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For those trying to reason with the hurricane season, Aruba offers travel guarantees to tourists.

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Hotels & Tours Offer Hurricanes 'Guarantees'

For those trying to reason with the hurricane season, Aruba is offering travel guarantees to tourists visiting the island.

The Atlantic hurricane season, which usually occurs from the summer through the end of November, potentially affects several Caribbean islands. But to protect travelers to Aruba – and their vacations – several hotels and tour operators are offering special programs or hurricane guarantees.

•    The Holiday Inn Aruba has recently announced it has reinstated its "Risk-Free SunSpree" hurricane guarantee for the 2010 season. The program is being offered for the fifth consecutive year and it safeguards consumer purchases of resort stays during the entire Atlantic hurricane season.

With the program, travelers can take advantage of the offer either pre-vacation or during their trip. In the pre-vacation stage, guests holding confirmed reservations with nonrefundable deposits who are unable to travel due to the closure of the Aruba International Airport caused by a Category One or higher hurricane can rebook their reservations without penalty. During the trip, guests who are already on property will be able to receive a certificate valid for a free future stay should a Category One or higher hurricane interrupt resort operations for more than 24 hours.

The “Risk-Free SunSpree” hurricane guarantee program is valid for U.S. traveler bookings only, excluding groups, and is subject to change at any time. For reservations, call 1-800-HOLIDAY or visit www.caribbeanhi.com/aruba.

•    The Westin Resort Aruba is offering a “Hurricane Free” escape, starting at $199 per room, per night.

Guests are given a $74 credit per room (74 being the minimum wind speed of a Category 1 hurricane) if it rains for more than three hours on any day of the trip. The package also includes overnight accommodations in an ocean view guest room, daily breakfast for two at Bon Bini, and two welcome drinks per day at the Lobby Bar of Tambu pool bar.

The “Hurricane Free” package is valid for stays of four nights or more, now through Nov. 30, 2010, the official end of hurricane season. For reservations or further information, call 877-782-0149.  When booking, ask for rate plan WIND74. For more information on the resort, visit www.westinaruba.com.

•    In case of hurricane-related trip cancellations, Divi Resorts in Aruba, including Divi Aruba Phoenix Beach Resort, Divi Village Golf and Beach Resort, Divi Dutch Village Resort, and Divi and Tamarjin Aruba All-Inclusives, allow guests to rebook trips up to one year from the original date of travel. For information or reservations call 1-800-554-2008 or visit www.diviaruba.com

Aruba, located two-and-a-half hours by air from Miami and four hours from New York City,situated in the southern fringes of the hurricane belt and boasts year-round cooling trade winds and average annual temperatures of 82 Fahrenheit with less than 20 inches of rainfall per year.

It has Aruba more than 30 luxurious hotels/resorts, championship golf courses, spas, casinos, international and local cuisine, shops and boutiques, land and water activities (scuba diving, windsurfing and snorkeling), art galleries and museums, music festivals and events and clubs and cafes with live music. Jjeep tours explore the Arikok National Park and its new visitor center.

For more information, call 1.800.TO.ARUBA. or visit the official Aruba website at:. Aruba.com.

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