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News
Briefs for March 1-31, 1999
Havana Beach Club opens its wonderful grill restaurant with flying colors The colors of the walls of the new Havana Beach Club, Aruba's hottest hot-spot in town, are amazing. Its new grill restaurant, with its relaxed atmosphere, has also something to do with colors: it passed the test of the invited guests with flying colors last Friday evening by serving up a most delicious dinner. Succulent churrasco steak with six sauces to choose from preceded by a most unusual apple curry soup and concluded with fresh fruit in a mango sauce was served with an eye for detail, color and taste. It all looked and was fantastic. Last Friday evening the Aruban press as well as the Aruba Tourism Authority personnel had been invited to be the first official guests of the Havana Beach Club Grill. Owner Anthony Muyale, A. Croes and Manager Jaime Dijkhoff warmly welcomed their guests in the tropical Havana Beach Club. The club, located right across from the Caribbean Palm Resort near Cas di Cultura, is Aruba’s answer to the trend of smoking cigars in a tropical, Caribbean, rustic atmosphere. Diana Muyale, Anthony's wife, has flawlessly concocted a very attractive mix of old and new, antiques and art nouveau inside the building. The colors ochre, brick red, and brown prevail, making the Havana Beach Club a warmly welcoming place for a night out. The Grill specializes in US Prime steaks as well as meat from Argentina. But there is more on the menu: escargots, grilled conch, chicken wings, smoked salmon and carpaccio are among the appetizers, while Mully Catawny apple curry soup, Italian pomodori, French onion and Fisherman soup cater to the soup lover's fancy. Then there are the salads: romana, boccaccio, jamon, serrano and caesar salad can precede the Porter House steak, fillet mignon, churrasco, BBQ ribs, sirloin steak, veal chop or mixed grill. Or one can choose shrimps, Maine lobster, and catch of the day, swordfish or chicken. Dessert choices are Dutch apple pie, berry fruit platter or Choco Loco, a fanciful, sinfully good option. Chefs are Venezuelan born Darwin Torres and Dutch Wilco: they know what's good... During the day, the Havana Beach Club Pool Bar is open for everyone who wishes to enjoy the sunshine, a dip in the pool or in the ocean, sip a cocktail and savor lunch. Suggestions were voiced to name the pool bar the Bati Bleki Pool Bar in honor of Rona Coster who succeeds in making everything she does into a terrific, happy occasion, full of banter and gossip. The pool bar opens at 10:30 a.m. and serves lunch until 6 p.m. The grill opens at 5:30 p.m.; its last seating is at 10:30 p.m. after which the night can be danced away till dawn. The owners of the Havana Beach Club and the Caribbean Town Resort have many wonderful ideas how to make this spot at the entrance of Oranjestad into a water sports and fun facility. A spa and beauty salon, a new playground for children and even a five-star hotel are among the many plans which the Driessen brothers and Anthony Muyale are entertaining. If their projects are all as good as their new grill restaurant, they will each be absolute toppers. For more information on Havana Beach Club drop them a line at havana@visitaruba.com
Official opening of The Spa at the Mill The official opening of the already very successful 'The Spa at The Mill' spa and beauty salon was very special: a beautifully body-painted waif wafted through the throng of well-wishers: she was painted in the color blue, signifying the importance of water. That's the image, which the word spa evokes, of course. The massage rooms of 'The Spa at The Mill' are lovely, with nice decorative touches, the Jacuzzi in the tropical garden is romantic and Marcella and Viviana, the sisters who make it all happen, are lovely and sweet. 'The Spa at The Mill' offers scrubs, wraps, aroma therapy, reflexology, Shiatsu, professional make-up and waxing as well as facials and massages. Its specialty is the use of aloe, which is freshly cut. Aloe is the miracle plant, which grows profusely on the island. It is used to heal bums, prevent scarring, after sunburn and as an anti-inflammatory. A fresh aloe wrap is nothing to be sneezed at, as it leaves your skin as soft as a baby's. The Spa at The Mill's logo is a flowering aloe plant. In the short months that The Spa at The Mill is open, sisters Marcella and Viviana and Martijn Middeldorp have made many converts. One only has to go once to the pretty, intimate beauty salon to be convinced that this is the place to go to. They offer special honeymoon packages, three-hour cellulite treatments and much, much more. For the official opening, a host of friends and well-wishers came to congratulate Marcella and Michael van den Berg, Viviana Ramirez, Martijn Middeldorp and Frits Israel with their spa and to toast their continued success. Many glasses were raised.
Aruba meets Europe on March 22-25 After many years the Aruba Meets Europe program will pick up where it left off. On March 21 all delegates, which will consist mainly of tour operators from Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, will be arriving in Aruba to attend the five (5) day event. The program will consist of intense brainstorming sessions, tours of Aruba's International Airport, Tierra Del Sol, Parke Nacional Arikok and social events such as a "Welcome to Aruba 500 Celebration, "Aruba's Unique Sunset Cocktail Party, a 'Caribbean Dinner Cruise', and a "Barefoot Black tie'
Study Started on Caribbean Market Continuing its effort to promote intra-regional tourism, CTO commissioned KPMG (Barbados) to produce a Caribbean Market Guide. The study will provide the industry with a comprehensive guide to the Caribbean as a tourism market. Among the areas to be highlighted as important issues would be the size of the potential market, the main circuits of travel for Caribbean people and the reasons for their travel, air transportation and accommodation issues along with guidelines as to how this market can be developed in the future. The guide is expected to be completed in June 1999. The market guide precipitates the staging of a Caribbean travel mart.
Annual Tourism Conference of Aruba – ATCA – to be held this month The Annual Tourism Conference of Aruba, ATCA, will be held March 25-28. The general session of this annual tourism conference’s main objective is to present U.S. wholesalers, tour operators and airlines an update of the "product" Aruba. So far, 60 persons / and 32 companies are expected to attend the meetings. Besides tour operators, tourism executives will also be meeting with airlines such as Air Aruba, American Airlines, Air ALM, Continental Airlines, Air Jamaica, and US Airways. They will hold one on one meetings with industry partners, and Travel Impressions. Social activities listed include an Opening Reception; General Session Tour of the New Airport Terminal and an Appreciation & Awards Dinner.
ARUBA INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS’ INAUGURATION FLIGHT ON 1ST JUNE AIA Aruba’s new airline will make its inauguration flight on 1st June. The craft is a DC-10 with 308 seats, of which 274 are for tourists, and 34 are business class. According to Pascal Weason, AIA’s spokesperson, the interior of the craft is state-of-the-art, each seat having a built-in TV which allows passengers to choose from up to five movies during the flight. At the time of writing there are already 100 bookings for the new service. "We even received some bookings from the Netherlands without having yet publicized the AIA service" he says. The new airline tickets are at rock-bottom price: The fare for adults is 1,250 florins all season and this can be paid at least 60 days before the flight date. Seniors (65 years and up) can apply for a ‘Senior Citizen’ ticket at 950 florins, students having proof of scholarship (kindergarten and up) also qualify for this reduced price. For infants 3 years and younger, the ticket price is at 350 florins. Tickets are valid for one year and exclude airport tax. The AIA flight schedule is 3 times weekly each way. Flights leave Aruba on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4:30. Amsterdam departures are scheduled on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. In the near future AIA will be making direct flights to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and also Sao Paolo.
Aruba says 'te aworo' to Divi Resort's Mark Nooren Mark Nooren, the dynamic manager of Divi Resort and Tamarijn Beach Resort is leaving the island. Saying goodbye for now, as he will surely be back in the future, many friends and colleagues came to wish him all the best during a cocktail party in his honour. Mr. Nooren received a backpack filled with necessities for his upcoming adventure, as he is traveling to India to climb the Himalayas. He received his gift out of the hands of Mr. Alex Nieuwmeijer, who has been appointed general manager of Divi Phoenix, Divi Village, Dutch Village, Divi Resort and Tamariin. "After my two-month trip, who knows what I'm going to do," was Mr. Nooren's answer to the question what his plans for the future look like. Mark Nooren spent thirteen years on Aruba; three of which working for Divi. Former Maitre d' of Chez Mathilde Restaurant and driving force at Aruba Restaurants, Herdy ten Lohuis is going to be his successor. Mark Nooren's Himalayan trip will take him to a height of 6,000 feet; the highest one can go without oxygen. He will be part of an expedition. We hope that he will have a fantastic trip and that his newly acquired compass will direct him to Aruba soon.
Registration for 7th annual polesitting championship is now open The registration for the seventh annual Aruba Polesitting Championship at Café The Plaza is now open. The event will be
held from April 9 till April 11 and promises to be as good as ever with live music, games
and lots of fun events keeping the participants awake and the fans enthusiastic. Former champions all claims that they would gladly do it again 'if only they could.' But, there are some sitters who take their perches up as if they belong there year after year. So it can't be that bad... Registration for the event, which will be held in front of Café The Plaza and Paparazzi restaurant, is at Café The Plaza: or via email at cafetheplaza@visitaruba.com
Quota International presents its 11th annual seminar Quota-International of Aruba will hold the annual quota seminar at the Seaport Conference Center on March 27, 1999. Dr. Ronald Hoffman, author of "Intelligent Medicine", "Are you tired all the time", and many other books, gives us a blueprint for optimizing health and preventing illness. Dr. Hoffman will talk about new ways of treating common and not so common medical problems. Dr. Hoffman is the host of a popular New York radio talk show called "Health Talk" and his articles had appeared in many prominent magazines. He is the Director of the Hoffman Medical Center in New York City, which utilizes traditional and non-traditional approaches to medicine. Barbara Harris-Whitfield - Author of "Spiritual Awakenings", and also on the board of the International Association for Near Death Studies. She has appeared on numerous talk shows, including Larry King Live, the Today Show, and Oprah Winfrey. She will share with us her six years of research on near death experience talk about her own near-death experience and how it changed her life. She will also talk about NEW CONCEPTS OF HEALING IN THE NEW MILLENIUM.
AHATA organizes workshop on applied solar technology The AHATA Committee for the environment announces a four-day workshop on applied solar technology for Hotels, Restaurants, Businesses and Homes from March 23 to March 26. Professor Bill Guiney from the Florida Solar Research Center of the University of Central Florida will conduct the class and direct the installation of the equipment. After a day of classroom training four systems will be installed.
This workshop promotes the use of solar energy. Cost of the four-day workshop is $ 250 including lunches and coffee breaks. To sign up, fax # 825272. Solar energy is clean, renewable and free!
[selected articles courtesy of the ATA News Network] |
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