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Ewald Kurt Biemans Street
has been unveiled
LAST Tuesday the unveiling of the street in front of
the hotels took place at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort in
honor of a major pioneer in the Tourism and Sustain-
ability sector, Mr. Ewald Biemans.
Mr. Biemans is a renowned hotelier with many years
of experience and a long impeccable in the Tourist sec- greatly to the Tourist sector, but is especially known as Friend and Family of Ewald Biemans, Tourism Ministry
tor. A very respected and much commanded person,
known for giving his important input in Aruba’s Tour-
ism and Sustainability for decades already.
Mr. Biemans came to Aruba in 1972 to continue his
career in the hotel sector; he worked at Talk of the
Town Restaurant and Resort for a period and went off
to become the manager and co-owner of Manchebo
Beach Resort.
A few years later Mr. Biemans took an important and
determined step to construct his own hotel in Aruba.
Bucuti Beach Resort opened its doors in 1987 to thou-
sands of tourists that chose Aruba as their vacation
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destination. 17 years later he expanded his hotel by
adding 40 luxurious ocean view sweets, thus creating
the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort. A hotel renowned for
their exemplary service and a peaceful atmosphere
for adults.
Throughout the years Mr. Ewald Biemans contributed
a leader in the Aruban sustainability sector. Bucuti &
Tara Beach Resort is the only hotel in Aruba that has
dedicated itself to all the sustainability areas, conse-
quently winning many international awards for many
consecutive years.
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort is the only hotel in the
region that has 4 different environment protection
certificates: LEED Silver, Green Globe, Travelife Gold
and ISO 14001.
Mr. Biemans obtained the Green Hotelier of the Year
2014 prize in the Caribbean Travel Awards.
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort was honored with being
the #1 Caribbean hotel and the Green Leader Platinum
according to Trip Advisor in 2015.
The street in front of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort was
unveiled as Ewald Kurt Biemans Street in the company
of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort staff and personnel,
representatives, AHATA and Aruba Tourism Authority.
The bestowal of this street to Mr. Ewald Biemans was
an initiative of the Aruban Government as an apprecia-
tion and tribute to Mr. Ewald Biemans achievements
in favor of Aruba.
4 ladies that have been working for Mr. Biemans since
the opening of Bucuti Beach Resort in 1987 until now
were also present at this special occasion.
It was certainly a pleasant surprise for Mr. Biemans.
He was extremely happy with the honor of getting a
street named after him.
Thursday, August 13 2015 - ARUBA TRAVELLER