ATSA ta conclui encuentro exitoso unda a repasa desaroyo actual di nos turismo
ATSA ta conclui encuentro exitoso unda a repasa desaroyo actual di nos turismo
EAGLE BEACH – Miembronan di Aruba Timeshare Association, ATSA, a bini hunto p’un lunch meeting na La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino cu representantenan di mayoria propiedad di Vacation Ownership. ATSA su presidente, Sulaika Kelly, di Playa Linda Beach Resort, a yama bon bini na miembronan, presentando e agenda prome cu oficialmente a habri e reunion. El a raporta na miembronan di su asociacion riba varios otro encuentro cu gobierno y describi tur inkietud discuti cu e autoridadnan concerni.
Durante e encuentro, miembronan tambe a ricibi un presentacion extensivo tocante biahe pa Aruba na 2025, hunto cu e status di renobacion pa loke ta nos aeropuerto, pa Mary Joan Wardlaw, Customer Relationship Officer, y Jo-Anne Arends, Aviation Business Development Executive na Aruba Airport Authority NV.
Wardlaw a revisa e update aereo p’e aña actual, incluyendo YTD Traffic Performance cu tambe ta conta pa mei 2025 y comparti su estimadonan recien pa loke ta buelo pa Aruba y proyeccion di pasahero. Un analisis informativo di e mercado a sigui, cu update pa cada region, despues e strategia di Air Service Development a wordo comparti. E presentacion a conclui cu Gateway 2030, update pa loke ta proyecto di renobacion pa aeropuerto Reina Beatrix.
Miembronan tabata contento di por a tende cu e aeropuerto a logra na haci e proceso di check-in pa buelo mas eficiente cu habrimento di e area nobo, asina mehorando e flow di pasahero.
Segun Wardlaw, Aruba Airport ta un di e aeropuertonan di mas druk den region Caribe, cu mas di 24 diferente aerolinea operando akinan, contribuyendo na proceso di 3.2 miyon pasahero pa aña, brindando servicio aereo na 31 ciudad y 45 destinacion non-stop mundialmente. Aruba Airport su mercadonan ta inclui 71% di bishitante for di Merca, 3% Canada, 17% di Latino America, 5% di Europe, y 5% Caribe Hulandes.
Di parti di ATSA, masha pabien den cumpli cu un logro grandi sostenibel pa loke ta Reina Beatrix International Airport Gateway 2030 Phase 1A Terminal Expansion. Esaki a bira e prome terminal di aeropuerto den Caribe y prome edificio na Aruba den logra un LEED Gold Certification.
President Kelly a gradici ehecutivonan di aeropuerto pa nan presentacion. Tambe rib’e agenda, un raportahe pa medio di Pedro Vargas, Marriott Vacation Club, relaciona cu Tourism Security Patrol Aruba, TSPA, visibel riba caya y nos beachnan for di area di Ritz Carlton Resort te cu na Divi All Inclusive. Nan ta core riba nan bicicleta, uniforma den team pa percura pa siguridad den e zona turistico, un iniciativa financia pa Aruba Tourism Authority, cu fondonan genera pa Tourism Levy. Vargas a trece dilanti cu e grupo ta extensivamente train cu ayudo di Carmeleon Associates y den bon colaboracion cu Cuerpo Policial di Aruba. Jurgen van Schaijk a brinda un update riba e proyectonan actual di TPEF, notando cu e presupuesto pa 2025 ta bao discusion pa aprobacion den parlamento.
President Kelly tambe a duna oportunidad habri na tur miembro pa papia riba nan propiedadnan, describi actividad intensivo como tambe inversion di capital, mientras tin renobacion di resorts, pools, y espacionan publico como tambe facilidadnan cu ta wordo mehora.
Ken ta ATSA?
ATSA a wordo estableci na 1994, y actualmente ta conta cu un miembresia activo di e mayoria propiedadnan vacation ownership na Aruba. E asociacion ta traha na un nivel local como tambe cu entidadnan gubernamental. Riba un nivel regional, unda cu Aruba ta sigui ricibi reconocemento como un modelo pa loke ta destinacion den vacation ownership, ATSA tin lasonan profesional tambe cu ARDA, American Resort Development Association.
A snapshot of the Aruba Time Share Association members’ meeting of June 2025
Eagle Beach. —The members of the Aruba Timeshare Association, ATSA, convened for a lunch-meeting at La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino with representatives of most of the island’s Vacation Ownership properties, in attendance.
The Food & Beverage team of La Cabana Beach Resort & Casino prepared a varied and tasty lunch menu, paired with the resort’s signature gracious service and hospitality.
ATSA’s President, Sulaika Kelly, Playa Linda Beach Resort, welcomed members, sharing the agenda, before officially opening the meeting.
She reported to her association members on a number of meetings with the government and outlined the many issues discussed with the officials.
During the meeting, members also received an extensive presentation regarding airlift to the island in 2025, and the status of the airport renovations, by Mary Joan Wardlaw, Customer Relationship Officer and Jo-Anne Arends, Business Development Executive at the Aruba Airport Authority NV.
Wardlaw reviewed airlift update for the current year, including traffic performance YTD, including May 2025, she shared the latest estimates of seat capacity and passenger projection. An informative Market Analysis followed, updated per region, then the strategy of Air Service Development was share. The presentation concluded with a Gateway 2030 update of the airport renovations project.
Members were pleased to hear that the airport has managed to make the flight check-in process more efficient with the opening of the new departure hall, improving and streamlining passenger flow.
According to Wardlaw, Aruba Airport is one of the busiest airports in the Caribbean region, with more than 24 different airlines operating into Aruba, contributing to processing more than 3.2 million passengers per year and providing air service to 31 cities and 45 non-stop destinations worldwide. Aruba Airport’s markets include 71% of visitors from the United States, 3% Canada, 17% from Latin America, 5% from Europe, and 5% from Dutch Caribbean.
On behalf of ATSA, congratulations. on having achieved a major sustainability milestone as Queen Beatrix International Airport’s Gateway 2030 Phase 1A Terminal Expansion became the first airport terminal in the Caribbean and the first building in Aruba to achieve LEED Gold Certification.
President Kelly thanked the airport executives for their presentation.
Also on the agenda, a report by Pedro Vargas, Marriott Vacation Club, regarding the Tourism Security Patrol Aruba, TSPA, visible on the beach and the streetside walkways, from the Ritz Carlton Resort to Divi All Inclusive. The bicycled, uniformed teams support safety & security in the tourism zone, an initiative financed by Aruba Tourism Authority, with funds generated from Tourism Levy. Vargas reported the group has been extensively trained with the help of Cameleon Associates and is working in great collaboration with the Aruba Police, KPA. TSPA is now headquartered at the Palm Beach Plaza and aims to increase visibility of law enforcement in the areas of Palm Beach & Eagle Beach.
In the free word President Kelly opened the floor for members to report on their own properties and all without exception described intense activity and capital investments, as the resorts are being renovated, pools and public spaces upgraded, and facilities improved.
ATSA was established in 1994, and currently counts the active membership of most vacation ownership properties in Aruba. The association works on a local level, as a supporting member of AHATA, the Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association, and with other local organizations as well as government entities. On a regional level, where Aruba continues to receive recognition as a model vacation ownership destination, ATSA has professional ties with the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association and benefits from continuous collaboration with ARDA, the American Resort Development Association.
Board members include Sulaika Kelly, President, Rina Geerman, Secretary, Pedro Vargas, Board member, Jurgen van Schaijk, Treasurer and Luigi Heredia, Board member.
