‘Tis the Season to Stay Warm in Aruba with Special Holiday Travel Packages

Aruba Resorts Offer Discounts, Special Rates and All-Inclusive Packages to Entice Travellers this Holiday Season

Thinking of getting away for the holidays? Think Aruba. This holiday season, the Caribbean island with 90,000 friends you haven’t met yet, is offering travellers a sun-filled vacation with special holiday packages and deals. Aruba is welcoming the winter season with perfect year-round temperatures, world class beaches and special hotel rates and packages that will keep travellers warm as the temperatures start to drop at home. With a multitude of activities available for every traveller, Aruba is the ideal destination to enjoy your favorite sport, embark on a new adventure, discover the island’s natural sights or simply relax on one of its marvelous beaches.

Aruba and its hotel partners are offering the following special travel packages and deals for the holiday season:

• Bucuti Beach Resort is offering travellers a special White Christmas Romance Package this holiday season, which includes a Gardenview room for five nights, full American daily breakfast and a special “White Christmas” candlelight dinner for two with a champagne toast on the white sands of Eagle Beach. Guests can take their picture in Santa hats in front of the Bucuti Christmas tree on the beach, and indulge in a sweet chocolate holiday gift. This package is valid for travel December 15 - 26, 2009, and rates start from $250 per night, per couple with a five-night minimum. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.bucuti.com or call 1-888-4-BUCUTI. When booking, mention reference code “Christmas Dinner Special.”

• The Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is giving guests the gift of savings this holiday season, offering a 30 percent discount on resort stays from December 18, 2009 to January 3, 2010. Savings are available in all room categories, except Lanai rooms and suites. A minimum four-night stay is required and promo code “130″ must be provided at the time of booking in order to receive savings. The booking window is between October 12 and December 30, 2009. For reservations and more information, please visit www.caribbeanhi.com/aruba or call 1-800-HOLIDAY.

• The Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino is helping vacation early birds save big with a special booking rate for the holidays, offering travellers 30 percent off room rates. Travel between now and December 20, 2009. For information and reservations, visit www.renaissancearuba.com or call 1-800-421-8188. Use promotional code MVA when booking.

• The Occidental Grand Aruba is offering all-inclusive rates of up to 20 percent off during the holidays, valid on stays between December 24, 2009 and January 3, 2010. Occidental Hotels & Resorts vacations include unlimited meals and snacks, free-flowing drinks and plenty of sports to choose from. Supervised Kids Club and daily entertainment are also part of the package, as well as nightly shows and live entertainment. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.occidentalhotels.com or call 1-800-858-2258.

• The Westin Resort Aruba has added new á la carte dinner options to their Classic All-Inclusive Experience Package, which features accommodations; three meals a day; a $25 credit towards dining at Blossoms; wine, beer, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages by the glass; non-motorized water sports and access to the Westin WORKOUT fitness centre. Nightly rates start at $389 per room, based on double occupancy. Children ages four through 12 can be added to the room for an additional daily charge of $50, and teens ages 13 through 17 can be added for $75 per night. Rates are valid on travel now through December 18, 2009. For reservations or more information, visit www.westinaruba.com or call 1-877-782-0149.When booking, ask for rate plan “Classic.”

For more information about holiday travel to Aruba, please visit the official Aruba Tourism Authority Web site at www.aruba.com or call 1-800-TO-ARUBA.