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Turtle Nesting Season Officially Arrives at Eagle Beach and Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts in Aruba

Published on: Mar 21, 2011

Category: Accommodations
It is that time of year again when our favorite sea friends come to visit! Every year, sea turtles return to their natal beach in Aruba to nest between the months of March and September. Guests staying at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, one of the greenest resorts in the Caribbean, will have the opportunity to witness sea turtles nesting on Aruba’s Eagle Beach, consistently named one of the Caribbean′s top beaches.


AHATA Environmental Committee announces the 10th Aruba Annual Recycled Art Competition

Published on: Mar 21, 2011

Category: General

Annually, the Environmental Committee of the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association, AHATA, inspires students, employees and artists to collect discarded items and convert them into art.

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Aruba is celebrating its 35th anniversary of National Anthem and Flag day

Published on: Mar 17, 2011

Category: General

Dia di Himno y Bandera is the official holiday on which we celebrate the existence of our National Anthem “Aruba Dushi Tera” and our blue, yellow, red and white National Flag. This year it is a special celebration as we are commemorating the 35th anniversary we raised our flag for the first time.

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Special St. Patricks And Flag Day Menus At Champions Green Beer And Aruban Cuisine

Published on: Mar 16, 2011

Category: Restaurants

This Thursday and Friday March 17 and 18, 2011 are special holidays celebrated in Aruba and Champions is no exception. For Thursday March 17th St. Patrick’s Day, Champions serves Balashi special Green Beer at $5.75 for 12oz and $7.75 for 16oz and the special Aruban Green Dublin cocktail at $9.00. For lunch and dinner Champions offers a special Irish “corned beef sandwich” served with French fries and cole slaw for $13.00.

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Aqua Grill is a vacation tradition

Published on: Mar 16, 2011

Category: General
Timeshare owners from Costa Linda, Mickey and Peggy Ruben and Janeen and Rocky Hughes, have been traveling from South Carolina to Aruba for a dozen years now.  Over the years the couples have tried many of Aruba’s great restaurants, and now have a “go-to” list of some of their favorites
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Westin associate helps dream wedding & honeymoon come to life

Published on: Mar 16, 2011

Category: General
The Westin Resort & Casino, Aruba is one of the island’s premier resort properties located on beautiful Palm Beach, but it’s not just the resort itself that guests love, it’s the associates working there that make the difference between a good vacation and a great vacation.

Westin’s core values include providing personal touches and personalized services to ‘surprise and delight’ every guest, proactively anticipating guests’ needs and making them feel special, and recognizing the special touches offered by Westin to help guests restore the body, expand the mind, and elevate the spirit so they leave not only rested, but also renewed and enriched. 

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Aruba visitors know their seafood!

Published on: Mar 14, 2011

Category: Restaurants

First time Aruba visitors already know the place to be for the freshest seafood on the island!  Recently, our photographer captured several tables of guests at renowned seafood restaurant, Aqua Grill in Palm Beach, all here on the island for the first time. 

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And the winner of the Carnival Photo Competition is

Published on: Mar 14, 2011

Category: General

VisitAruba is proud to announce the winner of our Carnival Photo Competition.

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More flights to Aruba with KLM

Published on: Mar 14, 2011

Category: General

Winter trips to the Caribbean island of Aruba will be a more accessible option for British travellers this year, with KLM set to introduce more flights to the destination. The carrier will increase the frequency of its services from Amsterdam Schiphol to Aruba from two to five weekly connections on 30 October.

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National Anthem and Flag Day promotion

Published on: Mar 11, 2011

Category: General

VisitAruba is organizing an Aruba Quiz. Answer the questions and win fabulous prizes!

From March 14th until March 18th VisitAruba will place several questions on our VisitAruba facebook page. All (correct) answers submitted before March 21st will be entered into a raffle, all with a chance to WIN a Unique Aruba prize.

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