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Employee Appreciation Party at Tierra del Sol

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

A festive employee appreciation party unfolded at Tierra del Sol, hosted by Managing Director Bas v/d Nieuwenhuijzen. Vacation Rentals Manager Ingrid de Marchena, Nadine Peterz – v/d Nieuwenhuijzen and Suzanne van Grinsven,  helped emcee the fun raffle, gift presentation and award ceremony.
Gift were collected from many of Tierra del Sol purveyors and were handed out [...]


Tierra del Sol Nominates Employees of the 4th Quarter

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Tierra del Sol Golf Resort, Spa & Country Club management and staff congregated in the garden of the club house overlooking the golf course for an under the stars year-end party which included an award ceremony praising top performers of the last quarter of the year, 2011.
Olga Gaviria from the Spa & Health Club joined [...]


Quarterly Donation Checks Presented by T.H. Palm & Company

Monday, January 16th, 2012

On the occasions of its 7th annual Girls Night Out, T.H. Palm & Company, handed out quarterly checks to a number of local foundations.
The store raises money for local charities via its Tikkun Olam program. Tikkun Olam, the Repair of the World in the language of the Kabala, is the belief that by doing good [...]


Stephanie is La Cabana’s New 2012 Carnival Queen

Friday, January 6th, 2012

La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club staged an animated Carnival event in the Chit Chat Café including an entertaining Queen Election.
The Queen Election candidates: Genoveva, Adriene, Stephanie, Rosanne, and Dayline represented various resort departments, and following an exciting contest Stephanie Maduro, also the resort’s Employee of the Year, of the Food & Beverage department, snatched [...]


The Eagle Team puts smiles on Huize Maristella Senior Citizens faces

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

At the annual Christmas Gala, Management of La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club awarded The Eagle Team an Incentive Bonus for outstanding performance during 2011. The Eagle Team, made up of associates from all resort departments, is entrusted with monitoring and enhancing associates’ satisfaction, as measured in the yearly Associates Opinion Surveys. The Eagle Team [...]


The Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labour hosts a private office party

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Over the weekend the island’s Minister of Tourism, Transportation & Labour, Otmar Oduber, hosted a private office-party for the members of his staff, at Amazonia Churrascaria.
That week was particularly busy at the ministry with the First Annual Tourism Summit, the Shoco National Awards of Excellence event, and another very special evening honoring a great number [...]


Room Care Carpenter Team is Team of the Year at La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club

Friday, December 16th, 2011

The winners of the Team of the Year award for La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club were announced during the Associate Christmas Party 2011, unfolding at the Renaissance Convention Center, just recently. A number of teams distinguished themselves this year at the resort among them the Housekeeping Team, the Bell Service Team, the Security Team [...]


La Cabana Beach and Racquet Club enjoys the Associate Christmas Party 2011

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Associates arriving at the Renaissance Convention Center for the annual party were welcomed at the door by General Manager Joe Najjar, the Executive Committee and the resort’s Department Heads, while Gaitas Las Unicas offered traditional musical entertainment.
With Jessica Franken as the evening’s emcee, the show got on the road according to plan with a warm [...]


Lifetime Achievement Award, SHOCO National Award of Tourism 2011 Presented to hotelier Gerrit Griffith, Divi Resorts

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

The Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labour and the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association presented the Shoco National Tourism Awards of Excellence 2011, this past Friday, at the end of the first Tourism Summit, in a festive gathering at the Renaissance Convention Center.
The gala evening celebrated recognitions of outstanding achievements in tourism, awarding hotelier Gerrit [...]


Supervisor of the Year, SHOCO National Award of Tourism 2011 Presented to Jhoanel Caraballo, Renaissance Aruba Resort and Casino

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

The Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labour and the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association presented the Shoco National Tourism Awards of Excellence 2011, this past Friday, at the end of the first Tourism Summit, in a festive gathering at the Renaissance Convention Center.
The gala evening celebrated recognitions of outstanding achievements in tourism, awarding Jhoanel Caraballo, [...]