Product Update
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INTRODUCTION Introduction This is the fourth edition of CHATA’s Product Update. This platform is to keep you informed about new products and services from our CHATA members as well as partner updates and will be sent out quarterly.
Product Update Q1 - 2017
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Product Update Q1 - 2017
HOTELS
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Hotels Avila Beach Hotel’s Sports Illustrated Curaçao and Avila Beach Hotel stuns in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017
PACKAGE
Avila Beach Hotel welcomed the SI Swimsuit crew and top models Vita Sidorkina, Rose Bertram, Samantha Hoopes, Barbara Palvin and Myla Dalbesio for the 2017 photo shoot. Sports Illustrated Swimsuit is known for selecting the most remarkable destinations worldwide for their shoots, and Avila Beach Hotel has been chosen for this issue. To celebrate Curaçao’s appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2017, travelers can re-create the incredible experience that the models enjoyed on island with Avila’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit-themed “Strike a Pose and Get Spoiled” package. The “Strike a Pose and Get Spoiled” package includes : a 3 night stay in Avila’s Octagon Deluxe room type; the same room category where the models stayed, a Private Boat trip complete with a snorkeling adventure, a romantic & private beach picnic for two including Wine & Cheese & Fruit and a sunset ride back along the beautiful coastline & Spanish Water Bay of Curaçao, a bottle of champagne in hotel room upon arrival and much more… This package is valid through December 22, 2017. Website: www.avilahotel.com
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Hotels Blue Bay hosts MCB Curaçao Masters Pro-Am Golf Tournament
EVENT
This April Blue Bay Curacao Golf & Beach Resort is hosting the 11th edition of the MCB Curacao Masters Pro-Am Golf Tournament. The tournament is a 3-day event with finals held on Saturday April 8th at the Blue Bay Golf Course. International professional golf players visit the island and accompany mainly local teams to compete during this event. Pros invited to the MCB Curacao Masters this year are among old winners Ralph Miller, Peter Horrobin, Otto Solis and Cameron Booth So whether you hit the green yourself or prefer to be a spectator this is the biggest golf tournament of the year and you shouldn’t miss it. Come and meet the pros on the 8th and experience the suspense of the finals. Shaded grand stands, kids entertainment and not to mention the unique opportunity to make Blue Bay Curaçao your permanent residence with onsite mortgage information by the Real Estate team. It all takes place at the newly renovated Plantation House at the resort. Later that night the second edition of the Blue Bay Beach Concerts for 2017 culminates the weeklong activities for the pros, and the general public is invited to register and join the reggae-themed night. For more information about the Curacao Masters: www.curacaomasters.com & www.facebook.com/bluebaygolf.
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Hotels A Fresh New Look For Hilton Curaçao’s Meeting Rooms
RENOVATIONS
Guests from the Hilton Curaçao can now enjoy the newly renovated meeting spaces at the hotel. This includes new carpet and a fresh coat of paint. In need of a meeting space for your next event? Please call +599 94625000 ext. 6013 or email: eloi.williams@hilton.com to discuss possibilities.
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Hotels Renovations at Scuba Lodge
RENOVATIONS
Scuba Lodge’s New Superior Rooms give a Taste of Old Curaçao Boutique hotel Scuba Lodge & Ocean Suites has renovated their building at Kaya Wilson Godett #96 and transformed the building into six comfortable Superior Hotel Rooms in the heart of the up-and-coming Pietermaai District. Scuba Lodge aims to offer their guests a ‘home away from home’, a place where hospitality and heritage go hand in hand. That is why the original interior features and details remain despite the space having undergone this extensive renovation. All Superior Hotel Rooms feature king-size beds, a modern bathroom with a rain shower, and a kitchenette with a fridge, stove top and kitchen utensils. In addition, Scuba Lodge has also made some exciting changes to their reception; a brand new front desk has been installed and more space is now available to welcome guests, store luggage, and assist with booking activities and answering questions.
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TRANSPORTATION
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Transportation NEW TOURING CARS
FBTT Travel: New Touring Cars In November 2016, FBTT Travel became the proud owner of 4 brand new touring cars from Golden Dragon. All four cars have 53 seats and a large luggage compartment. Additionally, the new touring cars are comfortable and suitable for passengers during tours and transfers. FBTT Travel has been able to increase their total capacity with over 150 seats. For more information please visit the FBTT website: www.fbtt.com
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PRODUCTS
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Product Scooby Tours: Expedia Local Expert!
NEW SERVICE
Scooby Tours is proud to have signed contract with NEXUSTOURS, one of the largest operators based in Mexico. This contract brought them the Sunwing Canadian Charters they operate with in high season. As the DMC for Sunscape Resort, Scooby Tours represents AMSTAR (ALG) in Curaรงao ,servicing CheapCaribbean,Travel Impression and Apple Vacation travellers. In partnership with Nexustours, Scooby Tours started a new program for Expedia called the Expedia Local Expert! As the local DMC for all Thomas Cook Divisions ,Scooby Tours was assigned Neckermann Reizen for Curaรงao. Moreover, Scooby Tours also purchases a luxury bus Kia Granbird. For more information please vitis: www.scoobystours.com
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Product D&I Business Support Services: Peak Performance
NEW SERVICE
D&I Business Support Services N.V. is proud to introduce its Business Game: Peak Performance. Peak Performance is a tablet-based interactive business game where each team plays the role of an expedition leader taking a group of tourist climbers on a 20-day trip to summit Mount Everest. The Peak Performance game resembles the world of business, including hospitality, which enables participants to make effective and lasting behavioral changes by understanding and accepting the implications of their choices. The technique applied by Peak Performance is a way of improving learning and development in the workplace. Through this game, the teams will learn the importance of having a shared vision and using observation, strategy, and teamwork to make a swift decision as a team in order to maximize opportunities to their advantage. Contact D&I now to take your company to new heights with Peak Performance. Visit their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/dibusinesssupport/
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Product NEW WRITTING PAD
BLACK Curaçao: "Bambook” To reduce the daily paper waste, Black introduces the erasable notebook “Bambook” on the island of Curaçao. Bambook is an erasable writing pad with the function of a small whiteboard. The notes made can be later erased or stored in the special Bambook app. This Dutch product is not only durable in production, use and material but also replaces loads of old papers and boxes within companies. In the efforts of saving and conserving the environment, please check out BLACK Curaçao’s website for more information. Website: www.blackcuracao.com
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Product CURious 2 DIVE: Eastpoint Diving
NEW SERVICE
CURious 2 DIVE offers a new diving service in the most pristine reef of the Caribbean. As a shore-diver expert CURious 2 DIVE decided to offer Eastpoint diving. CURious2 DIVE offers the possibility to dive every Thursday on Eastpoint. within a small groups, with a guide and in combination with reef protection. Eastpoint diving is a 2-tank dive and in between the dives the guests will have a small sandwich and water or soda. When guests arrive back at the dive center CURious 2 DIVE will show the guest how to clean the Lionfish and the guest may proceed to sampling the catch at the Restaurant “The Pier”. The guests will not be charged for the Lionfish only the side dishes and the drinks. Website: www.curious2dive.com
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Product Yellow Tourism: Snorkel & Beach Safari
NEW SERVICE
Yellow Tourism Solutions N.V. now offers a Snorkel and Beach Safari that visit playa Piskado, with probability to snorkeling with turtles, and the very popular Cas Abao tour. For more information , visit the Yellow Tourism’s website: http://www.yellowadventures.com/tours/active/sbs.html
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Product CX Pay: Your Gateway to E-Commerce Solutions
NEW SERVICE
CX Pay: Your gateway to e-commerce solutions and online transactions CX Pay is specialized in transaction services for online merchants, offering solutions for retail storefronts, payment processing for both online and mobile devices, electronic invoicing, digital wallets as well as gift cards and digital vouchers. CX Pay provides local and international payment solutions to facilitate online and mobile transactions for any business or consumer with online access. Their platform uses the most advanced compliance & fraud prevention technologies available on the market to guarantee a safe, secure and flexible online payment environment. Their offerings include website development, shopping carts, payment gateway, web hosting services as well as advisory services in e-commerce and payments. CX Pay’s payment gateway can be integrated with over 150 shopping cart applications and is fully integrated with over 125 processor and payment networks. Thanks to their advanced solutions and expertise, businesses can broaden their product range and reduce their expenditure while meeting highest standards in technology, regulation, and usability. This makes CX Pay a trusted partner trusted partner of banks, find-techs, and e-commerce businesses all over the world.
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Product Real Exclusive introduces: Your Teambuilding Factory
NEW SERVICE
Are you looking for a motivating teambuilding activity, and inspiring training or would you like to reward your personnel with a Fun and fully catered family beach day to show your appreciation? Real Exclusive creates the perfect experience for you and your team. Completely adapted to your wishes with the goal to create top motivation and to increase efficiency and productivity. What do they do? Your Experience Factory offers a wide variety in the field of sports, creative, musical and surprising workshops, trainings and team building opportunities for both business events and casual events. Their professional and creative team delivers customized activities and trainings according to your goals, wishes, ideas and budget. Their latest teambuilding concepts: • The Rhythm Experience: Energizing Drum Workshop! • The Mission Impossible Experience: Get the best out of your team! • Catch the Spy: An exciting an active program with big challenges • The Recycle Experience: FUN way to stimulate Corporate Environmental Responsibility • The Painting Experience: Stimulate the creative brain of your team! For more informaiton pelase contact Real Exclusive Curaçao: E-mail: info@yourexperiencefactory.com | Phone: +59997890473 Facebook: Your Experience Factory | Website: www.yourexperiencefactory.com
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Product BLACK Curaรงao introduces BLACK social
NEW SERVICE
BLACK Curaรงao goes Social! BLACK Curaรงao welcomes Ghislaine Grondsma to the team, who will be the face of BLACK Social, a part of BLACK Curaรงao. BLACK Social will be able to help with your social media struggles. The growing impact of digitization, content and social media platforms means it is becoming increasingly important to have an insight into coverage about your organization, whenever and wherever you need it. Answering online questions, complaints and reviews is crucial for customer satisfaction and your online reputation. In addition, detailed data analysis is required to gain an insight into structural improvements for customer service and marketing. IBI4wan will the tool BLACK social will be using and offer a powerful all-in-one software solution for online and offline media monitoring, crisis monitoring, web-care, messaging, social media publishing and analytics. BLACK Social will help your organization get added value of social media. Would you like to know more? Contact BLACK Social by sending an e-mail to ggrondsma@blackcuracao.com or check out their Facebook page of BLACK Social.
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Product NEW SERVICE
Proffid Caribbean NV. Introduces Ericsoft Proffid is now official distributor Ericsoft Software, an all-in-one solution for hotel and restaurant Ericsoft software is used by 5000+ properties worldwide.The Ericsoft Suite 4 of products is a combination of Hotel 4 , Risto 4 and Shop 4, with a Spa/Activities module, Booking Engine, Channel Manager, CRM , Yield Management tools , all in one application, activated by modular licensing. Hotel 4 offers all the operational and managerial functionality a Hotel, Bed&Breakfast, Lodge, may require from user-friendly software, including multi currency and multi-hotel functionality. The Booking engine enables your guest to book directly with you, online web-check in, and (secret) promotions can be offered. The Channel manager connects you to OTA's like booking.com, expedia.com and many other sales channels. Risto 4 is Proffid’s Restaurant software with inventory module and runs on our line of Aures Point-of-Sales equipment or any modern Windows Point-of-Sales terminal. Their mobile solution will run on windows/android or apple devices. Risto 4 allows you to work with the Epson and Citizen fiscal printers. For more information visit our website www.proffid.com, send an email to info@proffid.com or call them at +59997378332
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Product Proffid now Distributor of Citizen Fiscal Printers & Aures
NEW SERVICE
Proffid is now official distributor for Citizen Fiscal Printers Proffid Caribbean NV has several software solutions, certified with the Citizen Fiscal Printer. As of March 2017, they are proud to be the official distributor of the Citizen S310-II FP, which enables us to sell, service and support the Fiscal Printer and the Software already certified with Proffid and several other vendors. Proffid is now official distributor for Aures Point-of-Sales Hardware Proffid is proud to present Aures Point of Sales equipment. Beautifully designed, available in different colors, with many add-on options. AURES POS solutions consist in PC-based hardware and open-system equipment which provide management and till functions to any point of sale and point of service: food and non-food stores & shops, retail outlets, superstores and supermarkets, catering and hospitality businesses, snacking and take away outlets, leisure and sport venues, etc. For more information visit our website www.proffid.com, send an email to info@proffid.com or call them at +59997378332
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Product DEAN Productions offers Google Street View – Virtual Tours
NEW SERVICE
Bring your Google Street View - Virtual Tours alive with an Interactive Navigation Menu. DEAN Productions develops a unique tool to use in sales and marketing activities. The menu can be used on the website, shared via Social Media, sent via mail or presented on trade fairs. In this menu they make use of clickable logo's, booking links for hotel- meeting-rooms or attractions, text information blocks / pop-ups and you can even add YouTube video's. In February-March DEAN Productions had a very successful trip to Curaçao where they made Google Street View - Virtual Tours for multiple locations.These virtual tours are now developed into a menu structure. To develop an Interactive Menu first you'll need to have a Google Street View - Virtual Tour. For more information, contact : info@deanproductions.nl
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Product Onsite360
NEW SERVICE
Onsite360, the Google Trusted Photographer from the Netherlands, has visited Curacao last month. Follow these links to look around in 360 and virtually walk through the locations: Scuba Lodge,The Dive Bus, Nos Krusero Apartments, and Serena's Art Factory & Chichi Shop CHATA members can sign up now for the next round of Google Street View imaging. Please send an email to jvb360@gmail.com
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Product NEW SERVICE
Island Guide brings the best of the island to tourists Do not miss out on this new unique opportunity to inform your guests and promote your hotel in a refreshing way! Island Guide TV is a highquality tourist information TV channel, which have been successful for over 2.5 years in Aruba. Recently started to broadcast in a wide range of hotels on Curacao. It tells tourists everything they need to know to have an amazing holiday. Island Guide TV provides guests with information about the history and culture of Curacao, while also highlighting the best shopping areas. Furthermore it shows the island’s natural beauty at its best and all the must-see attractions. In addition to the in-house channel we also developed a mobile application. Tourists discover what to do and where to go in a quick and entertaining way. “A picture says more than a thousand words” Get an impression by watching the on www.islandguidecuracao.com. For more information contact Susan Gevers at: susan@islandguidecuracao.com +5999 6925499
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Product NEW SERVICE
Royal Sea Aquarium Resort’s Newest Additions Royal Sea Aquarium Resort introduced their Breakfast Bar as part of a new facility at the resort. open from 7.30 until 11.30 AM and has a variety of delicious breakfast options. Guests are encouraged to start their day off right with the most popular breakfast; The Royal Breakfast. This includes; Eggs (any style), buttermilk pancakes, bacon or sausage, a side of wheat or white bread with the choice of coffee, tea or juice. Tuesday Night Loko Party is also a new addition to the resort’s activities. Every Tuesday The Loko Party is organized especially for the guests & owners. They get to enjoy a delicious meal, eclectic cocktails by the bar, entertainment by the staff, professional dancers and spectacular fire shows. Every week a different show and a different meal is prepared. Dushi Waffles is also there preparing their one of a kind Dutch waffles as a dessert. During the week Royal Sea Aquarium hosts their Royal Happy Hours especially for their guests & owners. During the hour they can enjoy delicious cocktails & mixed drinks prepared by the bartender. Their most popular drinks are The Royal Mojito, The Royal Margarita and The Electric Lemonade.
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Product SHOWME Caribbean’s Interactive Tour of Curaçao
NEW SERVICE
SHOWME Caribbean presents their new and unique ‘Interactive Tour of Curaçao’ with videos, photos, 360’s and more. This must be the easiest and most exciting way to explore the island without ever leaving your home. The handy 360 aerial pins will impress you and leave you wanting to see more. You can join us and share your videos and photos of your business on the Tour! Take the Tour of Curaçao! showmecaribbean.com/curacao/360/
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DEVELOPMENT
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Development Jan Thiel Beach: Koko’s Since recently you can enjoy Jan Thiel’s newest asset: Koko’s
NEW ASSET
At this new hang-out spot, you can enjoy the combination of street food, daily fresh smoothies, healthy shakes & juices, cocktails and of course an ice cold beer! Enjoy a relaxing beach day. Rent a comfortable beach bed located under the palm trees and experience Koko’s service! Koko's is open daily from 8:00 am to sunset. Koko’s is also available for events. Contact events@janthielbeach.com for more information. Website: www.janthielbeach.com
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Development New stores at Renaissance Mall & Rif Fort
NEW STORES
Renaissance Mall & Rif Fort is happy to share the official opening of some new stores! Le Banquetterie De Meti, a bakery that sells an extensive selection of desserts and pastry options. Doo-Shee Bar, a unique gathering place at the Rif Fort Village. The bar has an open character, which makes it inviting and accessible for everyone looking to have a refreshing drink. I Love Curaรงao, a Gift shop with an extensive selection of souvenirs, clothing and swim wear. Harley Davidson Curacao store offers clothing and accessories. For more information, visit the Renaissance Mall & Rif Fort Facebook:: https://www.facebook.com/RenaissanceMallRifFort/
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Development Kontiki Beach Resort: Mood Beach NEW BEACH CLUB
Mood Beach is a new upscale Beach Club, located next to the Cabana Beach Club on the Sea Aquarium Beach Mood Beach has an extra ordinary Bohemian Style setup, with an impressive array of comfortable beach beds The Mood Beach is constructed in an African design stretch tent with a stylish interior and bar. Mood Beach serves high quality food and drinks to refresh your mind, boost your mood and to restart your busy life. Check out their new website! Website: www.moodbeachcuracao.com
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Development Meet the new TMC
NEW BRANDING
On February 9th, TMC held a grand opening where they launched their new branding, their new website and their the new additions to their fleet. The grand opening was held at TMC’s new office at Seru Loraweg. For more information check out TMC’s new website: www.tmcuracao.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TMCURACAO/
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WEBSITES
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Websites Jan Thiel Beach New Website NEW & IMPROVED
Jan Thiel Beach is proud to present its new website! Each of the outlets on Jan Thiel Beach has its own character, atmosphere and activities arising on separate pages, though intertwined. Menu’s, activities, entertainment, live music, shows… whatever information it is you’re looking for about Jan Thiel Beach, it is all to be found on the new website. This excellent booking platform makes it a lot easier to make a reservation online. All social media platforms are integrated for your convenience. Take a look at www.janthielbeach.com
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Websites FBTT Travel: New Website
NEW WEBSITE
In efforts to FBTT Travel strives to serve clients even better, FBTT Travel introduces their new website. Get directly in touch with an extended overview of all FBTT Travel’s services at www.fb-tt.com.
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NEW MEMBERS
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NEW MEMBERS
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NEW MEMBERS
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NEW MEMBERS
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NEW MEMBERS
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