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                    Thursday 23 april 2020
            Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort Remains Staffed and Open


            Training and property enhancements underway for heightened guest experience


                                                                      ity  and  wellness  is  evident   them  and  bring  them  a  powdery  sand  and  sooth-
                                                                      in  its  extensive  technol-  little piece of paradise until  ing  ocean  views,  to  staff
                                                                      ogy  supporting  clean  and   they could once again visit  keeping  beer  chilled  and
                                                                      healthy  accommodations.     in person.                   even check-ups on the first
                                                                      Outfitted  with  individual                               Leatherneck sea turtle nest
                                                                      HEPA  air  filters  and  dehu-  Ewald  Biemans  launched  on  the  beach  this  season,
                                                                      midifiers,  guests  breathe   the  first  video  post  to  in-  these  videos  are  a  wel-
                                                                      the purest air. HAACP and    stant  success.  Comments  comed  reprieve  from  the
                                                                      ISO  certifications  assure   and likes continue pouring  serious news of the day.
                                                                      guests along with staff that   in and every few days more
                                                                      cleanliness  guidelines  are   video  posts  are  added.  To  learn  more,  visit  Bucuti.
                                                                      paramount.  Recent  acco-    From  swaying  palm  trees,  com.
            EAGLE  BEACH  —  Bucuti  &  return  to  their  normally  full  lades  –  certified  Carbon-
            Tara Beach Resort in Aruba  house of guests, the Bucuti  Neutral®, LEED Gold certifi-    About Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort
            remains  open  for  guests  &  Tara  team  are  enthusi-  cation and Travel + Leisure    Declared the first CarbonNeutral®/net zero hotel in
            and  is  preparing  for  new  astically  moving  forward  magazine’s  2020  Global       the Caribbean in August 2018, Bucuti & Tara Beach
            ones.  Having  successfully  with  projects  designed  to  Vision  Award  –  celebrate   Resort  is  one  of  the  Top  10  Hotels  for  Romance  in
            rebounded  from  several  delight  the  returning  hon-   Bucuti’s  success  in  provid-  the World, No. 1 Hotel in the Caribbean, No. 1 Ho-
            past  events,  including  the  eymooners  and  couples  ing the highest standards in     tel  for  Romance  in  the  Caribbean  (fourth  straight
            resort’s  grand  opening  on  looking  for  the  adults-only  a hotel environment.       year) and No. 1 Hotel for Service in the Caribbean.
            Black Monday in 1987, the  peace  and  tranquility  the                                  Aruba’s premier adults-only boutique resort is led by
            famed  Eagle  Beach  resort  resort is recognized for. At a  Accepting Reservations      celebrated hotelier and environmentalist, Ewald Bie-
            once  again  prepares  to  time when health is partic-    For guests who cannot trav-    mans, named by Caribbean Journal as the 2017 Ca-
            spring back and welcome  ularly paramount, returning  el in the near future can still    ribbean Hotelier of the Year. The resort is nestled on
            guests as well as future res-  guests  will  enjoy  Bucuti’s  make  future  reservations   the powdery white sands of Eagle Beach, home to
            ervations.                   evolving  wellness  program  online,  by  calling  our  res-  protected sea turtles and named one of the “Dream
                                         complete     with   options  ervations  team  or  through   Beaches  of  the  World.”  Bucuti  offers  104  well-ap-
            Staffed and Open             within  fitness,  nutrition  and  their  preferred  travel  pro-  pointed  guestrooms,  suites  and  penthouses;  sun-
            Owner/CEO      Ewald   Bie-  mental wellbeing.            fessional.                     beds and shade for every guest; freshwater infinity
            mans and his Bucuti associ-  “We  appreciate  the  own-                                  pool; spa; WiFi; and complimentary iPad with Skype
            ates are using this time pro-  er’s  confident  approach  Bucuti Comes to its Guests     for use during stay. Award-winning healthy dining is
            ductively  with  remodeling,  to  this  current  situation  by  - Virtually              enjoyed at oceanfront Elements, Tara Lounge and
            renovating,  refreshing  and  maintaining  employment  Bucuti  &  Tara  is  also  com-   private beach dining. Reserved exclusively for guests
            deep  cleaning  the  resort.  for  our  team  with  positive  ing to guests and followers   and their friends, the open-air SandBar on the beach
            Every  department  head  is  projects  and  investments,”  spanning  the  globe  –  vir-  offers top-shelf cocktails and live music daily along
            executing a complete plan  states  Resort  Manager  Rik  tually.  On  March  18,  2020,   with the Caribbean’s first Healthy Hour. The resort is
            to  utilize  the  quiet  time  to  van  der  Berg.  “It  is  uplift-  this  special  social  media   TAG Approved® as a LGBTQ- friendly hotel. Bucuti,
            revitalize and to implement  ing  to  both  our  Bucuti  &  outreach  launched  with     a worldwide sustainable tourism leader, holds eco-
            additional  training  to  fur-  Tara family and our Aruban  special  hashtag,  #Bring-   certifications of LEED Gold, Green Globe Platinum,
            ther enhance the property  community”                     ingBucutiToYou. With Bucu-     ISO  14001  and  Travelife  Gold  and  was  named  the
            and experience.                                           ti’s  vast  following  of  loyal   World’s  Most  Sustainable  Hotel/Resort  in  2016  by
                                         Bucuti  &  Tara’s  ongoing  guests,  the  resort  team      Green Globe. q
            Optimistically  preparing  to  commitment to sustainabil-  wanted  to  connect  with

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              ORANJESTAD — In these difficult  its  affiliated  companies  to  use
              times we would like to reach out  said materials, as well as names,
              to our friends abroad who were  likeness,  etc.  for  promotional
              supposed to spend their tropical  purposes  without  compensa-
              vacation on Aruba or who had  tion.
              to  break  up  their  vacation  due
              to  the  COVID-19  situation.  Aru-  Today we share a picture sent to
              ba Today invites you to send us  us by Allison L Braswell from the
              your picture and words express-   United  States  of  America.  She
              ing  your  memory  of  our  island  writes:
              or your dream vacation for the  “So missing the jolly pirates and
              future.                           the sunny skies, can’t wait to be
                                                back. Stay safe Aruba.”
              Send us your picture(s) together
              with  completing  the  sentence:  Last but not least: check out our
              Aruba  to  me  is  ……..  (Email:  website  and  Facebook  page!
              n e w s @ a r u b a t o d a y . c o m ) .  Thank you for supporting our free
              Please  do  note:  By  submitting  newspaper,  we  strive  to  make                                   “We miss your beautiful island, but
              photos, text or any other mate-   you a happy reader every day                                        we’re still eating good!”
              rials, you give permission to The  again and look forward to have
              Aruba Today newspaper, Carib-     you  here  with  us  soon  again!                                   Phyllis Rubin
              bean Speed Printers and any of  Stay healthy and keep safe! q                                         United States of America
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