Texcat, I would love to see all Americans who plan travel to Aruba, just cancel their trips in support of Natalee. When the tourism industry suffers we will start obtaining better results in this case.
I know some will say, why should the Aruban people who did not commit this crime suffer? Well it happened in Aruba, their politicios&authorities have screwed up/dragged their feet in this investigation.
The bottom line, when a foreign country fails to start taking the loss of American tourist in their country with a grain of salt. Then they must pay and peer pressure from the all the islanders+ loss of tourism dollars is an effective means.
The intentional or unintentional mistakes the Aruban authorities made at the onset of this investigation should have resulted in some firings.(Incompetence)(Preferential Social Status Treatment)
As I have said before, if this had occurred in the USA. The politicians&police would have jumped out of their asses having this case solved.NSNR
Tourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction has boomed, with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. In addition, the reopening of the country's oil refinery in 1993, a major source of employment and foreign exchange earnings, has further spurred growth. Aruba's small labor force and exceptionally low unemployment rate have led to a large number of unfilled job vacancies, despite sharp rises in wage rates in recent years. Tourist arrivals have declined in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the US. The government now must deal with a budget deficit and a negative trade balance.
" I would love to see people cancel their trips to Aruba."
My wife and I are long time avid scuba divers. Mostly, we go to Cozumel now because the diving is great and it is a short flight from Houston. We have been all over the Caribbean and were considering a trip to Aruba in the future. My wife has friends who have a place there. Now, we wont be going. Ever.