Bonaire Names New Director of Tourism

By: - February 17th, 2016

The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has a new director of tourism.

The Tourism Corporation of Bonaire has announced the appointment of Maurice Adriaens as its new tourism director.

Adriaens will be responsible for overseeing all marketing, public relations and advertising programs for the island.

A native of Curacao, Adriaens was most recently the managing director of Curacao Airport Holding from 2010 to 2015.

“It is a privilege for me to have been appointed the new Director of Tourism for Tourism Corporation Bonaire,” Adriaens said in a statement. “I am looking forward to working with all of the TCB offices, trade partners and Bonaire’s private sector to maintain and further expand the island’s reputation as a global destination for world-class scuba diving, cruise, eco-adventure and leisure tourism.”

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