Archive for the 'New' Category


Aqua Windie’s, Your New Year’s Resolution Starts Here

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Tucked away on Eagle Beach is Aqua Windie’s, the almost new Swim Center across Horacio Oduber Hospital which represents the life-long dream of Windie and Rene Oude Avenhuis.
In December 2007, Windie & Rene opened their fully-stocked Sport Shop, then they inaugurated their tremendous salt water, half Olympic size pool in August of 2008.
The Swim [...]


Starbucks Coffee trains local Baristas for its new outlet

Friday, November 27th, 2009

An intense Barista training has been quietly taking place in anticipation for the opening of the first Starbucks Coffee in Aruba on November 28 during the Island Extravaganza Event. Manager Vivian Tromp and her hand-picked crew of future Baristas are experiencing the Starbucks certification, covering a variety of subjects as presented [...]


At the Palm Beach Plaza Mall Meet the People who make it happen

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The Palm Beach Plaza is making its final plans for the Big Reveal on December 17th when Aruba’s media will be invited for a grand tour, followed by the official opening on December 18th as the mall will be fully occupied and decorated, ready to receive the Christmas crowd of shoppers, both locals and visitors.
With [...]


The new edition of Island Temptations is here! A celebration of holidays and homegrown traditions

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

The 24th edition of Island Temptations is now on the Island and also being distributed in the North American market to representatives of the Aruba Tourism Authority, the Aruba Convention Bureau, Aruba Certified Experts (ACE agents),  and the island’s tourism partners and wholesalers.
The Fall-Winter 2009/10 edition marks the magazine’s 8th Annual Swimsuit edition, with gorgeous [...]


Aruba’s Best Pages prepare to launch

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

A very clever product is preparing to launch early next week. It is a very useful service designed to stop confusion, totally and completely!
As we all know, both locals and visitors have been complaining for years that finding a specific address on the island is a complicated challenge and that numbers often make no sense [...]


Emilio Geerman named General Manager for Anabui

Friday, December 26th, 2008

Emilio Geerman was just recently named General Manager for Anabui the new Private Residence Club developed by Tierra del Sol Resort, Spa & Country Club.
Anabui is a collection of 36 spacious, concierge-serviced, three-bedroom residences, at the heart of famed Tierra del Sol complete with gourmet cookware and luxury linens serviced in the manner of a [...]


Cheerleading Classes coming . . .

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

The popular Santosa Health Club and Spinning Center is again introducing a novel and exciting form of physical activity, this time for kids, in the form of 50-minute Cheerleading & Pom Pom classes. An introductory class will be held on November 21st, at 5pm. The fee to attend this class is Awg 15.- per child.
Cheerleading & [...]


Tierra del Sol Resort Spa & County Club homeowners’ community continues to grow as new neighborhoods are developed and built

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

Following the sell-out success of Las Palmas I, a cluster of 27 stylish condominiums, Tierra del Sol’s management, forever on a quest for innovations, approached a US resort development firm to provide guidance and expertise, for the launch of an exciting new project, Anabui Private Residence Club, offering fractional interests, in fully furnished, 3-bedroom club [...]


Club Arias is Savaneta’s first and only Boutique Hotel

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

This really sounds like “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” book II. A modern day version of Herman Wouk’s comedy about living out fantasies in the Caribbean, having quit the NY rat race. But this is no fiction. This is a true story, unfolding right here, as we speak.
Arias Schwartz, a visitor from NY, came on vacation [...]


New Cabin Crew for Tiara Air

Monday, July 7th, 2008

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 [...]