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Tuesday 9 OcTOber 2018

International Timeshare Conference in

Aruba recognizing local pioneers

In 1977 Raymond Maduro our island,” Tjin Asjoe-Croes
opened the first property indicated.
which was Aruba Beach
Club and with this our island
was converted to one of
the first destinations in the
world that offered the op- Tjin Asjoe-Croes also said
tion of having a timeshare that “we need to appre-
property. ciate the loyalty that our
visitors show us. They are
after all the number one
Today Aruba has a total vehicle in our market. 38%
of 13 properties of this kind of the visitors that come in-
and it’s considered as the dicated that they choose
capital of the industry in Aruba thanks to the recom-
ORANJESTAD ― The spot- quarter for this important ‘shared ownership’, since the Caribbean region. The mendation of family and
light in the world of time- meeting because besides the model before known executives also indicated friends. Our friends and
share was recently upon highlighting our island as as timeshare, where tourist/ that during the last de- timeshare owners are prob-
our island through the Inter- a role model in the indus- visitors buy a ‘fixed week’ at cade, Aruba meet a con- ably the most loyal spokes-
national Shared Ownership try, they also recognized a resort, has change con- stant growth of 3% average man and this is much more
Investment Conference the trajectory of our local siderably. The conference in timeshare tourists and this worth than gold”.
that took place. The pres- pioneers Raymond Maduro started with opening words represents 26% of all visitors
tigious global giant Interval and Jan van Nes, who of- by Marcos Agostini, which to Aruba per year. Besides a special presen-
International was the orga- fered our local companies is Vice Executive President tation by ATSA included in
nizer and host of this event the opportunity to update of the global sales and the program, the confer-
in its 20th edition. and advance in different commercial development “As The Aruban Tourism Of- ence made an analysis of
aspects of this sector. of Interval International. fice we are compromised the most recent develop-
Company owners, devel- to direct the positioning of ments in the industry, also
opers and top executives In the past this conference Consequently CEO of A.T.A Aruba and lead an inno- they elaborated upon
of the most renamed com- was known as ‘Timeshare Ms. Ronella Tijn Asjoe-Croes vative and sustainable de- the topic of marketing in
panies around the world as- & Resort Investment Con- came forward to give the velopment in benefit of the a digital era, which is the
sisted to interesting sessions ference’ and in the course assistants a welcome and Aruban community and same topic that the United
over a 2 day period of time. of time it was adjusted to also mention that this year its visitors, in collaboration Nations World Tourism Or-
The Aruban Tourism Office ‘Vacation Ownership In- Aruba commemorated an with key partners like the ganization and A.T.A. had
is extremely pleased with vestment Conference’ with important moment in the Aruba Timeshare Associa- focused upon on the cel-
Interval International for the evolution of this indus- timeshare industry which tion (ATSA) and also voca- ebration of the World Tour-
choosing Aruba as head- try. Today we talk about a was its 40 years anniversary. tional property owners on ism Day.q

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ORANJESTAD — JCI Young are not being taught at
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