PCCA Journal|4
th
Quarter 2014
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Additional Details
Getting There
The Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA) has more than
100 non-stop flights every week from several U.S. gateways and
one-stop connections from almost every city in the U.S. and
Canada. U.S.-bound passengers benefit from their own terminal
building that houses a U.S. INS/Customs facility, allowing
flights from Aruba to enter the U.S. as domestic flights.
Driving Directions from the Airport
From the Queen Beatrix International Airport: Take airport exit,
take a left at the light. Continue on this road until you reach
a roundabout. Take the 3rd exit, continuing straight along the
seashore. After approximately 2.5 miles, you will reach a 2nd
roundabout. Take the 2nd exit, continuing straight through.
Turn left at the 2nd set of traffic lights. Turn right at the next
intersection. Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino is the
2nd hotel on the left.
Passports
A current passport is required.
Weather
Aruba has the most sunny days of any island in the Caribbean
so visitors can expect unwaveringly sunny skies, warm
temperatures, and cooling
breezes. The average high
temperature in March is
85
0
F, and the average low
is 76
0
F. Because Aruba is
more of a desert than a
rainforest, the humidity
is low and it seldom
rains, and when it does,
it’s usually only a short
shower. And because
Aruba is far south of
the tropical-storm belt,
hurricanes don’t often
visit.
Shipping
Shipping to Aruba is very
expensive. PCCA is looking long and hard at everything we
plan to bring to the convention to determine what is absolutely
necessary. We recommend that you do the same. Shipping
items back home from Aruba is just as expensive, so it is wise
to minimize what needs to be shipped home, as well.
For items that must be shipped, you should ship early, 4 to
6 weeks before the start of the convention. One strategy PCCA
will use to get items to the convention is having staff members
carry them in their luggage. The $35-50 cost to check an extra
bag with the airline is most likely much cheaper than shipping
to the hotel.
Golf
While there is no golf tournament during this year’s
convention, attendees looking to play a round or two can make
tee times with the resort’s concierge for Tierra del Sol, Aruba’s
only 18-hole course, or the 9-hole Links at Divi Aruba.
Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort, Spa and Casino
J.E. Irausquin Boulevard #85
Palm Beach, Aruba, Dutch Caribbean
+011 297 586 1234
www.aruba.hyatt.comFor more information or to register,
call (800) 542-PCCA or go to
www.pccaweb.orgLimited room block in the Hyatt.
Register now for the best rates and room selection.