Archive for the 'AHATA' Category


Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association President & CEO Rob Smith delivers an informative address at the recent General Assembly

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Rob Smith, AHATA’s President & CEO welcomed Members of Parliament, the AHATA Chairman Ewald Biemans, Members of the AHATA Board of Directors, the Aruba Tourism Authority Director Myrna Jansen and her staff and many other valued members of AHATA and coalition partners from ATIA, ATSA as well as the Chamber of Commerce, and [...]


The Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association conducts its General Assembly

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

AHATA, the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association, recently conducted its General Assembly at the Renaissance Convention Center followed by a Networking in Style cocktail hour. Both events were well attended by members of the island’s tourism and business communities and members of the media.
Having called the meeting to order with the appropriate quorum [...]


AHATA’s Chairman remarks at the General Assembly

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Hotelier Ewald Biemans, Chairman of the Board of the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association addressed his organization’s General Assembly recently, at its first gathering for 2008, at the Renaissance Convention Center.
While his address during the General Assembly in November of 2007 was titled the “winds of change,” the metaphorical winds picked up Biemans reported and [...]


AHATA seminar series continues with University of Aruba presentation

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Last week, the Westin Aruba Resort hosted another important lecture in a series of seminars sponsored by the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association and presented by the University of Aruba. “Cultivating Tourism with Heritage” was the topic of discussion lead by Dr. Michael Scantlebury, a visiting professor with the Faculty of Hospitality Management Studies [...]