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ARUBA SONESTA LAUNCHES
NEW ISLAND NANNY PROGRAM

Family travel is on the rise and having a nanny to help with the kids has become a growing trend. However, finding and bringing a sitter on vacation can be a stressful and costly affair after salary, airfare, room and food bills are all included.� Aruba Sonesta Resorts has launched an �Island Nanny Program,� to meet the needs of the increasing number of family guests, which provides a nanny for the duration of the family�s stay.

From $120 per day, from 8 a.m. to midnight for two children, * families will save thousands of dollars by eliminating such airfare, salary, room, food and other costs associated with bringing a nanny or sitter from home. The �Island Nanny� enables parents to enjoy their free time without worrying about where or with whom their children are spending their time.

�Vacationing with children can be as stressful as it is joyful,� said Anabela Peterson de Sousa, vice president of sales & marketing. �Here at the resort we have streamlined and made hassle-free the family vacation with the Island Nanny.�

Located on the water in Oranjestad, a Dutch port, Aruba Sonesta Resorts offers plenty to do and see. Guests can enjoy Sonesta Island, Aruba Sonesta�s for-guests-only, 40-acre island boasting white sand beaches, a secluded Lover�s Cove, tennis courts, a fitness center, a tropical bird sanctuary and an outdoor restaurant and bar.� Red Sail Sports, also on Sonesta Island, offers snorkeling, paddle boats, jet skis and other water sports. Between the 300-room resort and the 259-unit suites there are three swimming pools and a beach cove where nightly theme-dinners are served under the stars. L�Escale, Aruba Sonesta�s gourmet restaurant, was voted the #1 restaurant on Aruba in 1999.

Guests can also visit the Crystal Casino, the island�s only 24-hour casino, which is located in the hotel, and the new Stardust Theater showing the Broadway-style �Hot Tickets� starring Jerome, a rare, white Bengal tiger. Aruba Sonesta�s fantastic �Just Us Kids� program for 5 to 12 year olds, runs 7 days a week and is a great escape for parents and kids alike.

For reservations or for more information, call 1-800-SONESTA or book on-line at Aruba Sonesta�s new web site www.arubasonesta.com

Families can call Coleta Zschuschen at 011-2978-36000 or sonesta.sales@setarnet.aw to make nanny arrangements.

*Advance reservations required and a guaranteed number of hours/week.� More or less hours per day can be arranged - three or more children start at $10/hour.

Edited by Autumn Rhea

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