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The Divi Aruba Is Expanding

The Divi Aruba all inclusive resort is expanding. The property has already opened its new Pure Lime Mexican-themed restaurant, and will open a new “pool-view” building in January. The latter will include 60 rooms, all of which will have built […]

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Every Caribbean Airport Needs to Start Doing This. Immediately.

It’s one of the best ideas to come to a Caribbean airport in a long time. Aruba has announced the launch of a new digital embarkation and disembarkation card — meaning travelers can fill out their immigration card before they even […]

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VIDEO: Eagle Beach, Aruba

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It’s one of the most beautiful beaches anywhere in the Caribbean: Eagle Beach, Aruba. And the stretch near the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts is even better: a spectacularly wide, white-sand stretch of sand that will simply overwhelm you. So […]

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First Look: The New Hilton Aruba

ARUBA — A classic hotel design never gets old. Morris Lapidus, famous for hotels like the Fontainebleau in Miami, made this Aruba’s first “it” hotel when it debuted in 1955 as simply the “Aruba Hotel.” But now the venerable design […]


A New Overwater Bungalow Hotel Is Coming to the Caribbean

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By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a new hotel coming to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba, and it will have something very rare in the Caribbean: overwater bungalows. The 126-suite Zoëtry Isla di Oro will be one of the […]


This is the Caribbean’s Best New Restaurant

ORANJESTAD — It’s in an old art deco building in a quieter part of Oranjestad, a section of Aruba’s capital you may not know. But at the heart of this old commercial building is something very special. It’s called Wilhelmina, […]

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A Secret Corner of Aruba

By Alexander Britell ARUBA – Gilbert Raven loved The Flintstones. There was something about Fred and Barney, about Dino, about pedaling with your feet. And it inspired him to build it. To build this place. Something about a trip to […]


Rum Journal: The Best Lobby Bar in Aruba

It’s been quiet, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Over the last few years, Marriott has been on a push to redefine the Caribbean hotel lobby — to make it a place worth congregating, a place worth admiring, a place, well, […]


A Beach Bagel Shack in Aruba

A few steps from Aruba’s ultra-wide, impossibly-white Manchebo Beach is New York. Well, not quite New York, but a slice of it. It’s a little shack of a place off just off Manchebo, one you might drive or walk right […]

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Aruba’s Best Gelato

It’s hard to miss it. It’s right in the center of Oranjestad, just across Havenstraat from the Renaissance Mall. And on a hot, dry afternoon in Aruba, it’s just about the best place on earth. This is Gelatissmo, the best […]


How Aruba Is Improving Local Tourism Awareness

How Aruba Is Improving Local Tourism Awareness By Dana Niland CJ Contributor The Aruba Tourism Authority (ATA) is ramping up its national awareness campaign, “Duna Aruba e miho Dibo,” which translates to “Give Aruba the Best You Can Be.” Using buses […]


Tyrese’s Caribbean Visit

The superstar stops in Aruba By the Caribbean Journal staff Superstar actor and singer Tyrese visited Aruba this week for the Aruba International Film Festival, making his presence known with a series of social media posts. Tyrese was on the […]


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