Jan 30, 2012

East Indonesia attract visitor "VIVA Touristika" German

Regional Tourism Destination in Eastern Indonesia attract visitors to the exhibition tourism "VIVA Touristika 2012" held in Rostock, in a town in northern Germany, in Rostock, Germany.

Embassy participation in the biggest tourism exhibition in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is in order to support tourism promotion program in wilawah accreditation Indonesia Embassy in Berlin, said Juviano Ribeiro, Secretary of Information and Social Culture (Pensosbud) Between Embassy in Berlin to London on Thursday.

He said the Embassy's participation in the exhibition "VIVA Touristika 2012" in Rostock Germany aims to increase tourist visits to Indonesia. During the exhibition go down 980 people who visited the stand of Indonesia and there are 16 people who have made Bali travel transactions with a value of transactions amounting to 19,200 euros.

The exhibition was visited by approximately 4,500 people and attended by 100 exhibitors from affiliated companies travel agents, tour operators, entrepreneurs bikes, caravans, hiking, SPA and health in Germany. From the number of visitors mentioned above, there were 980 people have visited the stand of Indonesia.

Including the Mayor of Rostock who still remember the participation of Indonesia in previous years. Indonesia, including three foreign countries namely Turkey and Koruna who participated in the exhibition pawisata in Rostock.

The majority of visitors at the booth Indonesia expressed their admiration and interest about the beauty of the island of Bali, Yogyakarta, Lombok. In particular, many are asking for information about the Raja Ampat area for diving and culture of West Papua which was considered unique.

Embassy in cooperation with the Eberhardt Cheapest Bali Tour and Travel has been selling travel packages to Indonesia, besides the division of brochures and posters about Indonesia tourism and division typical meal like cassava chips, crackers and chips tempeh.

Participation Indonesia also received special attention from the organizer. General Manager, Frank Baumann in particular came to stand Indonesia to convey gratitude for Indonesia's participation in tourism fairs VIVA Touristika 2012 and expects Indonesia to follow the show every year and can include many more Indonesian businessmen and selling a variety of tour packages.

Miss Coffee Selection for Indonesia and the World

In 2012, for the first time held the Miss Coffee Indonesia. This election does not stand alone, but one series with the activities of Miss Coffee International, with Indonesia as initiator as well as his host.

Ambassador Association of Indonesia is supported various parties including the Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and Industry (AEKI) are behind the holding of this unique and different.

Unique and different, because this election was not just choose to look attractive woman to become a spokesman for Indonesia in the eyes of the world. Miss Coffee Indonesia looking for young women ages 17-24, unmarried, living in Indonesia and has a personality as well as knowledgeable about coffee and tourism potential of Indonesia.

The existence and role of Miss Coffee may be one stimulus for the various parties, especially for young people to be more loving domestic products.

The task was chosen Miss Coffee Indonesia include promoting Indonesian coffee known for its wealth 'keragamaan' and variants, as well as flavor and aroma. Coffee Indonesia needs more beloved in his own country is also popular abroad. As well, coffee farmers have raised their dignity with better welfare. In addition to also raise the potential of the coffee producing areas in Indonesia as a regional agro-tourism.

Sapta Kuntari Nirwindar, Chairman of the organizers of Miss Coffee Indonesia expressed its mission, "Through Miss Coffee coffee shops can be compelled to provide Indonesian coffee and more coffee lovers who consumed coffee native to Indonesia," he explained during a press conference in Excelso Grand Indonesia, Jakarta, Monday ( 01/30/2012).

Lanny Rahadi, Public Relations ADI adds, "Making Indonesia as the world mecca of coffee, so if people no longer call coffee refers to Brazil, but Indonesia, a big dream of this activity," he said after a news conference.

According to Lanny, Indonesia needs to figure in the world able to speak about the potential of coffee from Indonesia. That way the Indonesian coffee consumption in the national and international level can be increased. The hope, the next 5-15 years, Indonesian coffee not only is on the order-3 but become the number one worldwide.

"This election is not just for the sake of Indonesia is also international interest, because coffee has become an international lifestyle," he continued.

Selection
Miss Coffee Indonesia Registration takes place from February to March 2012, with one person representing a province. Ambassadors selected areas would eventually follow the quarantine period on 31 May to 6 June 2012 in Jakarta.

"Dozens of the province will hold its own elections in the area before entering quarantine. Each region has become an ambassador Miss Coffee province. Duta these selected areas will be given briefing with an emphasis on knowledge about coffee, in addition to general knowledge such as behavior, beauty, and appearance," Kuntari clear.

The next stage is a cultural evening at the Hall of Sapta Enchantment Soesilo Soedarman Building, Jakarta. Grand Final took place on June 6, 2012. Winner of Miss Indonesia is later Coffee which will represent Indonesia in Miss Coffee International in Bali in October 2012.

May 28, 2010

Bali Facility Tours

Since the acquisition by the Dutch, Bali seemed wide open for visits of strangers. Bali is not just the arrival of foreigners as travelers but not a fewscholars and cultural aspirant who came to record the uniqueness of Balinese culture and art. From the aspirant culture consisting of letters, writers, and this is the uniqueness of Balinese painters more spread internationally. Submission of information through various media by a stranger was able to attract travelers to visit Bali. Admiration will arouse interest in the land of Bali and the stranger gives the title to Bali. The Island of the Gods, The Island of Paradise, The Island of Thousand Temples, The Morning of the World, and various other honors name.

Year 1930, in the heart of Denpasar built a hotel to accommodate the arrival of tourists at that time. Bali Hotel, a colonial architectural style buildings, a milestone in the history of tourism in Bali, which until now the buildings are still solid in its original style. Not only accept requests of tourists, Balinese arts ambassadors from the Village Peliatan cultural visit to several countries in Europe and America indirectly, these visits as well as introducing the existence of Bali as a tourist destination is worth a visit.

Tourism activities, which began to blossom at that time, had been halted due to World War II between the years 1942-1945 and was followed by an increasingly fierce struggle won independence of Indonesia, including the struggle that occurred in Bali until the year 1949. Mid 50s decade tourism in Bali began reorganized and in 1963 built Hotel Bali Beach (The Grand Bali Beach Hotel) at Sanur Beach with a ten-story building. This hotel is the only tour that shaped residential high-rise buildings while residential tourism facilities (hotels, home stay, pensions), which develops later is just one-story building. In the mid 70s decade Bali local government issued Local Regulation governing the maximum building height of 15 meters. This determination is determined by considering the cultural factors and traditional spatial Bali so Bali still has a cultural value that can be tumupuan tourism sector.

Definitely, since the operation of the Bali Beach Hotel in November 1966, construction of residential tourism was growing rapidly. In terms of quality, developing Sanur relatively better planned because of side by side with the Bali Beach Hotel Kuta Beach while a herd naturally moves from the local occupancy model. Model homestay and pensions grow more dominant than the standard model of the hotel. Similarly, Kuta, Ubud in Gianyar region evolved naturally, grew up in homes with residents who stayed rural feel.

Construction of international-class tourist residential finally began with the development of the Nusa Dua area into an international tourist resorts.

Managed by Bali Tourism Development Corporation, an entity formed by the government, the Nusa Dua area is developed to meet the needs of international tourism. Some hotel operators signed in the Nusa Dua area as the investors who ultimately was able to increase the area of tourism development in Bali.

Subsequent periods, residential facilities and tourism is growing very rapidly in the central residential area of tourism, especially in Badung, Denpasar, Gianyar. Area of Kuta Beach, Jimbaran, Ungasan into residential and tourism in Badung, Sanur and Denpasar city center for the region. Ubud, Kedewatan, Chedi, and Tegalalang a residential development of tourism in the region of Gianyar.

Controlling these rapid developments, the Regional Government of Bali and then set the 15 regions in Bali as a tourist residential area following its supporting facilities such as restaurants and shopping centers. Up to now, Bali has already more than 35,000 hotel rooms consist of classes Cottage Tour, Jasmine, up 5 Stars. Facility hotels are appearing in various forms ranging from house model, standard hotels, villas, bungalows, and boutique hotels with price variation. This diversity gives more value to Bali because it offers many options to travelers.

As a result of the development of tourist visits, various supporting facilities such as restaurants, art shops, art market, entertainment, and recreation is growing fast in residential centers or tourist attractions in the region. The travelers who visited Bali, finally has many options to enjoy their holiday in Bali, tourism organizations, such as PHRI finally (IHRA), ASITA, and other tourism organizations in Bali, which are professionally managed and provide tourism services, as if to give assurance to comfort tour in Bali.

Bali and Tourism

Ending the prehistoric era, Bali has been targeted to conduct searches and a trip by the spiritual aspirant. Rsi Markandeya recorded as the spiritual leaderof the Javanese who first set of travel in Bali. Travel search inner sanctity and balance of nature and Hindu religious order placing the stake on the southern slope of Mount Agung which is now known as the Pura Agung Besakih. Pura Basukian trusted as a first milestone Rsi Markandeya with Bali as a land of his followers to ensure the goal of building a spiritual value.

How sustainable, the order of spiritual life simultaneously coincided with governance in Bali. Warmadewa dynasty mentioned in the very ancient manuscripts support the survival of religion in culture and local customs so invite the coming of the spiritual leaders and the land of Java. Arrival Kuturan professor at sektar 11th century is certainly able to glue the local community living arrangement with the order of the Hindu Religion which was brought from Java.

Arrangement of the traditional village with parhyangan concept as the personification of God in the Tri Murti functions are pooling efforts to accommodate local concept with the concept of Hinduism.

Continuing spiritual journey undertaken by the Hindu Religious leaders from the land of Java. The unification of the archipelago by the Majapahit was the culmination of the journey and transformation of religion and local culture with Hindu culture. In the course of time, Bali and its people then living with the layout of their daily life, religion, art, and unique culture. The uniqueness of this later, in the years around 1579, to the attention of a Dutchman named Cornelis de Houtman who travel to Indonesia to search for spices. Fertile soil, agriculture and cultural uniqueness of the population in daily living was a major concern for the expedition de Houtman.

Together with Indonesia, which is known as a producer of spices, Bali has become a popular world from the cultural side. Mastery of the Netherlands to Indonesia was in about 17th and 18th centuries did not much influence on religious life and culture in Bali. Hinduism in Bali on those days when evenentering heyday in Bali kingdom centered in Gelgel and then transferred to Smarapura (Klungkung). Early 20th century, then occupied by the Dutch in Bali marked the fall of the Kingdom of Klungkung Klungkung Puputan War years through 1908.


May 1, 2009

Beach Kedonganan

Located only 3 kilometers to the South International Airport Ngurah Rai, this beach offers white sand sloping waves with a calm, so that is perfect for relaxing, swimming and sun bathing.

On the north coast Kedonganan this market, there is a fish with a few traditional "jukung" (traditional boat) line on the beach that you can add the beautiful scenery. Ply crescent beach with this fishing boat, can also give an impression for tourists.

Apr 23, 2009

Jimbaran Beach

Located in the south and adjacent to Kedonganan Beach, this beach also offers the same thing with the other, only the water more clear, so convenient for swimming, sunbathing and relax themselves.

In the Jimbaran beach, there are several large hotels with complete facilities and international standards. Some units also park cafe on the beach provide a variety of sea food sari, especially roasted fish, with the characteristic aroma and taste that invites taste.

Apr 15, 2009

Canggu Beach

Carpet beautiful natural beach is located only a few kilometers north of Legian Beach and easy to reach through the village Petitenget turn to the left. Just as the beaches on the other, Canggu Beach offers waves of the sea especially for fans of sports surfing.

Similarly for the surfing that has not experienced the wave of coral beach, Canggu will provide the first diverting.

As part of the extension of Kuta Beach, Canggu is also already preparing the necessary tourism facilities.