RSSThis Can’t Be Good For Tourism, Where’s Natalee Holloway
For an Island paradise that prides itself on sandy beaches and a constant trade wind, the last thing they would want is bad publicity of an unsafe island. However, An Alabama high school student, Natalee Holloway, disappeared during her graduation trip to Aruba.
Natalee Holloway, 18, was among 125 graduating seniors from Mountain Brook High School, near Birmingham, on a five-day trip to the Caribbean island.
She was last seen getting into a vehicle and leaving a nightclub in the capital, Oranjestad, before dawn on Monday, deputy police chief Gerold Dompig said. She did not show up for her group’s return flight later in the day.
“We went to check in for our airplane, and she wasn’t there, and she’s been missing since then,” classmate Jay Weinacker said.
Having lived and worked there, people really need to understand that island’s like Aruba have their fair share of crime as well. Once you are away from the hotels and in Oranjestad it is no different than any other city in the US. Sometimes even worse.
Aruba police said Wednesday that they had questioned and released three local men who said they dropped the teenager off at her hotel late Sunday night. Officials said the girl’s parents were unable to spot her on a hotel surveillance tape.
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18 Responses to “This Can’t Be Good For Tourism, Where’s Natalee Holloway”
I just wanted to send my deepest hope that she is safe. I am from montgomery alabama and too have traveled to many places. I will continue to pray for her safe return! Come Home Natalee!
[…] e family promised to reward anyone who brings her safely to a police station or hospital. As posted yesterday crime does occur on these islands and in many cases they go unreported. The last thing t […]
I,too, have been praying for Natalee. I live in Montgomery, and being an Alabamian, it seems to hit home. One of us, missing. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and I hope and pray that she returns home safely. May those who may be involved with her diappearance, if any, be punished to the fullest. Come home safely Natalee!!!
Here it is, day 26, and no sign of Natalee
I’m from Alabama also, and can’t understand why on earth Natalee’s disappeared without a trace. Aruba has a lot to lose, and hopefully will due to their mishandling of the tragic events. The world knows the Aruban and Dutch governments are covering up for the Van der Sloots!! Sad, sad, truly sad 
I have traveled to many islands. While on vacation although we should be cautious no one assumes that one event or act will result in dier consequences. I live in Maryland but I feel for her. Looking back at my vacation in the Bahamas, that could of been me. So I am miles away but it really hits home. In addition, I just want to spotlight the coverage in the US. This has nothing to do with Natalee but the US media is terrible. If this same incident would of occured to an African-American we would not see as much coverage. It hurts my hurt to see such a tragedy in Aruba and in the US.
[…] We had warned from the outset when Natalee Holloway went missing that this would not be good for tourism. The manner in how Aruba conducted the investigation only added to their demise. The perception of safety and a tourist island doing the right thing is in the eye of the beholder, not a spin or marketing campaign. As others in the Caribbean have seen increases, Aruba continues on the downward spiral. The 4th quarter of 2005 saw a 7.4% decrease in passengers to the Queen Beatrix Airport. The Central Bank of Aruba also reported a 14.7% decrease in airport passengers in the 1st quarter of 2006. […]
[…] From the very beginning when Natalee Holloway went missing, Scared Monkeys made the following comment, This Can’t Be Good For Tourism, Where’s Natalee Holloway. From the very beginning we were very honest and up front as to what would occur if Aruban officials were not sincere in their investigation. We told the good people of Aruba what would occur if the made the investigation a farce and put tourism over an investigation. We even told Arubans and their voters that the most important issue during their elections was Natalee Holloway. Pridefully, they stated it was not. Instead, Aruba lived in a world of denial that this all would blow over. Americans would forget. They would come flocking back. Could Aruba have been any more wrong? Looking back in hindsight Aruba at your tourism and economy, do you think now that Natalee Holloway was not the most important issue? The downfall of your tourism and economy can be traced back to that one event. […]
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[…] along with the rest of the nation and the world, were riveted by the news of Natalee Holloway’s disappearance in Aruba on a spring break trip to the country in May 2005. Many could only guess at the grief of a mother losing her daughter so […]
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[…] It is being reported by AWE24.com that a tourist woman was raped in Aruba. The woman went to the hospital accompanied by police. Could this be more bad PR for Aruba? An island that has still yet to recover from the disappearance and the handing of the case of Natalee Holloway. If true, this will be another situation not good for tourism. […]
[…] A Dutch producer, Hans Pos, of the Shooting Star Film Co. has announced plans for a movie and looks to capitalize and exploit the 2005 case of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba. Why do we say exploit? Pos has announced that the film will be “loosely based” on the events that took place in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway. […]