Please find below the following information on the venues for WALA 2025:

• 1) Venue Hotel for the General Conference and Pre Conference Seminar
• 2) Optional Networking Dinner
• 3) Welcome Cocktail
• We will be coordinating the following optional activities for delegates wishing to extend their stay and enjoy this great destination
  • 4) Golf on Thursday 29 May, 9:00-13:00, (u$300)
  • 5) Dolphin Encounter, Thursday 29 May, 14:00-16:00 (u$114)
  • 6) Visit to Hato caves, Friday 30, 9:00-10:30 (u$30)
  • 7) Padel, Thursday 29 May (Complimentary)
  • 8) Curacao Football Legends on Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 (each day starting at 18:00) (u$100)
• 9) List of airlines that fly into Curacao
• 10) About Curacao

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1. Hotel

The venue hotel where the conference will be taking place is The Rif at Mangrove Beach Corendon, Curio by Hilton
It is located just 15 minutes from the airport, and a few minutes away from downtown attractions
We have negotiated a special rate of u$300 per night per single room
This is an all inclusive resort, so your stay includes all meals and drinks!

2. Optional Networking dinner

The networking dinner will be taking place at a fantastic local venue, aprox, 15 minutes away from the venue hotel. It will include a specialized chef cuisine and transportation.
Date: Tuesday 27, 7pm-10pm

3. Welcome Cocktail

The Welcome Cocktail Will be taking place at the Grand Café De Gouverneur, located less than 10 minutes from the Venue Hotel (walking distance is 10 minutes) on Monday 26th May, from 18:00-20:00

The venue is at the very center of the city with great views, so you can choose to enjoy and stay longer after the cocktail finishes.

4. Golf at Blue Bay

Located 10 minutes away from the hotel and near the sea, golf players can enjoy a great Caribbean 18 holes that includes:

• Transportation to/from venue hotel
• Green Fee
• Clubs Rental
• Shared golf cart

Date: Thursday 29, 9am
Cost: u$ 300

5. Dolphin Encounter

Enjoy the unique and personal experience for all ages at the Dolphin Academy, located 15 minutes from our venue hotel.
Venue is Located 25 minutes away from the venue hotel

Date: Thursday 29, 2pm
Cost: u$ 114 (includes transportation)
More info: https://dolphin-academy.com

6. Visit to Hato Caves

Located 15 minutes from venue hotel and next to the airport, this guided tour will be as follows:
Once inside the cave, the approx. 45 minute tour starts. Your guide will give information on the history and cultural significance of the cave, point out to creative formations, stalactites and stalagmites to tell the imaginative stories behind them; some take on shapes and are called the Sleeping Giant and Mother Maria. You will also be impressed by a romantic pool and a colony of rare bats hanging from the ceiling.

Date: Thursday 29, 9am-11am
Includes transportation, 45 minutes guided Visit and water refreshment
Cost: u$ 30
Photo Gallery: https://curacaohatocaves.com/foto-gallery-hato-caves/

7. Padel Courts

If you enjoy playing padel, we will arrange an encounter in a location which is 10 minutes away from the venue hotel.
We will provide raquets and padel balls.
Date: Thursday 29
Time: TBC
Cost: Complimentary

8. Curacao Football Legends Tournament

This major attraction takes place every year and is attended by 5/6 national teams playing a 5 a side tournament for football legends above 50 years old.
The tournament takes place in a special premises build next to the airport.
As an example, the last edition gathered these teams and legendary stars:

• Argentina (Sergio Goycochea, Ariel "Burrito" Ortega, Rolando "Flaco" Schiavi)
• Brazil (Bebeto, Ricardo Rocha)
• The Netherlands (Patrick Kluivert,Clarenec Seedorf)
• Colombia (Rene Highuita, Carlos ("El Pibe" Valderrama, Faustino Aspriklla Curacao local team

Schedule:

• Thursday 29, 7pm-8pm Meet and greet the players
• Friday 30, 6pm-10pm Tournament and qualifying games
• Saturday 31, 6pm-10pm Tournament finals

Cost: u$ 100
Includes transportation, seating and soft drinks during the 3 days
This is the link to the 2024 tournament edition: https://legends.curacao.com/en/

9. List of some of the Airlines that fly into Curacao
(and their non stop departure cities)

American Airlines	Miami
	Charlotte
Delta	Atlanta
Jetblue	New York (JFK)
KLM	Amsterdam
Corendon	Amsterdam
Avianca	Bogota
Copa	Panama
Divi Divi	Bonnaire
	Aruba
Winair	Aruba
	Saint Martin
Air Century	Punta Cana
Arajet	Santo Domingo

10. About Curacao

Curaçao is a Lesser Antilles island in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region It is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Curaçao includes the main island of Curaçao and the much smaller, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao ("Little Curaçao"). Curaçao has a population of 158,665 (January 2019 est.),with an area of 444 km2 (171 sq mi)

Its capital is Willemstad. Together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao forms the ABC islands. Collectively, Curaçao, Aruba, and other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean. It is the largest of the ABC islands in area and population, as well as the largest in the Dutch Caribbean.