Archive for June 29th, 2007
5-Day Fun & Cultural Event Planned at Bali’s Sanur Village Community to Coincide With Indonesian National Holidays.
Centered at the Inna Grand Bali Beach Hotel and Segara Beach Hotel the second annual Sanur Village Festival will take place August 15-19, 2007.
Designed to be “bigger and better” than last year’s inaugural event, the Sanur Village Festival 2007 is being organized by the Sanur Development Foundation - an organization comprised of Sanur Village residents and businesses dedicated to promoting and preserving the native charm of Bali’s oldest cultural-tourism destination.
Emphasis on Fun & Culture
In keeping with the tone set at the inaugural event, this year’s Sanur Village Festival will feature a whole range of activities, including: • A cooking competition • Food festival and bazaar • Cultural performances • Cultural parade • DJ parade • Fun bike and city tour • Under water festival • Water sports competition • Traditional boat competition • Surfing and kite surfing• Wind surfing • Kayaking and canoeing • Bonsai and Adenium exhibition • Painting exhibition • Cartoon exhibition • Golf tournament • Rugby tournament • Kite contest • Mass yoga practice• Pillow fights & fun games • Jazz festival
For more information and to learn about sponsorship opportunities visit the [Sanur Village Web Site].
© Bali Discovery Tours.
June 29th, 2007
Expecting Heavy Bookings, Garuda Adds flight to Bali, Lombok and Jeddah.
An extended Indonesian school holiday period between June 15 through July 15, 2007 is expected to see business booming to three destinations – Bali, Lombok and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
In order to meet the growing demand for the coming month on these routes Garuda Indonesia is adding 15,406 seats in the form of 15 flights Jakarta-Denpasar, 2 flight Jakarta-Lombok and 20 flights Jakarta-Jeddah.
Anticipating possible service backlogs over the holidays at major destinations served by Garuda Indonesia, special customer-service task forces will be deployed at key airports to efficiently address any problems that might surface during the heavily booked school holiday period.
Meanwhile, the Airline is asking their passengers to book flights as soon as possible, avoid any last-minute change to bookings and ensure the name shown on tickets matches the name shown on their identity papers. To further speed the check-in process, Garuda is asking passengers to utilize city check-in facilities at city sales offices, available anytime 24 hours prior to scheduled flight departure.
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June 29th, 2007
The Indonesian Department of Transportation has designated Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport as the nation’s best in terms of safety, security and service. The accolade was bestowed on Ngurah Rai following a recent audit carried out on five leading international major airports in Indonesia.
Ranked in order of their overall safety and service were the following five Indonesian airports:
• Ngurah Rai International Airport – Bali (DPS)
• Soekarno-Hatta International Airport – Jakarta (CGK)
• Juanda International Airport – Surabaya (SUB)
• Polonia International Airport – Medan, Sumatra (MES)
• Hasanudin International Airport – Makassar (UPG).
The Audit carried out between May 3-18, 2007 covered 94 operational areas with 48 dealing with safety, 13 with security and 33 covering service to the public.
While the most recent review gave passing marks to Indonesia’s major air gateways, auditors also highlighted areas requiring upgrades including reporting procedures, hazardous material handling, runway overrun areas, electrical back-up and plane-side facilities. In terms of passenger service, areas marked for additional attention were overall sanitation standards and routine reporting systems.
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June 29th, 2007