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LOCAL Thursday 4 april 2024

Tourists love the tradition of camping in Aruba!

more elaborate. Previously, this
only happened with tents, and
now it has progressed to trailers as
well, some even with air condition-
ing, elaborate tents, and much
more. The campsites offer all the
comforts of home to have a won-
derful holiday by the sea.

Recently, a specific camping set-
up received attention from tourists
on Facebook. It is a campsite in
San Nicolas that stands out for its
creativity and art.

"Sharing this campsite next to us ing tradition of Aruba.
On a Facebook page dedicated bans enjoy the Easter holiday days at Rodgers Beach this morning. It
to tourists who have visited or are camping by the sea. A large num- made me smile. Very beautiful," "How much I love this tradition"; "I
going to visit Aruba, a post about a ber of Arubans, whole families, fol- the post says along with a photo of liked the creativity. We always en-
camping setup at Rodgers Beach low this tradition and enjoy a few the colorful setup. joy Easter"; "Love this, a wonder-
caught their attention for its cre- days away from their homes by the ful tradition. Love Aruba," and "It
ativity and art. sea. The post received positive reac- made me smile too," are some of
tions and comments from other the comments left by tourists on
As is tradition for many years, Aru- Every year the campsites become tourists who praised this long-stand- this post.q

Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at La Quinta Beach Resort!

The Aruba Tourism Author- Emerald Ambassadors of with certificates acknowl- visiting Aruba) Aruba as a favored desti-
ity recently had the great Aruba. This lovely family edging their years of visits, nation, joining in the tradi-
pleasure of recognizing was respectively honored loyalty, and love for the is- The honorees were: tion of regular visits.
land of Aruba. Emerald Ambassadors
Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Dorothy Ms. Marouska Heyliger rep-
The honor certification is Daniello from New York, resenting the Aruba Tour-
presented on behalf of the United States. ism Authority, and staff
Minister of Tourism as a to- Emerald Ambassador members of the La Quinta
ken of appreciation and Jeanine Rana from New Beach Resort bestowed
to say “Masha Danki” to York, United States. the certificates to the hon-
guests who have visited orees, presented them with
Aruba 10, 20, or 35 years or Mr. and Mrs. Daniello made memorable gifts, and also
more consecutively. their initial trip to Aruba thanked them for choosing
in 1979, returning in 1983 Aruba as their best-loved
The three honoring levels with their daughter, Mrs. vacation destination, as
are as follows: Jeanine Rana. Since then, their home-away-from-
their visits have been con- home.
Distinguished Visitor secutive. Mrs. Rana tied the
(10>years consecutively knot with Mr. Nicolea Rana, On behalf of the Aruba
visiting Aruba) who was captivated by Tourism Authority, we
Goodwill Ambassador Aruba during his visit in 1995 would like to express our
(20>years consecutively and has returned annually sincere gratitude and ap-
visiting Aruba) ever since. Over the years, preciation to the honorees
Emerald Ambassador their circle of friends and for their continued visits to
(35>years consecutively family has also embraced the “One Happy Island”. q