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Publication Publication When will Aruba’s tourism industry recover?(Tourismanalytics.com, 2020-04)Publication Overview of requirements regarding Covid 19 for visitors to key Caribbean destinations as of July 5 2020(Saint Lucia Hospitality and Tourism Association, 2020-07)Publication Resumen Ban Papia, Ban Scucha, Ban Crea un impacto positivo hunto(University of Aruba, 2025-08-07)Resumen di event di 7 di juli, organisa pa Liesje Proveyer y University of Aruba Research Center. Basa riba e investigacion “Pychological Needs and Well-being Through the Eyes of Vocational Students in Aruba” (https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14473/1541), e sesion di 7 di juli na Universidad di Aruba lidera pa Liesje Proveyer a habri un dialogo tocante e necesidadnan psicologico di nos hobennan. Nos a mira con e necesidadnan aki ta wordo satisface den e contexto cultural di Aruba, caminda balornan manera famia y comunidad tin un gran impacto.Publication Tourism and Development in the Caribbean: San Nicolas (Aruba) as a case study(2019-11)Tourism and Development in the Caribbean: San Nicolas (Aruba) as a case study. In 2019, the Aruba Ministry of Tourism once again set in motion a plan to build an all-inclusive hotel in the area of San Nicolas, on the eastern coast of Aruba. It is not the first time that this idea has been advanced, stirring heated debate among different community sectors. Those in favor argue that the eastern coast of the island has not been able to reap the benefits of Aruba’s economic development during the past few decades because all of the hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions have been built on the northwestern part of the island, just north of the capital Oranjestad. The proportion of households living in poverty in San Nicolas is the highest for the island, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. On the other hand, strong opposition has been voiced by those who argue, among other things, that Aruba’s economy is already overly dependent on hospitality (87% of all jobs are directly or indirectly supported by tourism). Environmental groups fiercely oppose building new large-scale hotels that will add to the already existing pressure on the environment including land and sea flora and fauna. Others fear that bringing mass tourism will transform San Nicolas, currently billed as the charming “cultural and artistic capital of Aruba”, into yet another generic, Americanized vacation destination. The San Nicolas debate will be presented as a case study that many small-island Caribbean nations and territories can relate to, as they seek to balance the needs of employment opportunities, public welfare, environmental protection, sustainable economic activity and guaranteed local participation.
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