Club Orient News - Club Orient News Fall 2008 Issue III

Club Orient is Pleased to Launch Our New Website! We have a fresh new look and updated pictures. Our website, www.cluborient.com also features a brand new on-line booking engine. Looking forward, our website will become multi-lingual this fall. We hope to add Dutch, French, and German language websites for our international guests in the near future. We also anticipate opening an on-line Club Orient eBoutique. Club Orient hats, shirts, and towels will be available for those of you who need those perfect holiday presents. We will update you when this goes live. Please enjoy our new site and we would appreciate any feedback, ideas, or problems that you encounter. Special thanks to Mark at Innerconx, Inc. for working with “all of us” (www.innerconx.net)

What’s New on Orient... Online Booking Has Arrived!! Integrated into our new website, is our new online booking engine. You should now be able to book and confirm availability online. Of course our friendly reservation team will be available to assist you as always! Important Dates: October 14th—Full Moon Party (dress as your favorite historical figure) October 31st—Halloween Party (you know the theme!)

Changes in Fuel Surcharge Due to the significant price drop in oil, Club Orient will not impose a fuel surcharge that was scheduled to begin October 1st.

We would like to say thank you again to those who spent time during their vacation to be models for us. We now have a nice assortment of photos for our advertising needs.     Club Orient 30 Years of Dreams A nice article on Club Orient’s 30th anniversary was written by Olaf Danielson and appeared in the October issue of H&E Naturist on pages 30-32. You may buy a copy by visiting their website: www.henaturist.net     Excerpts From a First Time Naturist Guest Given the opportunity to visit a naturist resort two years ago I would have most likely turned the offer away. Time and life changes, and should I have passed the opportunity to visit Club Orient, I would have missed the best vacation of my life. I could not have anticapted the most relaxing, uninhibited atmosphere, the friendliest people, fantastic food and the most glorious beach anywhere. From the time I arrived on the island, to the first “trip” to the beach, it was as if I belonged in the tropical paradise of Club Orient. It is hard to imagine what I had been missing all these years.   Fauna A frequent visitor seen flittering around the flowering hibiscus and bougainvillea scattered around the resort is a little friend known as the Green-throated Carib. A good sized humming-bird, this Caribbean species is identified as being all green except for a patch of violet-blue on the breast and a violet black tail. The female is more drab and has a longer more curved bill. The other hummer on the island is the much smaller Antillean Crested Hummingbird. This little hummer also has a crest which the Carib doesn't and has a lighter chest. They breed in mid-March-May laying two white eggs in a down lined nest deep in a bougainvillea or other bushes around Club Orient. Their sharp 'chewp' can be heard as the little bird sneaks around the flowering plants near the windows of the hotel rooms. Now you can recognize this little visitor as the Green-throated Carib! Contact Information: e-mail our manager: manager@cluborient.com reservations: clubo@cluborient.com telephone: 703-860-0067 Download the Adobe PDF of this newsletter