{"id":16976,"date":"2017-03-01T15:31:54","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=16976"},"modified":"2017-03-01T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T14:31:54","slug":"engaging-the-aruba-community-in-sustainable-tourism-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2017\/03\/engaging-the-aruba-community-in-sustainable-tourism-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging The Aruba Community In Sustainable Tourism Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16977\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Aruba-View-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Engaging The Aruba Community In Sustainable Tourism Planning\" width=\"613\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Aruba-View-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Aruba-View-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Aruba-View-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Aruba-View.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">T<\/span>he Sustainable Travel International team recently visited Aruba to present the results of the rapid destination diagnostic and meet with local stakeholders to map out a more sustainable future for the tourism industry.<\/p>\n<p>Located just north of Venezuela in the southern Caribbean, Aruba is a small island spanning only 70 square miles (181 square kilometers). While just over 100,000 people call the island \u2018home\u2019, these inhabitants are by no means the only people you\u2019ll find on the island. Though Aruba may be small, its allure is mighty. \u00a0The constant sunshine, long stretches of white-sand beaches, and cool trade winds attract millions of visitors to Aruba\u2019s shores year after year. In 2015, over 1.8 million people visited the island and took part in activities such as diving, kite-surfing, and exploring the desert-like hills of Arikok National Park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article first published by <a href=\"http:\/\/sustainabletravel.org\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sustainable Travel International<\/em><\/a>. Read the original article here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sustainabletravel.org\/aruba-sustainability-action-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Engaging The Aruba Community In Sustainable Tourism Planning<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sustainable Travel International team recently visited Aruba to present the results of the rapid destination diagnostic and meet with local stakeholders to map out a more sustainable future for the tourism industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":16977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,534],"tags":[1593,1250],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Engaging The Aruba Community In Sustainable Tourism Planning<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sustainable Travel International 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