan lo pasa promer cu nan yega Aruba, nos lo haya cobertura completo.

ORANJESTAD -Durante conferencia di prensa Minister di Turismo, Otmar Oduber a anuncia e cifranan di turismo pa e promer 6 lunanan di aña, cual ta mustra un crecemento di 2.6% compara cu aña anterior pa loke ta trata e cantidad di turista cu ta bishita nos isla. E cifranan aki ta basa riba iformacionnan di Radex, SIAD, Banco Central y Oficina Central di Estadistica
Esaki ta encera cu nos a ricibi aproximadamente 10 mil turista adicional compara cu e promer 6 lunanan di 2009.
Na januari nos a conoce un crecemento di 3.1%, na februari un crecemento di 0.9%, na maart un crecemento di 14.5%, na april un caida di 3.4%, na mei un aumento di 4.7% y na juni un caida di 4.7%. Esaki ta duna un total pa e promer 6 lunanan di 2.6%.
E roomtax cu Gobierno a cobra den e promer semester di 2010 a aumenta cu 11%, cu ta mas o menos 2.4 miyon florin adicional.
Pa loke ta trata e tourist receipt (placa gasta dor di turista na Aruba) di januari pa juni esaki a aumenta cu 1.1% ( cu 90% di e analisis haci). E unico parti cu falta akinan ta e foreign banks account, cual unico efecto cu por tin ta un aumento.
E Avarage Daily Room Rate (ADR) pa e promer 3 lunanan di 2010 (falta ainda e rapport di e siguiente kwartal) a aumenta cu 2.3% di 227.74 dollar pa 233.13 dollar. Mescos por mira den e Revpar (revenue per available room) caminda den e promer kwartal di aña a experiensa un aumento di 9.8%, di 174.54 na 2009 pa 191.54 dollar na 2010.
E occupancy tambe ta mustra un aumento di 6.8%.
Pa Minister Otmar Oduber e cifranan aki ta sumamente positivo mirando e recesion y desaroyo pa loke ta trata e influencianan economico cu ainda nos ta sintiendo efectonan di dje, pero tambe mirando e maneho y consecuencianan politico y economico den e diferente paisnan caminda Aruba ta activo.
Mas aleu Minister di Turismo ta bisa cu a pesar cu e cifranan ta modera si compara nos desaroyo cu e region, Aruba ta bon para na e momentonan aki. Mirando cifranan di CTO (Caribbean Tourism Organisation), Aruba den tur categoria ta haciendo un mihor papel pa loke ta trata cantidad di bishitantenan, ADR, Revpar y hasta e placa cu turista ta gasta na nos isla.
“Mi ta kere cu e resultadonan aki ta refleho di e bon relacion cu tin na e momentonan aki entre oficina di turismo, AHATA, nos partnernan den exterior, pero tambe consecuencia di e diferente maniobranan fuera de lo comun, esta ‘gorilla marketing’ of ‘below the line’”.

ORANJESTAD – Several Aruba resort properties are offering spa packages in conjunction with guest stays.

Radisson Aruba Resort’s “Spa Indulgence Package” features accommodations for two for seven nights, a welcome martini and five spa treatments per person which can also be substituted for rounds of golf.

The resort’s Larimar Spa features four signature treatments incorporating aloe, black beach stones, Palmera rum and Seroe quartz crystals — all indigenous to Aruba. Packages begin at $2,700 for seven nights, double occupancy.

The Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino is offering an “Amour Package” featuring a bottle of champagne and chocolate-covered strawberries upon arrival, a 50-minute couples massage at the resort’s Stillwater Spa, daily breakfast for two, and dinner for two at Footprints Restaurant on the beach. The package starts at $1,590 for four days.

The Renaissance Aruba is offering an “All-Inclusive Package” featuring a 15 percent discount at the resort’s Okeanos Spa, whose aloe-centric treatments utilize one of Aruba’s most signature natural resources. The package starts at $367 per night double occupancy, and includes unlimited beverages; daily breakfast, lunch and dinner at Renaissance-operated outlets; and a casino match play coupon of $10 per adult, per stay.

ORANJESTAD – Antoinette Van den Berg has been named Director of Sales and Marketing of the Aruba Marriott Resort and Stellaris Casino.

A member of the Aruba Marriott team since 2005, Van den Berg brings luxury experience, deep familiarization with Marriott and great enthusiasm to her new position.

In her new post, she will oversee and implement all ECommerce, marketing and public relations initiatives, as well as transient and group sales. Van den Berg was most recently Director of Sales for the Aruba Marriott, having joined the team in 2005 as a Senior Sales Manager.

Prior to that, Van den Berg held various positions in Aruba’s hospitality industry including Assistant Restaurant Manager for The Mill Restaurant, Latin America Groups and Transient Sales Manager for the Aruba Sonesta Resort and Senior Manager of International Sales for De Palm Tours in Aruba. Van den Berg began her career in the hospitality industry as the Sales Manager for the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & Casino.

ORANJESTAD/LONDON-The fourth and largest-ever UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at World Travel Market will, for the first time, conclude with a Statement of Intent outlining the future direction of the travel and tourism industry. The country tourism ministers attending this year’s Nov. 9 summit — Shaping a Stronger Travel and Tourism Industry; Governance and business models for the future — will agree on their plan and direction for the industry for the next 12 months.

It will be the first time global travel ministers agree on a set of actions and principles for the future of the industry. The UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM is poised to be the largest ever, surpassing last year’s record of 147 ministers and aides.

The ministers and aides will be joined by senior business leaders from the industry to help agree the future direction for travel and tourism. Last year, private sector speakers included Thomas Cook Chief Executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa. Also for the first time this year, World Travel Market will host the WTM Ministerial Evening at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.

The exclusive evening will host tourism ministers and senior aides from around the world and will offer entertainment from a leading London West End musical production. The UNWTO Ministers’ Summit at WTM takes place at ExCeL, London on Tuesday, Nov. 9.

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 -Heden 28 juli 2010 heeft Z.E. de Gouverneur van Aruba de welbekende Arubaanse zanger Jossy Brokke, Jr. ontvangen, in het kader van zijn 50 jarige viering in de muziekwereld.

Tijdens zijn bezoek heeft de heer Brokke de Gouverneur een DVD aangeboden van zijn meest succesvolle liederen gedurende deze 50 jaren.

ORANJESTAD – Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) a ricibi informacion for di Delta Airlines cu desde 18 di December, 2010 pa 30 di April 2011, e servicio aereo pa Aruba lo wordo expandi cu servicio semanal for di aeropuerto La Guardia. E servicio aki lo ta riba diasabra solamente y Delta ta plania pa usa avionnan tipo B737-800 cu comodamente ta acomoda 16 pasahero den business class y 144 den economy class. E buelonan lo sali for di New York su aeropuerto La Guardia 10:36 di mainta y lo yega Aruba 5:30 di atardi.
Delta Airlines su expanshon di servicio pa Aruba ta cuadra cu AAA su enfoke riba diversificashon den nos gatewaynan y AAA ta kere cu e servicio di Delta ta complimenta Continental Airlines su servicio for di La Guardia. Continental ta usa e mesun tipo di avionnan y ta yega 1:19 di merdia.
“Nos ta contento cu e aumento di Delta Airlines su compromiso pa Aruba. New York ta un mercado hopi importante pa e destinacion y servicio for di tur 3 aeropuerto ta vital pa e exito den e area Noreste” asina Peter Steinmetz, Managing Director di AAA a bisa. “Nos ta spera anciosamente pa yama bonbini na e prome di varios buelo for di La Guardia door di Delta Airlines

ORANJESTAD – Despues di cu a sere varios aña pasa porfin awor por mira cu trabaonan di reparacion a inicia na e post di strandpolitie na Palm Beach e sitio aki ta un estrategico pa polis di strand pero cu a ser sera pa trabaonan di reparacion. E paso aki aunke a tarda hopi e ta inspira confiansa cu lo tin seguridad mas cerca y frecuente den e area hotelero. Awor ta camaranan di seguridad mester instala na algun punto strategico y si algun hotel yuda tambe poniendo “feed” (suministro) di nan camara di seguridad exterior por yuda pa asina combati criminalidad den e area hotelero.

ORANJESTAD/KRALENDIJK -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.