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            Aruba Tourism Authority honored loyal visitors at Costa Linda Beach Resort!


            The  Aruba  Tourism  Authority  recently  had                                                   Loudonville New York, United States.
            the  great  pleasure  of  recognizing  Emerald
            Ambassadors  of  Aruba.  The  honorees  were                                                    Mr.  Jorgino  Willems  representing  the  Aruba
            respectively honored with a certificate for their                                               Tourism Authority, and staff members of Costa
            years of visits, loyalty, and love for the island of                                            Linda  Beach  Resort  bestowed  the  certificate
            Aruba.                                                                                          upon the honorees, presented them with gifts,
                                                                                                            and thanked them for choosing Aruba as their
            The  honorary  certification  is  presented  on                                                 favorite  vacation  destination,  as  their  home
            behalf of the Minister of Tourism as a token of                                                 away from home.
            appreciation  and  to  say  “Masha  Danki”  to
            guests  who  have  visited  Aruba  10,  20,  or  35                                             The top reasons for returning to Aruba provided
            years or more consecutively.                                                                    by the honorees were:
                                                                                                            •       Aruba’s people.
            The three levels of honor are as follows:                                                       •       Aruba’s weather.
            Distinguished  Visitor  (10>years  consecutively                                                •       Aruba’s restaurants.
            visiting Aruba)                                                                                 •       “Friends we have met over the years”
            Goodwill Ambassador (20>years consecutively                                                     •       “The Magnificent Beaches”
            visiting Aruba)
            Emerald  Ambassador  (35>years  consecutively                                                   On  behalf  of  the  Aruba  Tourism  Authority,  we
            visiting Aruba)                                                                                 would like to express our sincere gratitude and
                                                                                                            appreciation to the honorees for their continued
            The honorees were:                                                                              visits to the “One Happy Island”.q
            Emerald Ambassadors
            Mr.  Vincent  &  Mrs.  Karen  Meleco  from



            A guide for the perfect picture

            Where to find the most Instagrammable places in Oranjestad


            (Oranjestad)—Imagine,       you’re  “Aruba” (because there can never  Wooden Swing on Plaza Daniel Leo
            taking a stroll in the city center, and  be too many), there is another sign  While you’re in front of the Renais-
            you want to take the most picture-  you can find along the Linear Park,  sance Mall, check out the wooden
            perfect photo to show your friends  in front of Talk of the Town Hotel. It  swing on the other side of the mall
            and family back home and online.  may be a long walk from the har-      on Plaza Daniel Leo. Another favor-
            It seems like the perfect spot can  bor to get there, but while you’re  ite  among  visitors  wanting  a  cute
            be  hard  to  find,  but  Oranjestad  is  at  it,  check  out  these  other  spots  snapshot  for  Instagram.  Just  pass
            full of great spots for a quick snap-  along the way!                   through the Renaissance Mall and
            shot! Here are the most Instagram-                                      find  this  gem  in  front  of  the  back
            mable places in Oranjestad.         The sitting bull                    entrance!
                                                Yes, you read that right; right in the
            “I LOVE ARUBA”                      heart of the city center, in front of  Since you’ve made it this far, one
            Right on Paardenbaai Plaza, near  the  Crystal  Casino  in  the  Renais-  question:  How  many  blue  horses
            the harbor entrance, you will spot  sance  Mall,  there  is  a  black  bull  have you spotted already?
            a  giant  sign  that  reads  “I  LOVE  sitting on a bench, waiting for you
            ARUBA”.  A  great  first  stop  for  a  to take a picture with it. Ok, so it’s  Renaissance Dock
            quick shot with the family, this spot  not  a  real  bull,  but  “I  took  a  pic-  Last but certainly not least, the Re-
            is among the few that has become  ture with a sitting bull” sounds like a  naissance Dock is the perfect spot  Beach  and  Wilhelmina  Park.  This
            a  favorite  among  tourists,  espe-  great conversation opener.        to  take  a  beautiful  picture,  espe-  spot offers a gorgeous view of the
            cially those that are visiting Aruba                                    cially at sunset. The dock is located  ocean and sunset, accompanied
            through a cruise vacation.          See if you can also spot the cow on  behind  the  Renaissance  Market  by the soft waves crashing on the
                                                the roof!                           Place,  and  runs  from  the  Renais-  shoreline. You may even spot some
            Speaking  of  giant  signs  that  read                                  sance  Marina  up  to  Renaissance  iguanas! q
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