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Saturday 5 December 2015

The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba Recognized At 2015 Shoco Awards

PALM BEACH - The Ritz- man from The Ritz-Carlton, Aruba Tourism Author-
Carlton, Aruba is proud to Aruba were nominated for ity and Hotel Association,
announce that Ms. Alta- awards including Ms. Lu- honoring individuals within
gracia Lampe was award- cia Franken – Supervisor of the hospitality industry on
ed “Manager of the Year” the Year, Carlos Irausquin – the island. Honorees are
during the 2015 Aruba Sho- One Happy Island Ambas- recognized for their unique
co Awards held recently sador, and Elba Fajardo – service excellence quali-
on the island. In addition Employee of the Year. ties, hospitality experience
to Ms. Lampe, three addi- The Shoco Awards are and outstanding contribu-
tional Ladies and Gentle- hosted annually by the tions to the success of Aru-
ba’s tourism industry.
“We are thrilled that a
number of our ladies and
gentleman were recog-
nized by the Aruba Tourism
Authority and Hotel Asso-
ciation during the recent
Shoco Awards,” said Corey
Guest, director of Human
Resources for The Ritz-Carl-
ton, Aruba. “It is an honor
for our team to be recog-
nized for the exceptional
quality of service which we
remain so committed to
providing as Aruba contin-
ues to welcomes more and
more visitors from around
the world.”
The Shoco is Aruba’s local
indigenous bird and island
treasure, representing cre-
ativity, wisdom, focus and
vision. Award categories for
the annual event include:
Employee of the Year; Su-
pervisor of the Year; Man-
ager of the Year; Young
Tourism Professional of the
Year; Lifetime Achieve-
ment award; Tour Guide of
the Year and One Happy
Island Ambassador.q