Official Travel News from Aruba

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts Introduces Eco-Chic Weddings

Category Hotels, Lifestyle     Date Thursday, July 29th, 2010

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. …

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Aruba Birdlife Conservation Visits Governor

Category General News     Date Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Recently, Aruba Birdlife Conservation visited the Governor of Aruba, Mr. Fredis Refunjol. The Governor was informed of the role the foundation intends to play for preservation and conservation of Aruba’s nature in general and more specifically for the wild birds in and around Aruba. The foundation has consistently been receiving signals from the Aruban community that the numbers of birds on the island are rapidly decreasing.

The foundation intends to make efforts to assure enforcement of legislation to prevent further structural damage to Aruba’s nature.
During the visit, Greg Peterson, chairman of Aruba Birdlife Conservation, presented the Governor with three bird photos on canvas, intended to decorate the meeting room of the …

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Red Sail Sports Introduces New and Exciting Sailing Experience “Caribbean Sail”

Category Cuisine, Entertainment, Happenings     Date Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Caribbean sail offers a two hour sunset experience with open bar and Caribbean buffet menu every Tuesday.

The menu  consists of:  Caribbean rice, Grouper in Creole sauce, Keshi Yena, rosemary potatoes, curry chicken, corn on the cob, fried plantains and for desert pineapple coconut cake.

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Enliven Your Aruba Vacation with an Extraordinary Dinner Show at Zissles!

Category Entertainment, Happenings     Date Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Congratulations to Zissles, introducing a new and exciting entertainment/dining concept to Aruba! Enjoy a three-course gourmet dinner prepared by a masterful chef, served in style in a trendy nightclub. D’Licious treats guests to a two-hour journey through different musical eras; it is a spectacular stage production enhanced by professional direction, amazing costumes and choreography, talented international performers, and an extraordinary range of lighting and audio-visual effects. D’Licious combines the grandeur of the former Moulin Rouge with the allure of international superstars.

On Sundays through Fridays, Zissles brings to the stage this enthralling live show and later morphs into a sizzling nightclub. …

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Delta Airlines Expands Service to Aruba – La Guardia to Receive Additional Weekly Service in the Winter Season

Category Airlines     Date Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) has received word from Delta Airlines that as of December 18, 2010 through April 30, 2011, air service to Aruba will be expanded with weekly service from La Guardia airport. Service will be on Saturdays only and Delta plans to utilize B737-800 aircraft comfortably seating 16 passengers in business and 144 in economy. The flights will conveniently leave New York’s La Guardia airport at 10:36 in the morning and arrive in Aruba at 17:30 in the late afternoon.

Delta Airlines expansion of service into Aruba underscores AAA’s (Aruba Airport Authority) focus on diversification within our gateways and AAA believes that Delta’s service perfectly compliments Continental Airlines’s service from …

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Aruba Marriott Earns Fodor’s Choice 2010 Distinction

Category Hotels     Date Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino has been recognized by Fodor’s Travel, the foremost name in travel publishing, as a 2010 Fodor’s Choice selection. This distinction represents a remarkable achievement and recognizes The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino as a leader in its field for service, quality, and value in the 2010 year.

Since 1988, Fodor’s Travel has been awarding the Fodor’s Choice distinction to only the very best hotels, restaurants and attractions around the world. Every year, Fodor’s writers experience, examine and evaluate thousands of hotels, restaurants and attractions in their travels across the globe. While every business included in a Fodor’s guide is deemed worth a traveler’s time, …

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Celebrating Love with Marriage at Tierra del Sol

Category Lifestyle     Date Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Mike Mohamadi & Cathy Campesi celebrated their love for one another with the exchange of wedding rings symbolizing a circle with no ending and vows of love for one another forever and ever. The celebration was officiated by Rev. Robert Gibson and coordinated by Indira Maduro of Aruba Fairy Tales in the Garden of Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa and Country Club for an intimate ceremony with family and friends.

After the exchange of rings, vows and lots of first kisses, Cathy and Mike continued with a fabulous cocktail party, a romantic photo shoot, then an exquisite dinner and champagne toast followed by dancing at Ventanas del Mar in the Tiera del …

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If Profitable, Aruba Refinery to Restart in September

Category Business     Date Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Valero Energy Corp plans to restart its shut 235,000 barrel per day (bpd) Aruba refinery in September after completing an overhaul currently underway and if the plant can operate at a profit, Chief Executive Bill Klesse said in a statement this week. “When complete in September, this work will provide us the option to resume operations at the Aruba refinery if conditions are profitable and will enhance strategic alternatives for the refinery,” Klesse said. Valero had idled its Aruba refinery and sold off another plant in Delaware as it dealt with a string of quarterly losses.

In order to continue satisfying the nitrogen demand of refinery units and comply with quality, reliability …

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Folkert and Mark Win Café the Plaza Poule

Category Cuisine, Entertainment     Date Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

During the World Cup, Café the Plaza organized the popular “Plaza Poule.” As the big Johan Cruyff once said, “Football is a mind game.” It is hard to predict which team would be the next World Champion. Would it be the big teams like Argentina, Brazil, Italy or England? Or the last World Cup winner Italy? Those questions where spinning around in the minds of all the 35 participants of this year.

The competition between the participants was close until the last day – the big final between Netherlands and Spain. Most of the participants were watching the final together with around 2000 other guests on the …

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Aruba 1 Seals Their 2nd Consecutive Title in the “Latino Americano Senior Division” Baseball Games

Category Sports in Aruba     Date Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Saturday afternoon, Nadi Croes/Crismo Angela Ballpark was jam packed with thousands of baseball fans who arrived early at the stadium to witness the final between Aruba 1 & Puerto Rico in the ”Latino Americano” baseball games. Both teams played an exciting game till the end of the last inning.
In the first inning Puerto Rico took control of the game and placed two runners on base, but Aruba’s Duinkerk came out good with his excellent pitching. It has to be said that pitchers Shawn Duinkerk, who opened up the game & Abarham Taveraz, who relieved him, did an excellent job on the hill leaving the Puerto Rico hitters only guessing …

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