In November of 2007, T.H. Palm & Company, one of the most popular and colorful stores on Palm Beach, made a decision to earmark a portion of its sales’ revenue to six local not-for-profit foundations, helping them via regular monetary donations, and giving back to the community, in the words of the ancient Kabala, making [...]
The Westin Aruba Resort created a memorable sunset experience followed by dinner on the beach at Azull in honor of its own Westin Starwood Agents.
The agents experienced the lovely ambiance, first hand, with the sugary sandy beach under their toes, and the golden glow of the sunset as their backdrop, as their sipped champagne at [...]
The change in name from Human Resources to Talent Resources comes as no surprise for anyone familiar with the Westin brand, as the chain spends equal amounts of creative energy on satisfying its guests and satisfying its associates.
Here on the island the Westin Aruba Resort recently announced a new and exciting initiative to help further [...]
The Westin Destination Club program incorporated fun Beach Olympics in the resort’s 4th of July festivities. The Beach Olympics allowed family members of all ages to spend memorable and engaging time together participating in challenging and exhilarating games and contests such as the Egg and Wooden Spoon Race, Pass the Water Balloon Relay, Flag Relay, [...]
The Westin’s Aruba Resort Food & Beverage Team recently received a round of applause for setting up a most perfect on-brand event in the Palm Beach Ballroom. General Manager Matt Balcik asked Robert Zara & Ramiro Rafael to join Director Franz Sydow during the morning line-up and receive a round of applause from their resort [...]
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Clifton TJ Ahlip just earned a double certification and was awarded his official documents at an informal ceremony in the Wayaca headquarters of Tiara Air.
Chief Pilot Aldrin Wever delivered the certificates from Bombardier Aerospace Training School, where TJ passed his exams successfully, at Shorts SD3-60 Pilot Ground School and Maintenance School qualifying him on airframes, [...]
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An informal Wing Ceremony introduced the new, just-graduated cabin attendants of Tiara Air. Cabin Crew Manager Mike Hagedoorn, who was also the Cabin Safety Training Course Instructor reports that in November Tiara Air advertised for new cabin attendants in the newspapers and out of the fifty women who applied the top five have just been [...]
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Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino scored 89 percent in FreemanGroup’s comprehensive on-site review – three percentage points higher than its record 2006 evaluation and the highest of any resort on the island.
FreemanGroup, a well-respected international consultancy specializing in hospitality/travel industry service standards, bases its yearly report on a detailed two-night inspection of the resort’s entire [...]
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Members of the Maduro & Curiel Banking group bid farewell to retiring Canadian-born banker Bill Carson, General Managing Director, Caribbean Mercatile Bank, the group’s financial institute in Aruba, while congratulating veteran Managing Director Javier Wolter on the addition of General to his job description, and business cards, as Bill’s successor.
Among those attending the mega party [...]
Club di Movimiento, a popular local ballet and dance school under the direction of prima ballerina Samantha Westrate, orchestrated an elaborate bingo & dance show in the Grand Caribbean Ballroom of the Radisson Aruba Resort Casino & Spa in an effort to raise funds for an upcoming learning trip to the USA
The advanced students [...]