To the Point

In my blog i have elaborate most of the vital things that Aruba as an Island want's to put emphasize on.
I wrote some of the traditions and what the island have to offer to there tourist.

Sins the separate status  of Aruba, Aruba has been putting more attention to the tourist and has put them as a main priority. They have build allot of new mall and places for entertainment and activities. They want to bring out the culture in any way possible because it's very vital to them and they want to  show there visitors where they came from and what they grew up with.

The nature of Aruba's citizen is being humble, the people  are very caring and they are able to help you at anytime.And if in a country the people who lives there treats you like there own it makes you more comfortable and appreciated in the country. And that is the feeling that Arubiaan citizen want's to give to there visitors.

Aruba also has beautiful nature that they want to put emphasize on for example : beautiful beaches, nice rock formations and it's history behind it.

So for a perfect marketing strategy you have to get to know the island inside out and mingle with the people and get to know the culture. The combination of all these things brings out something beautiful.

The people of Aruba

Aruba has about 120,000 inhabitants these people  are a broad international mixture of  people with a pleasant nature and sense of hospitality. The modern Aruban is generally of mixed ancestry, claiming Caquetio Indian, African and European roots. Today, the island claims over 79 different nationalities who live and work on the island.

Income
50% of the income in aruba comes from the tourist that visit aruba, that's why aruba has been working on a strong marketing strategy to keep loyal tourist coming to the island. That's why the community of aruba helps to emphasize to aruba as a " HAPPY ISLAND" as the slogan of aruba says.

That's why the sincerity of a warm smile and friendly attitude of the Arubans are not lost on the guests of the island, with many visitors to notice that the people who still care for them to come back to the island. With so many different influences on the island, Aruba retains its uniqueness, as evidenced by the openness of the population.

 

Hotels

Aruba has over 23 hotels with different quality to suit your needs. You have the low rise area witch has hotels that doesn't have high floors so it is adequate for people who doesn't like to be on high floors. Most of these low rise hotels are not literally in front of the beach you have to cross the street to get there.

More at the north side of Aruba you get the area that"s called " The Palm Beach" there is where most of  the high rise hotels are located and the mall Paseo Herencia is in this area too. These high rise hotels are literally in front of the beach so you can just get out of the hotel and your at the beach.

You have hotels of different accomodation and price. There are also hotels that are all inclusive.
The hotels also provides you with activities, entertainment and happy hours.

Night Life

In aruba there"s so much to do when it comes to night life, for young and old.
Aruba has night clubs, malls that are open till 11pm, lounge,party boats and of course the casino's are open 24 hours so you can enjoy it also at night.

Night clubs
Aruba has different night clubs, so you have a night club for any kind of taste of music. You have Latin, urban, trance, jazz, hip hop, r&b and so you can go on.

Sizzles
Sizzles is situated at paseo herencia ( a mall that stays open till 11pm but the night clubs stay open till 3am) near the hotel area palm beach. Here they play jazz music with live bands every weekend.

Confession
Confession is also situated near the hotels at palm beach. This night club is for the younger people,
here they play all kind of music hip hop,urban,latin and trance. Friday is Latin night, you can come dance salsa,merengue, bachata and merengue Dominicano.

Oude Molen
This club is situated underneath an old windmill. It is one of the few clubs that stays open till 5am, so it's like an " after party" when u get out of the other clubs that closes at 3am. There they have also all kind of music , but they play more  songs that has been made by the Arubiaans or people of Curacao.

7west
7west is situated more towards the main street " Royal Plaza". At 7west on Wednesday  and Tuesday they have 1 dollar bar so the club fills up with allot of people that like do drink. They also play every thing from trance to slow dance and from rap to Latin.

South Beach
South beach is also located near the plam beach. South beach has consists of a few clubs like : rembrant, milanos, de pijp and busters. These clubs are more like a lounge area to lay back have a drink and socialize.

Senjor Frogs
Senjor frogs is a night club that attracts allot of tourist, because they play allot of music of other countries there and it makes the trourist feel more at home. They do contests, karaoke and other games.

Tattoo party boat
Tattoo party boat is a boat that sails around the island with music,drink and food.
They also do salsa shows on the boat.

Live shows
There is also shows that brings out the culture of Aruba. These shows are provided by some hotels. These shows gets you in touch with the Arubaan culture.

During the years lots of the night clubs has moved to the hotel area where there is more motion and more tourist.

Beaches

Aruba Beaches

 There are plenty beaches  along the coast of Aruba, they are  on of  the cleanest, widest and most attractive beaches of the Caribbean. The beaches are all public and access is easy, through a  car park right on the beach.
Topless sunbathing

Topless sunbathing and swimming is not against the law, and tolerated on most beaches in the resort areas, but not on resort grounds.

 

Aquatic activities

Scuba Diving

Diving in Aruba is famous for the spectacular shipwrecks and interesting coral formations that dominate Aruba’s underwater realm.
Aruba’s dive sites lie along the protected western and southern coasts.
You find your self in a whole other world when your diving into the deep blue sea.

Kite and windsurfing













You can learn how to kite or windsurf in Aruba
it's a fun activity to do once you learn it.

Sail and boat trips

 You have alot of choices of catamaran. You can choose between snorkeling and diving, dinning, a party catamaran and a one to sail and watch the sun set. it is allot of fun when u go with a large group of people.

Off road

Off road is an activity that is done by allot of people in Aruba. This is an adventureus way to explore aruba. You can rent a jeep and explore the wild side of the island and reach to the most popular attractions on the north coast. Attractions that you can visti in the north coast are :
1. Natural pool

The Natural Pool or "conchi" is a hidden pool on the windward coast surrounded by rocks. The location of the pool is surrounded by some of Aruba’s most rugged terrain, so visitors truly gets the feeling of having "discovered" something when their eyes focus on the site.

2.Natural Bridge

This was one of Aruba's most popular attractions.( collapsed in 2005) The bridge was a formation of coral limestone cut out by years of pounding surf, and was one of the largest of these types of spans in the world. It standed some 7 meters above sea level and spans more than 30 meters. But now there is a small one.

3. The light house

The stone lighthouse was constructed on Aruba between 1914 and 1916. It's named after the S.S. California, a wooden sailing ship that sank near shore. This light house u can visit there by car.

4.Aruba's gold mine smelters ruines

Aruba's Gold Mine Ruines (Bushiribana Ruins) are the remains of a gold smelter that was built of natural stone in the 19th century. 

5.Quadiriki caves

Here you can see Arawak drawing on the wall ( Arawak were the first habitants of Aruba). The name came also of Arawak origin ( Quadiriki). This isn't the only place on the island where the Arawaks drew their likenesses of people, fish and other objects, but it is the most accessible.