On May 17th the KLM arrived on Aruba after a 10 hour flight from Amsterdam. The KLM Airbus flew with a 20% blend of sustainable jet fuel, made of used cooking oil and the arrival on Aruba marked the longest biofuel flight made with an Airbus aircraft. KLM and the Dutch government have chosen Aruba and Bonaire as the best destination for this flight as both island placed sustainability high on their agenda’s.
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National Park Arikok Aruba to host another Movie Night on May 24
On Saturday May 24 National Park Arikok will host the third Movie Night at the Park of this year. This time the focus will be on nature and the importance of nature conservation, and the footage will show impressions of nature and wild life in South America.
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Boardwalk Hotel Aruba welcomed US Press Group and local artist Michael Lampe for a VIP Champagne Breakfast
The Boardwalk Hotel Aruba had the honor to welcome the OneHappySummer Press Group of the USA for a special VIP Champagne Breakfast. Michael Lampe, frontman of the popular Aruban band Datapanik, was invited to the breakfast as special guest. During the breakfast the press group learned more about the Boardwalk Small Hotel by watching the brand new hotel video featuring the music of Datapanik.
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Taste of Belgium Restaurant in Palm Beach Plaza Mall Aruba will host another wine tasting event
Taste of Belgium Restaurant located in Palm Beach Plaza Mall will host another wine tasting event today Friday May 16th. During this night specialist will learn guests what makes an Italian wine so special and what the difference is with wines from other countries.
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New flights from Aruba to Georgetown, British Guyana with InselAir
InselAir announced that it will start operating flights from Aruba to Georgetown, British Guyana as of June 18th 2014. InselAir will start operating 2 flights a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, to Georgetown. Until June 15th 2014, InselAir will offer special introduction fares to Georgetown.
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Clarification on visitors with property in Aruba policy
A press release about the changes in entry requirements was recently published. The update caused some confusion, especially among our visitors with property on Aruba. The Ministry of Urban Development, Infrastructure and Integration together with the Ministry of Tourism, Transportation, Primary Sector and Culture would like to explain the policy and clear up the misunderstanding.
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Already 4 participants have registered for the Aruba National Polesitting Championship 2014
The 20th edition of the National Polesitting Championships in Aruba will start on May 29th. So far 4 participants have registered for the 20th polesitting edition were they will try to break the record of 88 hours in order to raise as much money as possible for Foundation Bon Nochi, Drumi Bon.
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Sixteen Arubans got the honor to receive medals of the Order of the House of Orange on King’s Day 2014
Each year the decoration and knighting of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community is taking place in conjunction with King’s Day. This year sixteen Arubans got the honor to receive a medal from the Order of Orange-Nassau. Four of them were designated ‘Knights in the Order of Orange Nassau’ and the other twelve were designated as ‘Member in the Order of Orange Nassau’.
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Aruban musicians play most popular compositions of Padu Lampe as a tribute to his 94th birthday
Composer Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe of Aruba’s National Anthem ‘Aruba Dushi Tera’ turned 94 on April 26th. Every year Arubans celebrate his birthday by paying a tribute with cultural contributions. This year Johnny Croes organized a special concert at Cas di Cultura were several musicians performed the most popular compositions of Juan Chabaya “Padu” Lampe.
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Mobile check-in and checkout now available at the Aruba Marriott Resort
May 6th marked the international launch of the Marriott mobile check –in and checkout feature at the Marriott Resorts. Aruba Marriott Resort is proud to offer their guest the opportunity to check-in through their mobile check-in and checkout feature. First guests to use the mobile check-in feature were honeymooners the Bryson’s who mentioned that the feature is easy and quick to use.
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The staff of La Vista Restaurant at the Aruba Marriott Resort is ready to spoil all moms
The staff of La Vista Restaurant at the Aruba Marriott Resort invites all moms to visit the restaurant on May 11th for a special Mother’s Day brunch. The brunch offers a wide variety of food selections, complimentary mimosas, champagne and live entertainment.
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Paradera Park Wins Zoover Best Apartment Award 2014
Last week the winners of the 2014 Zoover Awards were announced in the Netherlands. Zoover, the largest independent review site of the Benelux named Aruba ‘Best Vacation Destination outside the European Union’. The 2014 Zoover Award winner for ‘Best Apartments in Aruba’ is Paradera Park. It is the first time Paradera Park and Aruba are awarded by this European review site, which gained in popularity and is visited by 185 million users annually.
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The asparagus have arrived at Papillon Restaurant Aruba
For all of you who have been waiting for this moment, the first 15 kilos of the 2014 asparagus harvest have arrived at Papillon Restaurant Aruba. The chef of Papillon Restaurant prepared a special asparagus menu including a soup, asparagus accompanied by salmon or by lamb and much more. Visit them at the Village to try it our yourself.
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