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Owning a Villa in Bali is your Key to Paradise

Written by EditorsChoice
Thursday, 27 September 2007
The quintessential Bali villas were originally created by the colonial Dutch to take advantage of Bali’s tropical conditions, and were designed to exploit the wind, the sunshine and climate by creating high-ceilinged, open-plan living spaces using local materials to create comfort in what was essentially an alien environment to them. Since that time the Bali villa has evolved with the times incorporating western trends design philosophies, resulting in Bali having become a haven for world-class architecture, comfort and luxury.

There are many diverse locations in Bali so when thinking of where to build or buy a villa you must ask yourself the question: What do I want around me? If you want to live in the thick of all the best restaurants, beaches and endless nightlife then Seminyak is the place. For peace and serenity, Canggu offers a much quieter experience of stunning rice field views, while Ubud to the north is an equally peaceful haven for the arts. Jimbaran and Sanur are well developed and family-friendly locales while the Bukit to the south offers stunning and dramatic cliff top views of the Indian Ocean, and is hotting up to be the place of choice for the most discerning of Bali’s villa owners.

There are many things to look out for however in the search for the perfect villa. The government is cracking down and enforcing a great many rules and regulations designed to control the Bali villa industry so, as with investing in any new home, one must make sure that everything is “squeaky clean” with regards to title, covenants, surveying and above all due diligence. It is therefore vitally important to have expert advice to see you through the entire process. Exotiq have all the right people to guarantee that the process goes smoothly with an absolute minimum of fuss, from choosing your piece of land, right through the building process to finally putting the key in your front door and walking inside your new home.

The benefits of having a villa in Bali are endless: the weather, the culture, the beaches, premier golfing facilities, world-class resorts, an endless array of gourmet eateries, and above all, the opportunity for a watertight investment. The market for Bali villas is reaching fever pitch, prices are at an all time high and returns on investment are better than ever. Whether for investment or retirement there has never been a better time to buy into your own piece of paradise. This is one purchase that will change your life.

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Asia and Pacific travel industry kicks off Bali meet

Andi Haswidi, The Jakarta Post, Nusa Dua

More than 400 delegates from the travel trade in the Asia Pacific region are gathering in Nusa Dua, Bali, today for the kick off of the biggest annual promotion and networking event held by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

The three-day event, titled the PATA Travel Mart 2007, will be attended by some 1,500 travel trade representatives from 50 member countries.

Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik, who is co-hosting the event, said that the PATA Travel Mart 2007 was expected to generate business worth about US$500 million, with Indonesia hoping to benefit to the tune of about $60 million.

“By hosting this prestigious travel event, the Indonesian tourism industry has a chance to play a key role directly in the Asia Pacific market and remind the travel trade that Indonesia is still one of the world’s best destinations,” Minister Jero Wacik said in his welcoming remarks to the delegates Tuesday.

He said the Indonesia tourism sector had bounced back and was now expanding again after several lean years due to natural disasters, security problems and the bird-flu scare.

In the first semester of this year, some 750,000 foreign tourists visited Bali, with June alone seeing 150,000 visitors, an increase of 32.4 percent compared to the same period last year.

Wacik said that the presence of global players and the international press in Bali for the expo would help promote a positive image of the country and the “Island of the Gods” in particular.

As the official carrier for the event, Garuda Indonesia is also eager to promote its brand during the event.

“This is clearly an exciting event for us. The presence of the international media gives us a good chance to showcase our tourism potential. Right now, Garuda is trying to establish new routes abroad,” a Garuda spokesperson told The Jakarta Post.

Aside from networking and the sealing of deals, the Travel Mart also serves as an educational forum where experts will discuss the latest developments in the MICE sector. This is the latest buzzword in the tourism business and stands for “meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions.”

The delegates can also attend workshops organized by PATA’s Strategic Intelligence Center on various current topics, such as the tourism industry in China and U.S. outbound markets.

The PATA Foundation will also hold an auction, with part of the proceeds to be contributed towards the growth and development of travel and tourism in the region through protection of the environment, conservation of heritage and support for education.

The organizers are hoping that the travel industry leaders will also agree on and sign a cross-sectoral industry response to climate change, one of the greatest global threats to travel and tourism, during the event.

PATA President and CEO Peter de Jong said that the ambitious goal of the event was to create a single platform and action plan, fully engaging tourism ministers and heads of tourist boards, CEOs of airlines and airports, CEOs of leading international hotel groups, major tour operators and other key industry stakeholders.

At the final day of the event on Friday, PATA will present its Gold Awards to honor this year’s high achievers in the business.

Source: The Jakarta Post

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