Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay is proud to announce the opening of its new, multi-function meeting room, ‘Jepun Sari’, which has already been hailed as ‘the largest private room in Bali with an ocean view’.
Built in a traditional Balinese architectural style that blends seamlessly with the grace and ambience of the Resort, Jepun Sari is characterised by a soaring, ‘alang alang’ thatched roof, a wrap-around terrace, and an abundance of space and light. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls maximise the spectacular views across Jimbaran Bay, yet a series of blinds can be dropped, if required, to provide a blackout facility. (more…)
May 15th, 2008
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - Unesco Director General Kaichiro Matsura is expected to be a keynote speaker at the first Bali Cultural Congress which is to be held in conjunction with the opening of the 30th Bali Arts Festival on June 14, 2008.
Kaichiro Matsura will be one of six foreign speakers in the three-day congress on June 14-16, according to information from the organizing committee. (more…)
May 14th, 2008
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has protested against a plan to build hotels and villas in a number of districts in Bali province in support of the tourism industry.
Anak Agung Wardana, chief of the Walhi chapter in Bali, said on Monday he had written to the Tabanan, Karangasem and Badung district heads to reconsider the plan. (more…)
May 13th, 2008
(Balidiscovery) Nikko Bali Resort & Spa will host its 3rd Open Golf Tournament on Saturday June 7, 2008, at the Bali Golf & Country Club, Nusa Dua. Play will be based on a Callaway scoring system with three hole-in-one prizes of a Ford Ranger, Nissan Livina and Samsung LCD 52 inch A-650 television on offer. (more…)
May 12th, 2008
By Reena Amos Dyes
Summer vacations are round the corner and it’s that time of the year when people start making their holiday plans and reservations.
So if you are all set to pack your bags and head out of the UAE this summer, then why not try out the Anantara Resort in Bali’s uber-chic Seminyak district. (more…)
May 12th, 2008
I will be in Jakarta in June and intend to take a seven-day break while in Indonesia, to Bali. I am traveling independently, so can you advise which is the cheapest and most reliable airline that I should book with, and should I book the ticket now, or when I get to Jakarta? - Peter Morton, Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunday Times travel expert Richard Green responds: (more…)
May 9th, 2008
Janet DeNeefe
Breakfast at the Four Seasons hotel in Jakarta the morning after The Jakarta Post’s 25th birthday party and the effects of a few too many “sherbets” were making me feel a little under par (don’t you just love parties).
Rows of shiny bain-maries filled with plump sausages, pink bacon, potato roesti and baked beans beckoned. Smiling croissants, glossy Danish pastries and sultry multi-grain breads stared back at me. Sliced fruits, dazzling in their arrangement, tempted me like Eve’s apple. How to resist? (more…)
May 9th, 2008
Bali’s crumbling environment, poor garbage management, poor city planning, poor infrastructure maintenance and the local government and the people’s indifference toward the environment will very soon lead to the demise of Bali as a tourist destination.
Forget the terrorist bombings, forget the world financial crisis, the Balinese indifference toward Bali itself is enough to make Bali an unfavorable destination. Here are a few examples: (more…)
May 8th, 2008
Whilst February allowed Bali to host over 18, 371 Chinese tourists, tourism in March has fallen 60.7 percent to 7,205 Chinese tourists.
The first quarter of 2008 witnessed 36, 004 Chinese tourists flying directly to Bali, according to Jam Jam Zamachsyari, the head of the distributions statistics section at the Bali provincial statistics office. (more…)
May 7th, 2008
Denpasar, Bali (ANTARA News) - The number of Chinese tourists visiting the resort island of Bali in March 2008 fell 60.7 percent to 7,205 from 18,371 in the previous month, a spokesman said.
Cumulatively, 36,004 Chinese tourists flew directly from their country to Bali in the first quarter of 2008, the head of the distribution statistics section at the Bali provincial statistics office, Jam Jam Zamachsyari, said here on Monday. (more…)
May 6th, 2008
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