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Tierra del Sol department of human resources orchestrated an informal appreciation party in honor of first quarter top achievers.
The handsome certificates were presented by Bas van der Nieuwenhuijzen who on behalf of the management team congratulated winners for a job well done.
Tierra del Sol team of super-achievers included Olga Gaviria, Body & Soul Spa, Deborah [...]

At the much-anticipated year-end gala unfolding at the Renaissance Convention Center, La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club revealed the winners of the ultimate annual titles with the announcement of Associate of the Year, Maureen Martinez, Supervisor of the Year, Helen Werleman & Manager of the Year, Walter Kelly.
The three winners out-shone and out-ran all other [...]

Iona Lanoy is Divi’s super-star sales person of the year, for the in-house department, for the third year in a row.
The dynamic Iona may be found servicing the successful Dutch Village, Divi Village, Golf Villas and Divi Phoenix program in the office adjacent to the members’ lounge. She joined Divi Resorts vacation-ownership division in 1992 [...]

Mark Steward, Vice President Sales & Marketing recently had the distinct pleasure of announcing Nikki Simmons as top performer for 2008, the tenth-year in a row!
We met up with Nikki in the sales office, in the clubhouse of Divi Links and simply asked her how she does it. True to her laid back, Canadian roots [...]

This past Friday afternoon, the managers and supervisors of The Westin Aruba Resort gathered at the resort for a celebration to acknowledge the top leaders of the property during the second quarter.  Everyone enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while nominated supervisors and managers were each applauded for exemplifying Westin Hotels & Resorts® philosophy to “redefine efficient [...]

Wichita Villacres, Eco Destination Management, in conjunction with Freddy Muller from Silver Seas Cruises, SITE Chairman International Conference 2009, initiated a scholarship contest among young hospitality executives on the island.
The scholarship contest prize represented a fully sponsored ticket to the Society of International Travel Executives Academy for Young Leaders 2008, taking place August 3rd to [...]

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 [...]

Written to me by Jodi Tobman Hagedoorn
Last week was Philippine Independence Day, or as they say in Tagalong “Araw ng Kalayaan”.
I have 17 Philippine employees at Salamander Holdings and for that reason, I received an invitation from the Philippine consul to attend the official celebration which was held this morning. I want to share what [...]

The Class of 2008 of the International School of Aruba graduated this week and enjoyed a special celebration with family members and friends in attendance at Silvia’s Gardens. The graduating class included David Brown, Giancarlos Calabrese, Gianni Ferarra, Julian Molina, Maki Wiggins, Marc Anthony Richardson, Osbaldi Boekhoudt, Valentijn van de Sloot and Zeus Zambrano.
Pictured here [...]

General Manager Paul Gielen received special congratulations from Meta Corp’s President, developer Eduardo de Veer at a congenial cocktail party hosted by the Renaissance Convention Center, in his honor.
De Veer praised Gielen for his performance on an international level earning the Leadership Excellence Award of General Manager of the Year for Renaissance International Hotels, 2007.
Courage, [...]