{"id":94608354,"date":"2012-01-27T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-27T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-reasons-to-book-a-flight-to-aruba-now\/"},"modified":"2015-06-26T14:09:08","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T14:09:08","slug":"five-reasons-to-book-a-flight-to-aruba-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/five-reasons-to-book-a-flight-to-aruba-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Reasons to Book a Flight to Aruba Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Five Reasons to Book a Flight to Aruba Now\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2012\/1\/Aruba-IG.jpg\" alt=\"Five Reasons to Book a Flight to Aruba Now\" width=\"450\" height=\"340\" align=\"middle\" \/><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Eagle Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cOne Happy Island\u201d spans only 75 square miles but is packed with activities and attractions. Don\u2019t dismiss it as \u201ctoo small\u201d to enjoy. Here are reasons to book a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-aruba-aua-aruba\">flight to Aruba<\/a><\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>Proximity:<\/strong> Even though Aruba is 17 miles off the coast of Venezuela, which sounds as though it\u2019s too far to reach, East Coast flights are direct and take only 4.5 hours. That\u2019s as much time as you would take commuting from New York City to Washington D.C. by Amtrak! Within a few hours you arrive at a very sunny place where they welcome you with the Papiamento word Bon Bini\u2026how can you argue with that?<br \/>\n<strong>Eagle Beach:<\/strong> Eagle Beach has been consistently voted as one of the top three beaches in the world, and the public beach is flanked by high-rise hotels like the Hyatt and Marriott to smaller, more boutique hotels like Manchebo and Bucuti. The truth is, anyone can enjoy Eagle Beach \u2013not simply the hotel residents. The sand is one of the finest I\u2019ve seen, and there are no pebbles &#8212;just white powdery softness. You won\u2019t find seashells here, but only excellent turquoise blue swimming conditions with the ocean at bath temperatures pretty much all year round.<br \/>\n<strong>24\/7\/365 sunshine:<\/strong> Unlike some Caribbean islands that have a \u201ccold spell\u201d or wetter months, Aruba is truly sunny throughout the year. The reason for this is because of its location. The island is shielded from the typical tropical storm belt that affects Florida (because it is much further south) and therefore there are not a lot of hurricanes that affect Aruba. Apart from a few tropical showers, you won\u2019t get your best laid plans ruined on \u201cOne Happy Island.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Diverse Activities:<\/strong> Don\u2019t simply dismiss Aruba as a place where the nightlife revolves around casinos (for some, they do). There are so many options available here for foodies, adventurers, and eco- and nature lovers alike. Spend an entire day on the other side of the island on Arikok National Park and go spelunking, or visit the Aloe Factory and learn more about the indigenous specialty of the island.<br \/>\n<strong>Affordable:<\/strong> Contrary to popular belief, you can have an affordable Caribbean vacation here. Check out the inexpensive airfares available and you\u2019ll see that they won\u2019t break the bank. Furthermore, you don\u2019t have to stay in pricey accommodations if you\u2019re on a budget. There are several rentals you can take for a week or more, at highly attractive prices. Although they don\u2019t come with daily maid service, they do come with spectacular views and amenities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eagle Beach &nbsp; The \u201cOne Happy Island\u201d spans only 75 square miles but is packed with activities and attractions. Don\u2019t dismiss it as \u201ctoo small\u201d to enjoy. Here are reasons to book a flight to Aruba: Proximity: Even though Aruba is 17 miles off the coast of Venezuela, which sounds as though it\u2019s too far [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches","category-interests"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97171925,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608354\/revisions\/97171925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}