NEW Air Service to
Aruba
U.S. travelers have additional options flying to Aruba this
winter. The following carriers will soon offer or expand their service to Aruba:
US AIRWAYS (Providing service to Aruba for
the first time)
New Service: Philadelphia (PHL) to Aruba (AUA)
Effective Date: November 12, 2000
Frequency: Daily
Aircraft: A-320
Seats: 142 (126/16)
Winter Season Flight Schedule:
US653 departs PHL at 9:55 AM, arrives AUA at 4:35 PM, arrives PHL 8:10 PM
CONTINENTAL AIRLINES (Existing service: Direct
flights from Houston, Texas to Aruba on Tuesday and Saturday)
New Service: Newark (EWK) to Aruba (AUA)
Effective Date: December 15, 2000
Frequency: 4x/wk (M,W, F, Sa)
Aircraft: 737-700
Seats;124 (112/12)
Schedule:
Departs EWR at 8:40 AM arrives AUA 2:35 PM arrives EWR 7:15 PM
DELTA AIR LINES (Existing service: Daily
direct flights from Atlanta to Aruba)
New Service: New York (JFK) to Aruba (AUA)
Effective Date: December 1, 2000
Frequency: Daily
Aircraft: 737-800
Seats: 155
Schedule:
DL855 Departs JFK 11:00 AM, arrives AUA 5 P.M. DL854 departs AUA 6:00 PM arrives JFK 9:50
PM.
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7th Aruba Perrier
Reef Care Project is a success
Reaching the front page of almost every island newspaper,
the 7th Aruba Perrier Reef Care Project was successful in once again
bringing attention to Aruba's marine environment. Over the course of the clean-up
week-end, July 1 and 2, a combined total of 700 volunteers participated,
cleaning the island's most popular beach and dive sites.
Divers, school children and even the visiting public joined
together to cart away bags of litter from sites such as Mangel Halto, Arashi and
Manzanilla.
Congratulations go to ATA's Castro Perez
for once again organizing the event, together with the assistance of local dive operators
who led the different groups, resorts which provided lunch boxes and refreshments for the
crew, and the main sponsor of the event, Licores Aruba.
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Aruba to enjoy
12th Annual Heineken Music Festival
The Heineken Music Festival returns this
year with its free concert series of local and regional bands to be held this July
7, 2000.
Performers include IGM from Curacao, Krosfyah
from Barbados and both the popular local bands of EQO and NBO.
The concert will be held at the Joe Laveist Sports Park.
Entrance is free.
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Paintball
Competition to make its mark on Palm Beach
Teams from all over the U.S. are looking forward to
participate in the Paintball Competition to be held this year on Aruba, July
28 -30.
The Holiday Inn Beach Resort will be the
site of the paintball competition and its activities with play taking place on Aruba's
white sands of Palm Beach. Over 100 competitors, composed of teams from
throughout the U.S., along with a team from Aruba, will compete, in a 3-on-3 tournament.
Games will take place in an inflatable "Pursuit Park," measuring 100 ft. long by
50 ft. wide. In this completely contained arena, 12 teams will each play 11 games on
Saturday, July 29, and again on Sunday, July 30 totaling over 100 games per day.
The event is being organized by Brass Eagle
Paintball Products, which has organized the event for three straight years for
paintball enthusiasts.
In Aruba, itself, the game is offered on a regular basis at
Daimari Ranch, in Daimari, allowing
paintball enthusiasts to wear their battle fatigues and enjoy the game on an Aruban
playing field composed of mangroves.
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Local Artists
participate in group exhibit
The collective exhibit of the works of 12 of the island's
most well-known artists, "E dibujo ta e obra," (the drawing is
the artwork), can be currently viewed at the Maria Chapel at the Instituto
di Cultura (located behind Saint Francis Church in downtown Oranjestad) through August
4, 2000.
Each work is a unique expression of the individual voice of
each local artist. The artists who contributed to the exhibit are Stan Kuiperi,
Renwick Heronimo, Maria Latorre, Alfonso de
Windt, Marie Louise Wilming, Alida Martinez, Elvis
Lopez, King Lie Kwie, Geolina Henriquez, Nigel
Mathew, Luty de L'Isle and Charito Chavez.
The different works can be viewed at the Chapel, Monday
through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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Danny Boy pub
brings a taste of Ireland to Aruba
Cider, Irish beer and English ale are the featured drinks of choice at Aruba's
first Irish pub, recently opened near the high-rise hotel strip, a block east of
the Allegro Resort.
Kieran and Bev Donnelly, natives of
Ireland, who first visited the island more than a decade ago, took such a liking to
Aruba's warm and cordial atmosphere, they decided to set up shop. In the tradition of a
true Irish pub, social interaction is key here, aided by the sounds of Celtic rock,
"Lord of the Dance" rhythms and the Donnellys' warm brogue. Adding to
the atmosphere is a wall mural of the green hills of Ireland as well as prints of a 12th
century Celtic story anthology and even a magic wooden shillelagh.
Danny Boy is open 3 p.m. - 1 a.m., Monday
through Thursday, and until 3 a.m. on the weekends.
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Sonesta announces NEW Spa, NEW Name, NEW Staff
According to the Spring edition of its "News
You Can Use," Sonesta will open its new full service health spa and fitness
center, named Okeanos (Greek for ocean) located in the former Desires
Lounge area, this August. The new facility will feature four treatment
rooms for complete massages and other services including facial
and hydrotherapy treatments.
The Spa is just one example of the recent positive change at the resort.
Along with the full-scale, renovations at the resort begun last year, totaling $25 million
in new additions and upgrades soon to be complete, resort management has decided to rename
the property as the Aruba
Sonesta Beach Resort at Seaport Village, differentiating the two buildings as
the Marina Tower (the current Sonesta Resort) and the Beach Tower
(the current Sonesta Suites.)
The Sonesta attributes the decision to a way to better sell
the entire village, the facilities of which include 556 rooms and suites,
15 restaurants, 6 bars and lounges, 2 casinos,
a health spa, 2 fitness centers, a 40,000
conference center, over 130 shops and its private island.
In helping to promote the resort and all its amenities, the
Sonesta recently named Antoinette van den Berg as group sales manager for
Latin America, Shirley Geerman as group sales manager for the U.S. and Marusca
Harms as Sales Coordinator. ATA wishes the best of success to all in their new
positions!
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The Mill invites
the public to "Bang Gozzza"
"Bang Gozza" the phonetic
spelling of the Papiamento, "Let's enjoy," is now the new term
for smooth salsa. The Mill Resort recently opened its newest offering, a
poolside salsa bar with an Aruban moniker. Hot Latin rhythms and cold drinks set the scene
for an afternoon or evening of fun.
Bang Gozza is open daily, 11 a.m. - 11
p.m., offering happy hour drinks and snacks, 5-7 p.m.
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Aruba!
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The 2000 card is being offered for a limited time at an introductory price of just US$10!
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As a cardmember you will receive your personalized VisitAruba Plus
card. Present your card at participating locations to take advantage of discounts and
special offers. The 2000 card is valid for UNLIMITED USE until December 1st, 2000. For
more details and ordering, see the VisitAruba Plus section.
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