RADIO & TV CELEBRITY STEPHANIE ABRAMS
BROADCASTS RADIO SHOWS FROM ARUBA MARRIOTT RESORT Live from
the Beach to 8 MILLION LISTENERS
PALM BEACH, ARUBA (December 3, 2007) –
On Saturday December 1, Aruba Marriott’s beach bar, WAVES,
provided the unusual and truly Caribbean décor for a
special live broadcast of the radio talk show “Traveling
Feet”. With a breathtaking backdrop of a turquoise ocean,
radio host Stephanie Abrams broadcast her show on the Aruba
Marriott beach and invited a variety of Aruba’s hospitality
experts. During her two-hour radio show on Saturday a national
audience of 3 million listeners in the United States were educated
in a fun way about all the good things Aruba has to offer as
a destination for family vacations, golfers, weddings, groups
and couples.
(From left to right): David
Isby, John Woolley Director of Sales for Aruba Marriott Resort,
Stephanie Abrams
Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams interviewed
Rick Zeolla, General Manager of the Aruba Marriott Resort as
well as Brian Stedeford, General Manager of Marriott’s
Stellaris Casino. She also got insiders information on things
to do in Aruba from pro-golfer Oliver Riding of Tierra Del Sol
Golf Links and Michel van Leeuwen of Red Sail Sports. Marriott’s
Director of Marketing John Woolley spoke more in detail about
the 40 million dollar investment the Aruba Marriott is currently
making to enhance the Resort.
On Sunday December 2nd another live broadcast
of the radio show, “Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams”
aired to 5 million radio listeners coast-to-coast on the Business
TalkRadio Network. During this radio show Ella Perrotte of Mandara
Spa shared information about her award-winning Spa and Chela
de Lannoy, the new Director of Events at the Aruba Marriott
informed listeners about Aruba as the perfect wedding destination.
The Aruba Tourism Authority’s Castro Perez was on the
air as the destination expert as well as Angelica Vleeming from
De Palm Tours who shared more information on the island’s
wonderful places for sightseeing adventures. The Sunday show
broadcast live from Simply Fish, the romantic outdoor fish restaurant
located right on the beach at the Aruba Marriott Resort, between
8-10 PM Aruba time, airing coast-to-coast in the US in the 7pm
to 9pm Eastern Time time slot simulcast on radio to 86 prime
US markets, streamed live on the internet, archived for iPod
download, and archived at www.sabrams.com, Abrams award-winning
website.
When Abrams is not broadcasting remotely around
the Caribbean and around the world, both programs originate
in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts where Abrams’
resides. Abrams’ takes the shows on the road globally
20 to 30 weeks each year for remote broadcasts. It is the first
time Abrams chose Aruba as a remote broadcast destination.
Stephanie Abrams, nationally syndicated radio travel talk show
host and media resource for travel-related issues, is recognized
as an expert in the travel industry and has been named to "Travel
Agent Magazine's" list of the "100 Most Powerful Women
in Travel." Abrams has been honored for her work in the
travel industry having been the recipient of the prestigious
Travel Weekly Magazine Achievement Awards for Best Public Relations
Campaign, Best Marketing Promotion and Best Radio Advertising,
is the 2007 Honorary Friend of Saint Patrick named by the Saint
Patrick Centre in County Down, Ireland, and was appointed in
2005 as the Ambassador to North America for Saxony Germany Tourism.
(From left to right): Director
of Sales for Aruba Marriott Resort, John Woolley, Stephanie
Abrams, General Manager of the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris
Casino, Rick Zeolla.
Her website, www.sabrams.com,
has won the Best Website Award from the League of American Communications
Professional for five consecutive years, most recently taking
the Bronze Spotlight Achievement Award awarded in October, 2007.
Abrams came to broadcasting after more than 20 years as a leader
in the travel industry and as the Executive Vice President of
a global travel company. Her website boasts a comprehensive
Photo Gallery where photos related to the broadcasts and other
relevant photos related to her visit can be found. Both radio
shows broadcast from the Aruba Marriott Resort are permanently
archived at the site as a unique resource for those interested
in Aruba
Designated among the “World’s
Best Places to Stay” by Conde Nast Traveler’s 2006
Gold List, Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino boasts
413 guestrooms – the most spacious on the island –
each with large, private balconies overlooking the sparkling
waters of the Caribbean Sea. On property, seven restaurants
and cafes provide fare from light to elegant, while the largest
casino in Aruba, a 6,500 square-foot spa, free-form swimming
pool with cascading waterfalls and high-energy health club offer
entertaining diversions. To obtain more information call the
Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino at 888-PARADISE
or visit www.arubamarriott.com.
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In the pictures: Stephanie Abrams and David Isby, on-location
producer and radio talent who acts as The Barefoot Beachcomber
on Traveling Feet and Abrams’ Traveling Companion on Travel
WITH Stephanie Abrams, at work, while broadcasting live from
the Aruba Marriott, informing over 8 million listeners in the
United States about Aruba.
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CONTACT: Stephanie
Abrams
Nationally Syndicated Radio Show & TV Show Host
stephanie@sabrams.com
Karin Swiers, Public Relations Manager FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
520-6043
karin.swiers@marriotthotels.com
