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Friday 21 March 2025
Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Playa Linda Beach Resort!

The Aruba Tourism Authority recently had The honorees were:
the great pleasure of recognizing Good- Goodwill Ambassadors
will Ambassadors of Aruba. The honorees Mr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Grunfeld from
were respectively honored with a certifi- Wantagh New York, United States.
cate for their years of visits, loyalty, and
love for the island of Aruba. Mr. Jorgino Willems representing the Aru-
ba Tourism Authority, and staff members
The honorary certification is presented on of Playa Linda Beach Resort bestowed
behalf of the Minister of Tourism as a token the certificate upon the honorees, pre-
of appreciation and to say “Masha Danki” sented them with gifts, and thanked them
to guests who have visited Aruba 10, 20, or for choosing Aruba as their favorite vaca-
35 years or more consecutively. tion destination, as their home away from
home.

The three levels of honor are as follows: The top reasons for returning to Aruba pro-
Distinguished Visitor (10>years consecu- vided by the honorees were:
tively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s people.
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years consecu- • Aruba’s beaches.
tively visiting Aruba) • Aruba’s restaurants. On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Authority, we would like
Emerald Ambassador (35>years consecu- • “The excellent staff at Playa Linda” to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the
tively visiting Aruba) • “The feeling of safety & security on honorees for their continued visits to the “One Happy
the island” Island”.q

Blackstone Beach

(Oranjestad)—Named af- feel up for something differ- Located further east to the
ter its most recognizable ent—or if it’s opposite day, Natural Bridge and Andi-
feature, the Blackstone visit the Blackstone Beach. curi Beach, the Blackstone
Beach almost represents Blackstone Beach shows Beach is relatively easy
the opposite of the typical the more natural side of to access. Once you get
Aruban beaches. For one, Aruba: the stones that cov- passed the Ayo Rock For-
it has black sand and is er the beaches and the mation, take the Andicuri
covered in black smooth shape of it has been craft- road leading up to Andi-
stones. Secondly, it lies on ed for thousand years via curi Beach. There, you can
the northern side of the is- volcanic eruptions, coral park your car and take a
land, away from the white reef movements and wave 1km hike towards Black-
sandy beaches of in the activity of the rural northern stone Beach.
southern region. So, if you part of the island.

This beach forms part of very strong and can eas-
the Arikok National Park ily stray you further in the
and is therefore a site that wild ocean. However, you
is preserved. This is why it is can still enjoy a spectacu-
also relatively untouched lar view of the stones and
by commercial influenc- the northern ocean that
es. Despite being called stretches out in front of the
a beach, do note that it beach and take a picture
is not advised to swim in with your friends or family!q
the water, as the current is