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ATSA’s General Meeting October, 2018

With General Manager Farida budget for the year has been ap-
Mansur retiring from her position proved, a number of important
at the Aruba Beach Club, after 31 service providers such as Sea So-
fruitful years, the forum was intro- lutions and Clean Master, are still
duced to Pam Cordell, Senior Vice awaiting payment.
President of Operations for NHG, ATSA’s dispute of some of the
National Hospitality Group, which beach policy charges is still tied
recently assumed responsibility for up in court and will hopefully be
management at the Aruba Beach resolved in the upcoming months.
Club. Cordell shared that her com-
pany is pleased to add the Aruba La Cabana Beach Resort & Ca-
Beach Club to its chain of 72 pop- sino was proud to show its new
ular properties, most of them time- ballroom off as a conference and
share resorts. banquet facility.

EAGlE BEAch -- The members of The forum the sent its wishes for Pedro Vargas, recently appointed The Aruba Beach Club reported
the Aruba Timeshare Association, success in Arends’ future endeav- General Manager of the Marriott that the resort is fully recovered
convened for their monthly lunch- ors - politically, personally and pro- Ocean Club also introduced him- from the swells brought about by
meeting at the new la cabana fessionally. Osborne also reminded self to the forum, and announced Tropical Storm Kirk in September,
Beach Resort & casino ballroom, the forum that the articles of associ- that he will be participating regu- and will be constructing a retaining
with representatives of most of the ation call for a slate of candidates larly in the upcoming ATSA meet- wall to avoid future ocean dam-
island’s Vacation Ownership prop- for the Board to be announced at ings representing his resort. age.
erties, and a number of strategic the November meeting, and that
partners in attendance. ATSA will be looking for three (3) The meeting welcomed a short Playa Linda Beach Resort is con-
ATSA’s interim President Andy Os- candidates for board positions. update on the upcoming CEDE tinuously upgrading, and has been
borne welcomed members and Aruba & ATSA collaboration for the going down its to-do list which in-
partners before officially opening The meeting praised the annual ini- purpose of fund raising for local so- cludes new windows, renovated
the meeting with the approval of tiative to host EPB Oranjestad and cial causes. bathrooms, kitchens furniture and
minutes from the meeting held in EPB St Nicolas students, for a visit appliances.
June, 2018. at the Amsterdam Manor, Costa Among other news items shared:
Linda, Casa del Mar, La Quinta, Paradise Beach Resort just-intro- Costa Linda Beach Resort report-
In his welcome greeting Osborne Divi Resorts, Paradise Beach Villas, duced a program where food stuff ed rave reviews for the Frangipani
informed the forum that he will be Playa Linda, Tropicana and La Ca- left behind by tourists and mem- suites, now sold out.
serving as Interim President until the bana between, on two consecu- bers is donated to Fundacion pa
end of the association’s year - i.e. tive days. The annual initiative in- Nos communidad. Caribbean Palm Village Resort is
December 2018 - when he is plan- creases the exposure of the local installing brackets for its new solar
ning to resign from the board. hotel industry among youths, often ATSA representative at the Tour- panels.
His appointment as Interim Presi- planting the seed for future em- ism product Enhancement Fun re-
dent came in the wake of Ursell ployment possibilities, early on. ported that while the government The Marriott Surf Club and Ocean
M. Arends, Operations Manager, Club both reported major invest-
La Quinta Beach Resort recent ments, with a new Sales Gallery
resignation. In his resignation let- readied for the high season of
ter, Arends shared his view that his 2018-19, a resurfaced pool and re-
political career in conjunction with freshed lobby for the Ocean Club
the ATSA Presidency, will not ben- and a major upgrade for the Surf
efit the association. Consequently, Club. The Ocean Club also re-
he has taken the decision to step ceived a refreshed food concept,
down, thanking all for the collabo- at the brand new Malmok restau-
ration and support provided to him rant.
over the past two years.
Paradise Beach Villas will be cel-
Osborne announced that ATSA ebrating its 25th anniversary under
fully understands and respects Ar- the Bougainvillea development
ends’ decision to relinquish the flag.
Presidency in the circumstances
outlined, and thanked him for his Osborne thanked La Cabana
efforts, knowing that ATSA can still Beach Resort & Casino for hosting
count on Arends’ backing when a perfect event including a sump-
needed. tuous healthy lunch, as he ad-
journed the meeting.q