Happy Holidays from the Aruba Convention Bureau!
On behalf of the Aruba MICE team, we wish you a Happy Holiday Season and a season full of joy. May your meeting planning be a pleasure and your events shine! While snow is falling elsewhere, we send you our warm end-of-year wishes from sunny Aruba. May 2025 be filled with successful events and rewarding collaborations! Start Planning.
Destination Review Summary – Fall 2024
Did you know that twice a year, ACB organizes a Destination Review ? to introduce incentive planners to Aruba’s exceptional MICE offerings, including accommodation, activities, gastronomy and culture? In October, we welcomed 10 One Happy Planners to the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino with an unforgettable itinerary: jeep tours, a brunch aboard the Monforte III with Papillon Aruba, a festive CSR initiative with local children and a spectacular drone show at Fort Zoutman. Thank you to everyone who participated. We hope you enjoyed the experience and memories of Loretti Design Aruba! We look forward to collaborating with you again soon. Find out what the planners have to say.
Two five-star openings in Aruba this month!
Aruba is proud to say “bon bini” to two new MICE-perfect properties, just in time for 2025 events! On December 18, 2024, JOIA Aruba by Iberostar will open its doors in Eagle Beach , featuring 240 five-star suites and 10,000 square feet of flexible event space, including a Grand Ballroom and five meeting rooms. We also look forward to the opening of the St. Regis Palm Beach Aruba Resort before the end of the year. This stunning hotel, with over 300 luxury rooms, spa and infinity pools, will be the second St. Regis resort in the Caribbean.
Airport improvements for Q1 2025
Aruba celebrates the delivery of the first phase of the Gateway 2030 project, a $275 million initiative to modernize and expand Queen Beatrix International Airport, with the goal of making it the most efficient and future-ready airport in the Caribbean. An upgraded check-in facility for flights to the U.S., equipped with cutting-edge biometric technology and self-service, will open in the first quarter of 2025. Phase 2, scheduled to begin in the last quarter of 2024, will include a new concourse with three additional gates and sustainable features such as solar panel infrastructure. Stay tuned for more exciting developments through 2030! Discover direct flights.