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Friday 22 december 2017

Touch of Gatsby:

Year-End Celebrations Honor Playa Linda’s Best

ORANJESTAD – A formal
dinner affair, combined
with a ‘touch of Gatsby’,
provided a well-deserved
celebration for Playa Linda
Beach Resort’s outstanding
hospitality professionals.
The year-end event, held
Wednesday in the Marriott
Ballroom, featured Great
Gatsby glamour and the
highlight of an award cer-
emony that recognized the
‘best of the best’.

After another successful
year, during which Playa
Linda Beach Resort re-
ceived both industry hon-
ors and rave reviews from
guests and members, the
entire team received praise
for their invaluable contri-
butions. Among its highly-
qualified associates, Playa
Linda also provided special
mention to individuals who
truly shined in 2017, nam-
ing Mario Tromp, from Front
Office, as ‘Rookie of the
Year’; Ana Maria Hurtado
Espinosa, from Engineering,
as‘ Employee of the Year’;
Maureen Wong, from Ac-
counting, as ‘Supervisor
of the Year’; and Rudolph
Schloss, of Loss Prevention,
as‘ Contractor of the Year’;
with Reservations named
as ‘Department of the
Year’. Additionally, Luz Ma-
rina Duran, of Housekeep-
ing, was awarded the ‘Star
Award’. way, to a positive guest ment entirely. Mario, Ana
“It is a difficult task, some- experience,” explains Hu- Maria and Maureen were
times, to determine top man Resource Director Su- natural choices, and Luz
honors, as we are proud laika Kelly. “But this year, Marina is unquestionably a
and appreciative of all our we saw great things from ‘star’ after having earned
team members, who each Reservations, after hav- the high score, an exem-
contribute, in their own ing reshaped the depart- plary 94%, on the stringent

Certified Room Attendant with live music provided by
exam earlier this year. We the D’licious band, contin-
also decided to extend our ued on through the late
awards to a Contractor of evening hours. Employees,
the Year, after seeing the management and even
excellent achievements Playa Linda Cooperative
Rudolph was able to ac- Association Chairman of
complish within Loss Pre- the Board Angela Gua-
vention. Each one of our rino, who was also present,
2017 winners proved ex- each shared in a memo-
ceptional.” rable evening to help cap
The awards ceremony was a notable year in which
followed by further celebra- Playa Linda Beach Resort
tion as animated conversa- remains one of Aruba’s fa-
tion, and a full dance floor, vorite timeshare resorts. q