Blue Bay Curacao Golf & Beach Resort

they built their own water cleaning facility and they recycle a lot of water, as well. Purification of ocean water and sewage water is very much in the forefront to maintain good levels and balance with the natural resources. Tech-wise, Blue Bay has recently created a more active online presence with social media chan- nels and two websites – a separate one for real estate. Koster acknowledges, “Because of ties with the Dutch government, we used one of the more advanced internet companies in the Netherlands (ISAAC– Internet Solutions And Automation Com- pany) to create the platform for the website. Now we’re expanding that, and we have a marketing department making more effective use of social media and all the tools that come with our web- site. ISAAC is also at the forefront of 3D and VR development in Europe, so for our real estate we have VR 360 apps in the App Store for our new developments, which really helps with sales.” As for the future, Koster says, “This is a large resort and we haven’t even finished building; it will take another 20 years before it’s finished.We have lots of land available and a second beach to develop. Beach area is scarce on Curacao, espe- cially with our accessibility to urban areas.We’re only five minutes to the airport, five minutes to the city; most of the natural beaches are 30 to We are proud to support and congratulate them on their recognition! Blue Bay Golf and Beach Resort www.cobbglobal.com D E L I N OVA Furniture, décor, lighting & more PREFERRED VENDORS n Techniek & Design Plaza www.techniekdesignplaza.com n Delinova www.cobbglobal.com BLUE BAY CURACAO GOLF & BEACH RESORT 45 minutes away.We want to really give people a sense of our island and our Blue Bay experience, and not try to copy what has been done everywhere else. Repeat busi- ness is growing; the interesting part is that we thrive in real estate sales because people want to come back–not necessarily to the hotel, usually it’s a step up to people buying their own property and using it to return, regularly. That’s an even bigger compliment to our organization, that people buy an apartment or vacation home on the resort, instead of coming back to the hotel every year, because they enjoyed the experience so much here at Blue Bay. “With a staff of about 240, we’re one of the larger em- ployers on the island. Our resort is in full development and keeps amazing and surprising returning customers. Every year, they encounter a resort that has improved and re- newed itself.We want to continue to do that in the future. We aren’t your typical resort for this size, but Blue Bay is a really attractive and very recognizable Curaçao treasure.”