The visiting ATSA board members handed in a letter of great interest, and laid out their wish-list for the next four years.

Vacation Ownership in Aruba plays an important role with nearly 40% of the island’s total hotel room inventory consisting of timeshare units. Vacation ownership has been during, and especially after the pandemic, the backbone of Aruba’s tourism industry. Throughout, vacation ownership has been resilient and boasts the largest market-share growth in both 2020 and 2021.

The pandemic is not the first crisis endured by the island. This is the third time that Aruba has seen a decline in tourism, yet its vacation ownership remained strong, with a consistently high level of room occupancy and economic activity; Aruba has also seen that timeshare members have a long-term commitment to the island, which is the envy of many Caribbean competitors.

The Aruba Time Share Association (ATSA) does not only positively contribute to the Aruban Economy, but it is also dedicated to its workforce, many timeshare properties include yearly cost-of-living wage increases and a majority of properties maintained their employees and protected their salaries during the pandemic.

As the voice of Aruba’s Vacation Ownership industry, ATSA has compiled Key Priorities for the continued recovery and sustainability of tourism here, in support of the local economy. Some top priorities have remained top priorities for the past 4 years.

ATSA took the liberty to summarize what it considers the current and ongoing Key Priorities of business, environment, and tourism, and stands prepared to assist the new cabinet, get involved on any platform, happy to provide feedback, and participate meaningfully, in the spirit of private and public sector collaboration.

ATSA, thanked the members of the new coalition for the opportunity to share, and hopes for the full adoption of its agenda points, in the upcoming 4 years.