From June 16th till June 21st Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino celebrated the Associate Appreciation Week. This annual event is organized to recognize all the hard working and dedicated associates of the Marriott worldwide. Aruba Marriott organized a week full of fun activities including a scavenger hunt, a hike tour through National Park Arikok, a morning of Bingo at Stellaris Casino and much more.

The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is honored to have been awarded with the “Hotel of the Year” award for the Southern region of Marriott Hotel, Resorts and Suites brand. The award is invented to recognize the hotel that best executes on the Marriott brand promise.

The Boardwalk Aruba has been honored as a Top Performing Hotel based on reviews by travelers on the world’s largest travel site in the form of the 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The award, which honors hospitality excellence, is given only to establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide. Approximately 10 percent of accommodations listed on TripAdvisor receive this prestigious award.

To qualify for TripAdvisors certificate of excellence the overall ratings for the business must be kept at 4 plus out of 5. Renaissance representative feels that their vision in making their guests have a memorable experience has made it possible for them to get the prestigious Certificate of Excellence Award.

The Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives experienced the most amazing responses from guests and fans from all over the world after only one year using the most popular social media channels.  “Talking to our fans on the channels they are utilizing most and posting relevant, timely and compelling material allows us to actively drive conversation about the properties with the ultimate goal of increasing overall brand visibility.” said Aracely Sansone, Vice President of Marketing for the Divi & Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusives.

Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts is remodelling their beachfront restaurant by replacing the iconic galleon-shaped structure with a contemporary restaurant with full length windows offering a full view of the beach.

The Westin Resort and Casino Aruba was named Best Value Resort in Caribbean Travel + Life's Best of the Caribbean: Readers' Choice Awards. The results were announced in the May 2013 edition of Islands Magazine.

Caribbean Journal met with the founder and managing director of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Ewald Biemans to get his vision on sustainability in the Caribbean. Bucuti is one of the greenest hotels in Aruba and the Caribbean and Ewald Biemans is a visionary in sustainable tourism. In the last years Bucuti has won multiple environmental awards and certifications for their contributions and support to Aruba's community.

The crew of the Dutch television program ‘het mooiste meisje van de klas’ (the prettiest girl in the class) visited Aruba to film one of the episodes at the Renaissance Mall and Renaissance Island.

Last Wednesday the Aruba Marriott Resort held the first Vloggers film festival. The Vloggers film festival aimed at showcasing the beauty of the island Aruba and the Marriott Resort from an individual perspective as first time visitors. On Wednesday April 17th the videos were presented to the public and judged by an esteemed panel which included Mr. Tom Calame – General Manager of the Aruba Marriott Resort.

Big hair, large sun glasses, bright colorful décor and groovy beats set the ambiance for Marriott’s 70s/80s welcome reception for the Annual Tourism Conference Aruba (ATCA). Over 80 ATCA delegates including the top wholesalers, travel agents and airline partners gathered annually in Aruba to network with the Aruba Hotels and Tourism Association (AHATA) members and Aruba’s Destination Management companies.

USA Today named the Aruba Boardwalk Retreat as one of the Caribbean's hidden gems. Located within close proximity to the Malmok and Arashi area, the Boardwalk Retreat offers an intimate, secluded yet cozy ambiance to all visitors.