Honoring select industry partners that have contributed positively to Bonaire on November 1, 2007 Bonaire presented its Second Annual Golden Flamingo Awards. The recipients of the Golden Flamingo Awards 2007 were:

 

• Airline of the Year: American Eagle
• Media Partner of the Year: DiveNewswire
• Tour Operator of the Year: PADI Travel Network
• Person of the Year: Timothy Webb

 

The special awards presentation ceremony took place on November 1, 2007 during DEMA Show 2007 in Orlando, Florida at a special Golden Flamingo Awards Ceremony. Evette Negron and Tracey Hoo from American Eagle, Christine Grange from PADI Travel Network, and Scott Jones from DiveNewswire as well as “Person of the Year” Tim Webb were on hand to personally receive the Awards. The 2007 recipients were determined by a vote of the public and private sector tourism stakeholders.

“We introduced the Golden Flamingo Awards last year as a way to say ‘thank you’ to select industry partners that have demonstrated their commitment to Bonaire and we’re pleased to honor another group of deserving partners again this year,” said Ronella Croes, Director of Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB). “We look forward to continuing to work together with each of these partners, and all of our other partners, in the years to come.”

“I’m pleased that I could personally be here in Orlando to honor this year’s recipients of the Golden Flamingo Awards,” said Burney el Hage, Commissioner of Tourism for Bonaire. “In today’s world of instant gratification and bottom line decision making, it means a great deal to us that all of these partners have supported Bonaire’s tourism for many years and have had a hand in making Bonaire what it is today.”