Aruba

11/14/2024

Celebrate World Kindness Day with the language of One Happy Island. 💙

Fun fact: Papiamento is a Creole language that has been spoken in Aruba for over 300 years. It’s influenced by Dutch, English, French, Arawakan, and African languages.

10/28/2024

📍Omundo. Global cuisine awaits you at the colorful and modern Omundo Restaurant Aruba, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Palm Beach. Parisian, Mexican, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Asian, Colombian, American and more. The offerings will leave culinary adventurers in a bind to find more space in their stomachs to enjoy all the options.

10/23/2024

Wanna trick-or-treat the Aruban way? 🎃 🏖️ 🎃

For a great time with friends and family, check out these two spots:

📍Renaissance Marketplace. Lloyd G. Smith Blvd 9, Oranjestad, Aruba.
Gear up for a night of Halloween fun on October 26th, 5-9pm.

Kids can trick-or-treat throughout the marketplace, while enjoying games, dance performances by Kerekentenchi, and plenty of Halloween-themed entertainment. Photobooths, face painting, craft-making, and the ever-popular Dino Jump await. And, of course, no Halloween celebration is complete without delicious treats, with popcorn and cotton candy available to satisfy sweet cravings.

Inviting all kids to come in costume, with the chance to win fun prizes in the best costume contest!

📍Paseo Herencia. J.E. Irausquin Blvd 382A, Noord, Aruba.
Head over for their annual Halloween show and Trick-or-Treat event on Sunday October 27, 5pm.

10/12/2024

🎟️🎟️ Nos tin carchi disponibel ainda pa diadomingo, 13 di october.

12 di october - NO DOOR SALE
13 di october - door sale available

Nos ta wardabo na Wilhelminastraat!

09/17/2024

𝐍𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒! 🇦🇼

Celebrate World Tourism Month with us by nominating an Aruban local who made a big impact on you or your family! We'd love to hear your story. Here's how:

➡️Please record a short video sharing your story. (Landscape mode, please.)

➡️Submit your video to [email protected]

Help us celebrate and honor our locals in a meaningful and memorable way! 💙

08/21/2024

Happy World Goat Day from our goats to you! 💙🐐💙….

Happy World Goat Day from our goats to you! 💙🐐💙
Did you know that...
1. Our amazing dairy products (you know you love our cheese) is often the product of our goats' milk!
2. Goat meat is a big part of Aruban cuisine - if you haven't had goat stew yet, you are missing out!!!
3. They were brought to the island by the Spanish in the 16th century

08/09/2024

📣IMPORTANT UPDATE: ARUBA AIRPORT TEMPORARILY CLOSED

📣IMPORTANT UPDATE: ARUBA AIRPORT TEMPORARILY CLOSED

Aruba Airport is temporarily closed for approximately 3 hours due to technical issues with our air conditioning systems. This closure will affect both incoming and outgoing flights, resulting in possible deviations to alternate airports and/or delays.

We understand the inconvenience this may cause and are working diligently to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. We recommend that you stay in close contact with your airline for the most up-to-date information on your flight status.

We sincerely apologize for the disruption and appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.

08/09/2024

Travelers today, please take note!!!

Attention Travelers:

Due to unforeseen technical issues with our air conditioning systems, we have temporarily halted all passenger processing. In the interest of safety and comfort, we ask all passengers who have not yet arrived at the airport to refrain from coming to the airport for the time being.

We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available. Please stand by for further instructions before making your way to the airport.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and cooperation during this time.

08/07/2024

📍L’Avenue. A new edition to Palm Beach, located in the Cove Mall. This charming bistro offers both lunch and dinner, providing a picturesque setting for patrons to savor classic Belgian cuisine with a modern twist. And don’t forget to taste the wide array of authentic Belgian beers. 🍻

07/31/2024

Thank you for your passion and commitment to conserving the land that raised us.

The place we call home ❤️

Thank you Rangers!

07/02/2024

PSA:
Last update: July 2nd 2024.

Due to a delay in the implementation of the payment process platform of the $20 Sustainability Fee, please complete the ED Card as instructed. Once the respective payment system is in place, it shall become visible as one navigates the ED Card process. The website to complete the ED Card is https://edcardaruba.aw/

NOTE! NO TESTING REQUIRED (COVID RELATED REQUIREMENTS ARE NO LONGER IN PLACE)

06/27/2024

Dreaming of running in paradise? Experience the ultimate race destination at the KLM Aruba Marathon!

See you next year June 7th and 8th 2025!

Thank you all for a magnificent race! See you next year at the 7th KLM Aruba Marathon on June 7th & 8th, 2025

06/18/2024

PSA: Starting July 1st, 2024, Aruba will implement a $20 Sustainability Fee for visitors arriving by air to the island. This fee will support a number of projects aimed at enhancing and improving sustainability efforts on the island.

The following persons are not required to pay this fee: residents, children under 8, repeat visitors who have already paid this fee to visit Aruba within the same calendar year, Aruban students who can prove they are studying at a foreign educational institution, and have been residents within the past 8 years.

The sustainability fee will be charged through the online Embarkation & Disembarkation (ED) Card platform while one is completing the ED card to enter Aruba. The website is https://edcardaruba.aw/.

06/12/2024

Attention, Aruba!

Tern breeding season is here! Up to 10 species are breeding around the island.

Please avoid off-roading with UTVs, mountain biking and walking dogs off-leash to protect them and help their survival!

05/29/2024

It's Race Weekend! Drivers please pay closer attention to participating runners and possible road closure during the event.

Good luck to all runners!

KLM Aruba Marathon

[TRAFFIC INFO RACE WEEKEND]
While the race is ongoing, local roads will be affected by the race and are subject to closure. Plan your route and take your time!
The start and finish is at the Parking space between the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort and the Barceló Aruba hotel.
We advise the following roads to go to the following Hotels. KPA and the "Harley Davidson" Motor Team and our Volunteers control the safety of our participants and the road blocks. Roads are also blocked with barricades and Orange Tons. There are no other possibilities to go as described underneath. We apologize for the inconvenience

Hotels only accessible from Amsterdam Manor/ Eagle Beach:
Blue Aruba Rentals
Emerald Suites
Phoenix

Palm Beach road between RUI en Hilton is closed for traffic due to road construction

Hotels only accessible from Roudabout McDonald's/Sasakiweg.
Barceló (not accessible the service road between Hilton and Barceló)
Hilton (not accessible the service road between Hilton and Barceló)
RIU
Hyatt
Playa Linda
Holiday Inn

This crossing is only open for traffic towards Hyatt, Playa Linda etc can cross north of the Mc Donald intersection.

Can only be reached via Fatum / Guardian
All Hotels south of Amsterdam manor

Only accessible from North, then via roundabout between The Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Resort:
Ritz-Carlton
Marriott (s)

04/30/2024

WIN A TRIP TO ARUBA for a chance to compete in the Caribbean’s First-Ever Relaxation Competition! Taking place June 13, 2024, on one of Aruba’s award-winning beaches, one hundred competitors will lie on the beach for one hour while wearing heart-rate monitors...and one of them could be you!

One lucky winner and their guest will depart on a 5-day, 4-night trip to Aruba to compete in the Relaxathon (full contest terms & conditions apply – see below). More exciting details to come!

HOW TO ENTER:
Fill out the form at https://linktr.ee/arubatourism and let us know why you need to relax. Entries will be judged on several key elements, so just have fun with it!
Already off to Aruba in June? There will be more chances for on-island guests to participate in the Relaxathon – keep an eye out!

AND GUESS WHAT?
The Relaxathon will have its own set of AMAZING prizes for the top three most relaxed competitors. The contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 US/DC or Canada (excl. QC) that are 18+ with a valid passport that does not expire before 12/15/24. Enter Contest before 11:59 pm ET 5/10/24. Subject to full Official Rules, including prize, judging criteria, and all details: see link in bio. Void in QC & where prohibited. Sponsor: Aruba Tourism Authority.