Meeting Planner Tips - Meet Aruba Aruba makes every effort to make sure we exceed your expectations as the ultimate meeting destination. We know Meeting Planner Tips make your job easier, so use this quick reference guide of Meeting Planner Tips from locals who know Aruba best. We’re ready to host your meeting!

Aruba is Unique
Price Estimates for Travel
Accessibility on the Island
Unique Venues for Meetings


Here’s a list of things that make Aruba unique:

  • Great weather – 82 and sunny year-round
  • Outside the hurricane belt
  • Less than 17” rain every year
  • No poverty
  • No homelessness
  • No unemployment
  • Almost no crime
  • Very clean
  • Good shopping – many US brands, tax-free

Here are some price estimates for travel around Aruba:

  • Taxi between airport &
    high-rise major meeting hotels = $20 approximate
    low-rise/overflow hotels = $10-$17 approximate
  • Taxi between downtown Oranjestad &
    high-rise hotels = $7-$9
    overflow hotels = $6-$8
  • Taxis use a flat rate set by the government and no meters are used. Surcharges may apply after midnight, on holidays, and on Sundays.
  • Rental Cars
    $150-$180/wk for compact, $225-$300/wk for full-size, $275-$400/wk for SUV (including Jeep) – note that all are estimates and vary by time of year and car rental company

Cellular phone reception is great, and so is our wireless internet access:

  • Cell phone rental - Available at the airport or can be pre-reserved and dropped off at the hotel
  • Blackberries and US carriers work
    $.20-$.24c/minute average to US, usually free incoming calls, $5-$8/day rental charge

Unique Venues for Meetings
Aruba offers some very unique venues to host your meeting – even more unique than the island itself!
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