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Aruba Tourism Authority

ANALYZED OPPORTUNITIES

for Aruba during the Digital
Summit 2015

MEETINGS focusing on the digital           Decisions were made regarding              and our goals. The digital world and     CEO of Aruba Tourism Authority.
market on Aruba were recently held.        projects that need to be completed this    services it provides change daily so it  “The digital market offers a fast and
The Digital Summit was held at the         year and projects scheduled for 2016       is very important we remain on top of    efficient global expansion and creates
Aruba Tourism Authority office in          and 2017 combined with decisions           our game if we want to be successful     new opportunities for us to attract
the United States and was focused on       about resources and process that need      and to keep in touch with our main       visitors from all parts of the world
analyzing the rest of 2015 and plan for    to be implemented or introduced.           markets while additional markets are     every day. It is a known fact that the
2016.                                      Another topic discussed was the official   being opened. The digital strategy for   attention competition with other
The ATA digital team met with              Aruba website which is aruba.com           Aruba is one of ATA’s ways to create     destinations from those searching for
the European, American and Latin           being introduced in more languages,        innovation.                              new destinations to visit via internet
American representatives that focus on     the mobile Aruba Travel Guide app and                                               searches is very fierce.
their digital means strategy, since this   strategies involving social media.         Personal contact and word of mouth
is currently a huge part of the effort to  The Key Performance Indicators were        are very important aspects in Aruba’s    That’s why it is so essential to use
promote Aruba.                             established for projects planned for       labor market, some examples of these     the available instruments, capitalize
It was two very intense work days but it   2016 and the responsibilities of each      are: our website, marketing emails and   on them and use them as effective
was productive for all parties involved.   partner involved in a project or process.  social media.                            as possible to continue successfully
                                                                                      This is complemented and fortified       competing in the markets that we want
Details about ongoing and planned          “The Digital Summit is an essential        by stimulating the word of mouth.”       to develop and expand.” Ronella Tijn
projects were discussed and revised.       ingredient to Aruba’s total market         According Ronella Tijn Asjoe-Croes,      Asjoe-Croes concluded saying.

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