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Tuesday 24 april 2018

Tisa LaSorte new CEO

and President of AHATA

ORANJESTAD – The Board of Aruba Ho- wish Tisa a warm welcome in the team
tel and Tourism Association (AHATA) an- of AHATA as our new CEO and President.
nounces thatTisa LaSorte will be the new With her we hope for a brilliant future to
CEO and President of AHATA, from June come.”
18, 2018, on. LaSorte is currently employed
as member of the Management Team of LaSorte was born and raised in Aruba.
Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort. She is the daughter of ex-Deputy of Tur-
ismo and ex-Lieutenant Governor Oscar
She is a well-known figure in the industry Henriquez. After achieving her diploma
of hospitality, management, media and in “Broadcast Communication Manage-
business world. In her new role, LaSorte ment”, she started her career as reporter
will focus on sustainable tourism to guar- at Tele Aruba, before she went to the US to
antuee the ongoing success in that area live there. For 20 years she has been living
of our island, by dedicating her skills to in the United States and made a succesful
tourism and securing the best interests for career at a big broadcast company be-
all members of AHATA as well as support- ing news and sports reporter in Chicago
ing the envolvement of the community in and Phoenix.
its whole.
Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association
“We express our highest gratitude to Jim, (AHATA) represents the tourism sector in
who served AHATA and the community of Aruba since her foundation in 1965. AHA-
tourism in Aruba for eight years long. We TA has more than 100 members and is also
can look back at some significant goals responsable for the “Aruba Casinos Asso-
that were achieved under his leadership ciation” and the “Aruba Hospitality and
in the area of tourism and business and Security Foundation”. Her primary role is
the lobby in the interest of our members. to be the voice for sustainable growth for
We wish him all the best in the future”, says all her members. More information can be
Tom Calame, President of AHATA. “We found at www.ahata.com.q

Café the Plaza celebrates King’s Day

ORANJESTAD - The Dutch At the Renaissance Mar- with home-made orange
King’s birthday, April 27, ketplace things will get cake, and also bucket
will not pass unnoticed on hopping and bopping for deals on Balashi and Chill.
Aruba. King Willem-Alex- the kids at noon with face Café the Plaza’s traditional
ander and his wife Maxima painting, a dino jump, col- fish cart will be out to offer
are much-loved on the is- oring and a trampoline. the new herring and deep-
land and a warm salute is Café the Plaza will be offer- fried fish. one happy. sport your red, white and
brought to them from over- ing a special Dutch snack A kids’ activities square and So wear your best orange blue flag.
seas on his birthday. platter, a coffee combo live music will make every- for the House of Orange or Long live the King!q