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LOCAL Tuesday 1 March 2022

Andy Osborne retires from formal work and ATSA

ORANJESTAD - The retire- past years Paradise Beach and roadside cleanups
ment of hotelier Andy Os- Villas, shoulder to shoulder and the Security Founda-
born was announced re- with Freddy Albertus. tion.
cently at the ATSA meeting,
the Aruba Timeshare Asso- Andy was the first president Andy announced he was
ciation, held at La Cabana of the Aruba Timeshare retiring from formal work
Beach Resort & Casino. Association, as it was just but not from fun. It was an
formed. absolute pleasure to serve
The meeting was attended In his own words, the time- the association, he said, but
by the Minister of Tourism share resorts felt they were he will from now on direct
and Public Health, mem- contributing to the hotel his attention to a number
bers of the Aruba Time- association at the time, of community projects re-
share Association, also 1997, but had no voice in lated to the elderly. Mem-
present Ursell M. Arends, many major decisions. That ber of ATSA offered Andy
the Minister of Integrity, Na- ‘taxation without represen- a lifelong membership in
ture, Transport and Elderly tation’ propelled the time- the association: “Stop in
Care and Endy Croes, the share resorts to form their for lunch at any meeting,”
Minister of Education and own association, separate they said, “thanks to your
Sport. ATSA President Lu- from AHATA, the Aruba Ho- diligence, we can afford to
igi Heredia, Costa Linda tel & Tourism Association, feed you!”
Beach Resort, expressed his and while ATSA is perhaps
heartfelt gratitude for ser- less vocal than its big sis- ATSA’s 15 member resorts,
vice rendered in the name ter AHATA it is nevertheless are all committed to con-
of the association and to- very active in the commu- tinue making Aruba one
gether with Sulaika Kelly, nity and works in close col- of the top popular destina-
Playa Linda Beach Resort, laboration with the Univer- tions in the Caribbean. They
presented Andy with a sity of Aruba and with the are: Amsterdam Manor;
lovely painting, a typical Aruba Tourism Authority. Aruba Beach Club Resort;
Aruba landscape by artist Andy, an excellent public Caribbean Palm Village Re-
Elvis Tromp. speaker, delighted the fo- sort; Casa Del Mar Beach
rum with his stories from the Resort; Costa Linda Beach
Andy who arrived here good ol’ days of ATSA with Resort; Divi Dutch Village
from Barbados has lived in fellow-hoteliers Jan van Nes Beach Resort; Divi Aruba
Aruba since 1992 and has and Lee Di Giovanni and Phoenix Beach Resort; Divi
worked tirelessly for tour- the many projects under- Village Golf and Beach Re-
ism in various functions. His taken by the association sort; Eagle Aruba Resort &
career took him from the from adopting EPB, a sec- Casino; La Cabana Beach
Aruba Caribbean Hotel to ondary vocational school, Resort and Casino; La Quin-
Sun Development where to Adopt an Addict, and ta Beach Resort; Marriott
he managed Casa del many beautification proj- Aruba Ocean Club; Marriot
Mar and the Aruba Beach ects, including the Aruba Aruba Surf Club; Paradise
Club, then to the Mill Re- Product Enhancement Beach Villas; and Playa Lin-
sort, Palma Real and in Fund responsible for beach da Beach Resort.q