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LOCAL Wednesday 29 november 2023

Aruba Tourism Authority honors loyal visitors at Playa Linda Beach Resort!

The Aruba Tourism Author- The three honoring levels Aruba’s warm consistent
ity recently had the great are as follows: weather and nice sandy
pleasure of recognizing Distinguished Visitor beaches
Goodwill Ambassadors of (10>years consecutively Aruba’s warm and friendly
Aruba. This lovely couple visiting Aruba) people
was honored with a certifi- Goodwill Ambassador Aruba’s food
cate acknowledging their (20>years consecutively Aruba’s cleanliness and
years of visits, loyalty, and visiting Aruba) safety
love for the island of Aruba. Emerald Ambassador “Things to Do”
(35>years consecutively Aruba’s safety
The honor certification is visiting Aruba) Ms.Kimberley Richardson thanked them for choosing
presented on behalf of the representing the Aruba Aruba as their best-loved On behalf of the Aruba
Minister of Tourism as a to- The honorees were: Tourism Authority, and staff vacation destination, as Tourism Authority, we
ken of appreciation and Goodwill Ambassadors of members of the Playa Lin- their homeawayfromhome. would like to express our
to say “Masha Danki” to Aruba Mr. Richard & Mrs. da Beach Resort bestowed sincere gratitude and ap-
guests who have visited Tina Merlino from New York, the certificate to the hon- Top reasons for returning preciation to the honorees
Aruba 10, 20, or 35 years or United States. orees, presented them with to Aruba provided by the for their continued visits to
more consecutively. memorable gifts, and also honorees were: the “One Happy Island”.

Prohibited by law: leaving the island with

seashells, white sand or corals

(Oranjestad)—Often times, sand and coral outside a fine that they have to
the customs department at of Aruba. This is to protect pay before leaving. This is
the airport intercepts many our environment. The high surely not a pleasant ex-
tourists leaving the island number of seashells, coral perience for the tourist. This
with seashells, white sand and amount of sand con- also leads to a negative re-
and/or corals as souvenirs. fiscated is very strange and action which can put our
it is suspected that our own tourism in a negative light.
Conforming to the inter- locals are the ones selling
national treaty of CITES these to the tourists, which Though we love to accom-
and our local law which is unacceptable. modate our visitors, let’s all
protects our Flora & Fau- give nature the respect it
na, it is absolutely prohib- Upon confiscation at the deserves by protecting our
ited to take any seashell, airport, you can also face environment. Stop collect-
ing seashells, white sand
and corals from our shores
and stop buying or accept-
ing these from local sellers
or companies.

We want our future gener-
ations and visitors to enjoy
the beauty of our beaches,
shells and corals in a sus-
tainable way, without de-
stroying or disrupting the
Aruban ecosystem. Help us
protect what is ours!