The Aruba Tourism Authority recently had the great pleasure of recognizing Goodwill Ambassadors of Aruba. These visitors were respectively honored with a certificate acknowledging their years of visits, loyalty, and love for the island of Aruba.
The honor certification is presented on behalf of the Minister of Tourism as a token of appreciation and to say “Masha Danki” to guests who have visited Aruba 10, 20, or 35 years or more consecutively.
The three honoring levels are as follows:
Distinguished Visitor (10>years consecutively visiting Aruba)
Goodwill Ambassador (20>years consecutively visiting Aruba)
Emerald Ambassador (35>years consecutively visiting Aruba)
The honorees were:
Goodwill Ambassadors of Aruba
Mr. Alfred & Mrs. Theresa Russo from New Jersey, United States.
Goodwill Ambassadors of Aruba
Mr. James Flajnik & Mrs. Kathleen Chainey from Massachusetts, United States.
Ms. Marouska Heyliger representing the Aruba Tourism Authority, and staff members of the Marriott’s Aruba Ocean Club bestowed the Goodwill Ambassador certifications to the honorees, presented them with gifts, and also thanked them for choosing Aruba as their favorite destination, as their home away from home.
Top reasons for returning to Aruba provided by the honorees were:
The Russo’s:
- The consistently beautiful weather.
- Aruba’s wonderful people who are genuinely nice.
- Aruba’s restaurants.
- “The Marriott Resort & timeshare.”
- “The ease of traveling to Aruba.”
The Flajnik’s
- “Aruba is our home away from home.”
- Aruba’s consistent warm weather.
- Aruba warm & welcoming people.
- Aruba’s picturesque sunsets.
- Aruba’s beautiful beaches.
On behalf of the Aruba Tourism Authority, we would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the honorees for their continued visits to the “One Happy Island”.
