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Tuesday 26 sepTember 2017

Loyal Guests Honored at the Costa Linda Beach Resort

EAGLE BEACH - Recently
the Aruba Tourism Authority
had the great pleasure of
honoring two very special
couples who are loyal and
friendly visitors of Aruba
as Goodwill Ambassadors
and Emerald Ambassadors
at the Costa Linda Beach
Resort. The symbolic hon-
orary titles are presented
in the name of the Minister
of Tourism as a token of ap-
preciation to guests who
visit Aruba for 20-to-34 and
35-or-more consecutive
years.

The honorees were Mr. War-
ren and Mrs. Linda Keenan,
celebrating over 20 con-
secutive annual visits to
Aruba, and Mr. Arnold and
Mrs. Francine Lynn of Boca
Raton Florida, celebrating These special visitors are because of the friendly They say that being on Aru- Aruba’s old airport from
people, fun in the sun, the ba is like being at their va-
Newark, New Jersey.
loyal members of the Cos-
50 years of continued visits
to Aruba! ta Linda Beach Resort and climate, the beaches and cation ‘home-away-from- We were flying home one
they love Aruba very much the restaurants. home.’ year and the plane was on
“We have visited Aruba the runway when the en-
for 50 years year in a row, gine exploded. They took
sometimes twice a year,” everyone off the plane (Air
Arnold and Francine share Aruba) and put everyone
with us. at the Concord Hotel, for
“We have owned time- one whole week!
share at Costa Linda since They fed us 3 meals a day,
1993, and previous to that also gave us gambling
we stayed at the Concord, money. We had to wait
the Caribbean Hotel, the a whole week before we
Sheraton, the Basi Ruti, and could fly home. That was
the Holiday Inn. We always how primitive Aruba was.
enjoyed how Aruba use to That was then. There wasn’t
have so many goats and even a hospital then.
donkeys walking around Thank goodness there is
the island wherever they one across the street now!
pleased - something we We think that they should
don’t see as much of on take our picture this year
Aruba nowadays, and we and make us Ambassador
also used to enjoy dining at in Aruba. 50 years is a long
Valentinos, Captain Wheel, time. Thank goodness we
La Paloma, Papiamento, are alive and healthy.”
Giannis and Talk of the We couldn’t agree more
Town.” - congratulation Arnold
“Going back in history to and Lynn, you hold a spe-
the early 1970’s, one place cial place in the hearts of
per week would fly in to Arubans!q