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How tourism started on Aruba

ORANJESTAD — When Lago tract cruise ships to the caused, and one won-
Aruba Refinery, one of the Paardenbaai (Horses’ Bay) dered whether the Aruban
world largest oil refineries in Oranjestad. The arrival of population were setting
back then, went over to the the first cruise ship of that forth to see the tourists or
automatization of their re- time, The Trade Wind, call- whether the tourists were
fining-industry, layoffs be- ing port on February 1955, here to see the island.
gan to rain so fast that an had become a historical The ‘Trade Wind’ started
unemployment problem event. Receptions and up a new era in the history
arose on Aruba. In order festivities had been orga- of the island’s economy.
to widen the basis of our nized. A welcome commit- Tourism dates back from attracted the rich and fa- airfield by a boulevard. This
economic existence, the tee, consisting of Aruban the beginning of 1955. The mous. It was beneficial for boulevard, which had a
administration took various girls dressed for the occa- Grace Line, whose freight- our island seeing that there construction cost of 1 1/3
projects in hand. sion in specially designed ers only used to call at our was a yearly-increasing million Antillean guilders, to
gowns, stood ready on the island before June 1956, wave of sight –seers in the which another 175.000 guil-
The first of these was a quay to guide the tourists to since then has had their lux- Caribbean area due to this ders should be added for
greater concentration on the Oranjestad shopping- ury liners head for Horses’ building. In this manner, it the cost of illumination, was
Caribbean tourism which center. Almost all cars on Bay. Other lines followed. was hoped that a consid- opened on May 1st, 1958.
had soared since 1950. the island streamed to the During the cruising-season erable source of income The coastal area meant to
Plans were made to at- harbor, traffic jams were the biggest tourist vessels would be opened up. To fi- be a tourist resort is now of
were mooring our harbor. nance the hotel the Aruven easy access.
In 1956 a total of 3002 for- Company Inc. was found- In 1961 the quaint restau-
eigners visited Aruba and in ed, of which the island was rant De Olde Molen (The
1960 the number had risen the largest shareholder. In Old Mill) was established
to 13,125. Night-stays at Venezuela the Venaruba here. A mill was purchased
hotels in those three years Company Inc. was set up in the Netherlands and
increased from 31,936 to to collect funds. Other carried across the ocean
94,607. The hotels naturally shareholders were banks, for this purpose. Stay pend-
were not able to cope with companies, and the busi- ing for part II of ‘How tour-
this sudden increase. See- ness world. ism started on Aruba’ next
ing this, Ch.J. Neme, who On July 1958, this hotel, week Tuesday.
had built the Strand Hotel whose building-expenses
before in February 1957, amounted to 8 million Antil- To get to know more about
opened the Hotel Basi Ruti lean guilders, was opened. Aruba and its origins, its ani-
on Palm Beach. Palm Beach, which until mals and culture, we highly
The construction of the first then could only be reached recommend you to book
high rise hotel, Aruba Ca- by secondary roads, was your visit for our renowned
ribbean Hotel and Casino, connected with town and cultural encounter ses-
sion has been entertain-
Article by: Etnia Nativa ing curious participants for
decades. Mail us at etni-
Whatsapp us +297 592 2702 and book anativa03@gmail.com to
confirm your participation.
your Aruban exprerience Our facilities and activities
Etnia Nativa is close to the high rise hotels take place close to high
rise hotels.q