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Friday 2 OctOber 2020

Aruba to me

vacation memory. Isn’t tination since 1991. Un-
that a special way to keep fortunately, we had a
your best moments alive? setback in 2018 when
Please do note: By submit- our daughter took her
ting photos, text or any oth- last vacation prior to
er materials, you give per- losing her battle with
mission to The Aruba Today breast cancer four days
Newspaper, Caribbean after our return. She
Speed Printers and any of loved the island and we
its affiliated companies to are fortunate that she
use said materials, as well spent her last days on
as names, likeness, etc. for this “Happy Island”. We
promotional purposes with- are timeshare owners
out compensation. and look forward to vis-
Last but not least: check iting Aruba every year.
out our website, Instagram The friendly people, the
and Facebook page! food, the beaches and
Thank you for supporting the kindness shown to
our free newspaper, we us during our difficult
strive to make you a happy time made our stay un-
reader every day again. forgettable. Thank you
Have a look at this great Aruba. We treasure our
picture sent to us by Caro- time here and look for-
ORANJESTAD — You are trait you! By inviting you to Aruba to me is ……. Send lyn Campbell. She shares ward to many more
back or you will be back, send us your favorite vaca- your picture with that text a message that comes years on this beautiful
hopefully soon. We are re- tion picture while enjoying (including your name and straight from the heart: island. I know her spirit
ally happy to share the Aruba One Happy Island. where you are from) to: remains here. God bless
love for this island with you news@arubatoday.com “Aruba has been our and protect the island
and we would like to por- Complete the sentence: and we will publish your favorite vacation des- of Aruba!”q

Expedia Group:

How a new world’s view is changing traveler’s booking

considerations

• A study compiled the fac- nations by adhering to the warn- update measures and protocols to countries to better understand the
tors that influence travelers when ings and restrictions of the new invite travelers by offering a safer factors that influence decision-
making decisions in the new nor- normality. According to the Traffic experience. making, particularly around value,
mal. Report by the Latin American and cleanliness, and the interactions
• Price is still the most impor- Caribbean Air Transport Associa- For example, Dominican Repub- that matter most to them.
tant consideration when booking tion (ALTA), the region continues to lic launched the Safe Tourism As-
accommodation. mark a slight recovery, with almost sistance Plan, an initiative of The Most of the travelers surveyed – 73%
5 million passengers transported Ministry of Tourism in alliance with – report a change in travel prefer-
SAN ANGEL, MEXICO — Over the last July. the Banco de Reservas and Se- ences in reaction to COVID-19. The
course of 2020, Expedia Group has guros Reserva in order to reac- most notable global shifts include
tracked the ever-changing con- Caribbean destinations are still in tive tourism. It includes free travel nearly a third taking more domes-
sumer sentiment towards travel in the top of mind of international insurance for tourists to give them tic trips, one-fifth traveling more by
today’s COVID-19 environment. As travelers, especially those from medical coverage from Septem- car and one-fifth enjoying more re-
the industry sees early signs of re- United States (80%), according to ber 15 to December 31 in case laxing beach vacations.
covery, the world’s travel platform Expedia Group data in July. Also, they contract COVID-19. Another The research also shows preferenc-
wanted to learn more about how in this month, when most of Carib- one is Jamaica, which established es vary across the globe:
traveler booking behaviors may bean countries opened its borders four traveler categories for non-
have changed in the wake of the to travelers, data from Expedia residents visiting the country with ● Travelers in Mexico are head-
pandemic, while ensuring its part- Group revealed that international tourism purposes staying within the ing to the beach. The increased
ners are able to shift strategies to travel searches showed a growth “resilient corridor”. It means that desire for a relaxing beach vaca-
meet evolving traveler wants and for Dominican Republic and Puer- the visitors need to do a pre-testing tion is highest among Mexican
needs. to Rico, the most searched coun- requirement especially those from travelers (63%).
tries in the region with 30% and al- high risk location. ● German travelers intend to
Although there is still no vaccine most 35% in August and October take more international trips (18%)
that can stop the wave of coro- searches, respectively. Most Latin How travelers' preferences have than people globally (12%);
navirus infections, data and trends America countries are in or about changed?
show that travelers want to con- to reach its peak of the pandemic, Expedia Group collected infor-
tinue exploring their dream desti- however these nations create and mation from 30,000 travelers in 13 Continued on Page 9