Starting August, The Boardwalk will introduce special romance and honeymoon packages to their growing list of promotions. Boardwalk Hotel which was recently nominated as one of 10 Best Small Hotels of 2013, has opened up possibilities for romantic couples to enjoy some peaceful and private time together.

Renaissance Resorts in Aruba and Curacao were named ‘best hotel’ on their Caribbean islands by visitors of Monarc.ca. Monarc.ca is a website of hotel reviews for Canadian travelers, allowing only travelers who visited a hotel and purchased a trip from one of Monarc.ca participating travel retailer’s website to write and publish a review.

The Aruba Marriott recently hosted four press members and their families for a special family focused the “Come one, come all” press trip. The journalists and their family were treated at the many family oriented activities on the island organized by Marriott. The family activities included beach tennis, snorkeling, waterpark fun time, butterfly farm and more. Publications included Atlanta Social Season Magazine, SurfAndSunshine.com, Parents Canada, Today's Parent, Trekaroo.com and Tampa Bay Parenting Magazine.

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.