Monday, August 1, 2011

Sriwijaya Air gets award


Treading 6th year since the first fly of Malang on May 5, 2005, Sriwijaya Air has established itself as an airline that has a major contribution to the District Government of Malang, East Java. Even for his services, Sriwijaya Air, on March 9, 2011 to obtain a high award from the Government of Malang as airline pioneer and driving the economy in the district. Awards received directly by the President Director of PT Sriwijaya Air, Chandra Lie at Hotel Santika Malang.

Agus Soedjono, Senior Corporate Communications Manager of PT Sriwijaya Air to Kompas.com on Friday (11/03/2011), said the award was given to Sriwijaya Air because it is considered as an airline that pioneered the early growth of the economy of Malang Regency.

As a mode of air transportation, continued Agus, Sriwijaya Air is considered to have a strategic position in supplying the needs of passenger transport and goods quickly and accurately. "In addition, if at that time, the movement of people and goods is only passed to and from the city of Surabaya, then with the inclusion of Sriwijaya Air to Malang, become shorter," he said.

Sriwijaya Air influx of economic growth makes the life of Malang Regency. Evidently, the demands of service users is also increasing. Answering all of that, Sriwijaya Air flight was then increase the frequency to twice a day. In fact, in recent months, Sriwijaya Air provides flight frequency Malang-Jakarta PP to three times a day.

Difficult inevitable, growing economy and tourism sector life of Malang Regency, eventually becoming the attraction also for other airlines to contribute.

Agus explained, the presence of competitors does not shake Sriwijaya Air. Nowadays, with the frequency of flights 3 times a day, Sriwijaya Air holds a 60 percent market share. At the end of 2010, Sriwijaya Air is able to record passenger growth by 23 percent with the total number of passengers transported during the year 2010 as many as 99,854 people.

Looking ahead, adds Agus, Sriwijaya Air flight plan, not just from Jakarta to Malang, but other studies will be conducted for purposes other than Jakarta area, such as Denpasar, Mataram, and Yogyakarta.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Balinese dance in Paris

Balinese dance brought the young artist from Gianyar Bali Chedi, stunning fans who had attended the show gig in Bray Dun tourist area, North of Paris.

"Lenggak sway women dressed in typical Balinese dancer on stage is a rare type of dance in the country, got a standing ovation the audience," said Dewa Rai Budiasa, group leader of the arts from Paris on Wednesday (13/07/2011).

Bray Dun tourist area, North of Paris, has a white sandy beach, the conditions are not much different from Sanur beach on the island of the Gods, only cleaner and much visited by foreign tourists who vacation in the country.

Dewa Rai Budiasa explained, the coastal tourist areas of Paris is a population of about 100,000 people, but able to receive the visit of tourists to eight million people a year, certainly more crowded than Bali.

Balinese arts groups who only a week abroad have held a strike capability in the field of dance and percussion at two locations ie other than in the northern Paris is also in the coastal city of northern Belgium.

"Coastal white sand and clean environment is visited by many European tourists but is very rarely the international community that the Asian countries including Japan," said Dewa Rai, the man who once lived in Germany.

A total of 30 artists who are members of Yayasan Putra Yasa Sedana Payangan Gianyar, Bali, flying around Europe since July 8 until August 22, 2011 was at the invitation of the Committee Forklores Festival in France.

The main purpose of the dance and percussion artists from Bali was followed culture festival parade and workshops in eight cities in France. "During a week in the country received a warm welcome the local community," he said.

Dewa Rai explained, the Government of Indonesia to support the efforts of young artists from Bali, to be followed Forklores Festival in France, as well as the Indonesian tourism promotion event. "The government must dare to increase tourism promotion activities to France, considering the countries in the European region is the country's tourist potential and loyal dollarnya spend time traveling abroad," said Rai.

He hopes that with the participation of artists from the town of Gianyar Bali to the domestic arts in that mode, able to provide a new atmosphere for the world of Indonesian tourism, in addition to inspiring young artists.

source: antara

Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Largest Real Estate Project In Jakarta City

1. CasablancaCity (Kota Kasablanka)

Casablancacity is building an integrated project consisting of two blocks of office towers, four twin-tower apartment block and shopping mall area of ​​110 thousand square meters.

Superblock project from the developer from Surabaya, Pakuwon Group, on an area of ​​9.5 hectares (ha), with a total investment of Rp2, 1 trillion is predicted to be completed in 2012 and could operate in 2013.

2. Kuningan City

Kuningan City, one of the malls and apartments in Casablanca.

Kuningan Kuningan City is a project property consists of two apartments, one office, retail and entertainment centers, and convention hall. Superblock project that developed by Agung Podomoro Group is built on an area of ​​2.9 ha with an investment of around Rp2, 2 trillion.

3. Ciputra World

Ciputra World is developing a complete superblock, consisting of malls, apartments, hotels, premium apartments, offices, and museums built on an area of ​​5.5 ha. Large projects that built the legendary property entrepreneur, Ciputra, is expected to cost around Rp 3 trillion.

4. Superblock The City Center (TCC) Batavia

TCC Batavia is a project on an area of ​​7.2 ha consisting of offices, convention and exhibition hall, apartments, five star hotels, and serviced apartments are in one area. The first phase of project development leading developer, Harry Gunawan, this is ONE Office Tower.

Source: Vivanews.com

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Festival Malang Kembali VI (Malang Tempo Doeloe 2011)

Malang Kembali Festival is one of the annual agenda of Malang. Malang Kembali or more famous with Malang Tempo Doeloe Festival along Jalan Ijen held in May 2011. This event presents a variety of performances, exhibitions, cultural degree, market people, and workshops. Where events are held such displays its own uniqueness of Indonesian culture, especially culture Panji which is typical of the culture of East Java.

Lots of original buyada from the region of Malang city that will be displayed in this festival. Perhaps the event was more like a night market in the villages in general. Side of the draw of the festival Malang Tempo Doeloe the participants and visitors are expected to wear traditional clothing in celebrating this festival.

If you visit the Malang city in May then you can see this festival. Congratulations to visit Malang Tempo Doeloe (Malang Old Festival).

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Enjoy the beauty of the Sea In Morotai Sail 2012 Festival

Country Indonesia currently has a lot of international events. Recently Sail Morotai 2012 has been inaugurated by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Morotai Sail 2012 event will be equipped with various activities, such as fishing competition, culinary tourism, and cultural festivals.

In my opinion, some regions in Indonesia have a nice beach and sea. We expect Morotai be one place that can be exposed, in addition to Raja Ampat and Wakatobi. However, to be able to implement Sail 2012 Morotai needed infrastructure development. One obstacle is the availability of the hotel. North Maluku Governor Thaib Armaiyn promised his side will prepare 1,000 houses to be a homestay with improvements for homestay facilities meet the standards.

Another problem is the limited power supplies in the District Morotai. So at certain hours of power outages. Regent Sukemi Sahab say that the company has promised on May 1, 2011 to increase the supply of electricity. Moreover, access is difficult to Morotai also a complaint of tourists. But according Sukemi, there is now the winning bid for airline flights to Morotai.

To get to Morotai you can catch a small plane that route Ternate, Morotai. The price is currently around Rp. 274 000.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Come and visit to Bali Buleleng Festival

For the first time, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism held a People's Buleleng Arts Festival (Festival Kesenian Rakyat Buleleng), the City of Singaraja, Buleleng, Bali, on 31 March to 2 April 2011. The event will be opened immediately the Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik.

So far only focused tourists in the southern region, such as Badung, Gianyar and Denpasar. Tourists prefer to Kuta, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, or Ubud.

In fact, the northern part of Bali also has a tourism potential that is not less interesting. One of them is Lovina Beach which is also the natural habitat of dolphins and have a charming view of the sea.

Pesta Kesenian Rakyat Buleleng Folk Arts Festival will also be opened Capital City artists such as Anang and Ashanti, Cokelat Band, and dangdut singer Yan Velia. Although folk art show, party, judging from the composition of the event, the appearance of a typical local arts of Buleleng in fact minimal. The committee further highlight the appearance of a music band or solo singer.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Today Tour to Mount Bromo has Opened for Visit East Java 2011

Mount Bromo tourist attraction re-opened to the public, after closing for five months due to an increase in volcanic activity.

Head of the Division of Administration Taman Nasional Bromo Tengger Semeru (TNBTS), Suwasto, in Malang, East Java, on Tuesday (3/29/2011) said reopening Bromo tourist area for tourist visits, conducted on Wednesday (30/03/2011) .

"The opening of Bromo tourist areas have been considered carefully, and there are three things that are considered by us to reopen the tourist area, "he said.

Three points to be considered is the decrease in eruptive activity after a burst of volcanic material was not as frequently occurs during the early days of eruption. In addition, many residents around Bromo who lost their livelihoods as a provider of tourism services since shut down tourist areas and associated with the program "Visit East Java 2011"which made ​​Mount Bromo in East Java as a tourism icon.

"Mount Bromo has been established as an icon 'Visit East Java in 2011'. So, to attract tourists, the tourist area of ​​Bromo must be opened again," he said.

Meanwhile, although in general has been opened, the tourists remain banned from approaching the crater up to a radius of two kilometers. TNBTS has posted warning signs at some point of view as a safe distance. "We have been installing signs warning tourists and officials to supervise in violation of safe distance," he said.

Until now, a volcano located on the border of Probolinggo, Pasuruan, Malang and Jember the standby status (level III). Until now it was raining ash still thin which leads to the three villages, namely Ngadisari, Ngadirejo, and Wonokerto, District Sukapura, Kabupaten Probolinggo.


Based on visual observation post officer Volcano Monitoring petugas Pos Pemantauan Gunung Api (PPGA) Bromo in Hamlet Cemorolawang, Ngadisari Village, on Sunday (27/03/2011) at 00.00 until 06.00 am visible smoke thick brownish-gray crater with moderate to strong pressure-altitude 400-800 meters.

At that period there has been an earthquake tremor continuously with a maximum amplitude of 1-25 mm, six times the eruption with an amplitude of 30-40 mm for 17-32 seconds, and lava from the crater lip was also observed with the clamor weak to moderate.

Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) urged the public to prepare a mask covering the nose and eye protection.

In addition, the roof of the house affected by heavy rain of volcanic ash, to be cleaned immediately to prevent the collapse of roof due to heavy load. Masyarajat also be wary of collapse under the weight of ash trees that can trigger a landslide, so that will threaten human settlements and road users.

For people who disrupted by the rain of ash, especially children and other vulnerable people until raining ash evacuate immediately subsided.

Bali is The Best Tourist Places in Asia Pacific

DestinAsian tourism magazine awarded the sixth time to Bali as the best tourist destinations in Asia Pacific. This award is given in the event of The Sixth DestinAsian Reader's Choice Awards.

Tourist island of Bali to maintain the predicate as the best tourist destination, which is generated through survey of readers of both print and online.

"The award is given to Bali to motivateother regions in Indonesia to develop its tourism destinations , " saidSaptaNirwandar Director General of Marketing The Ministry of Culture and Periwisata when found Okezone Friday ( 03/25/2011 ) .

Sapta added, before bali also get two other awards for the category of Best Spa Resort in Asia Pacific who received Ayana Resort and Spa and The Legian as the best hotel retreat.

Brenda Rumahlewang GM of Operations Magazine DestinAsian's say, from the Survey that we conduct as many as 1,500 respondents in Asia Pacific and around the world choose Bali as an attractive tourism destination to visit, to rank second destination to Phuket to attend.

"The survey includes service hotels, resorts, and flight services, he said.

"With the award that shows the consistency of Bali in maintaining the quality of the tourism minister for foreign tourists,"he concluded.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Air Terjun Bantimurung Waterfall National Park at South Sulawesi

Bantimurung Waterfall National Park, located in Makassar, South Sulawesi, is still a favorite of local and domestic tourists. Just need an hour drive from the airport, you and your family will find the area full of shady trees. Cool air and rustling waterfalls make want to linger in this place. Moreover, while mengelar mats and picnic with family. The atmosphere was more exciting.

Not only, waterfalls Bantimurung also famous for its butterflies. Do not be surprised when entering the area is full of traders souvenirs made ​​of preserved butterflies. Since it came to the waterfall Bantimurung in May. At this time, many emerging butterfly. The kids did not just play water, but also learn about the butterfly. If you want educational tours of the butterfly, just go to Butterfly Museum located in the same region.

To reach the waterfall Bantimurung, you must pass through Jl. Pioneer Independence towards Maros Regency. Well, do not forget to buy Roti Maros bread in travel.
Roti Maros bread is bread typical from Maros region. Appearance is very simple, like ordinary bread. Characteristic of this bread is sugar apple stuffing. It was a legit definite favorite of children.

1001 Fascination in Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park, one of the popular vote competition nominees "New 7 Wonder", invited the attraction of foreign and local tourists. The appeal of the Park was not solely due to the presence of dragons.

The park was established in 1986 by UNESCO as world heritage site is situated between the province of West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara. In it includes three major islands, namely Pulau Komodo, Rinca, and Padar, as well as some small islands with a land area covering 603 km ² and a total area of ??1817 km ².

Administratively, this region is located within the District Park, West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. National Park covering an area of ??132,572 hectares had been designated as forest conservation area by the Minister of Forestry was initially formed with the purpose of preserving unique species and a rare Komodo dragon.



The controversy that accompanied the event voting no effect on the intensive efforts to continue to maintain its sustainability. Komodo is the largest lizard species in the world who live on the island of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, Gili Motang, and Gili Dasami in Nusa Tenggara. By local people, dragons are often called ora.

Komodo has an average length of 2-3 m. Large size is associated with symptoms of island gigantism, the tendency for body meraksasanya certain animals that live on small islands. The cause is due to the absence of mammalian carnivores on the island where dragons live and the rate of metabolism is small. Because of his body, dragons occupy the position of a top predator that dominates its place of living ecosystems.

Komodo dragons are found in 1910. Her body is great and terrible reputation made ??popular dragons at the zoo. Dragons in the wild habitat has shrunk and therefore the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) includes dragons as a species vulnerable to extinction. These large lizards are protected under Indonesian law and a national park was established to protect them.

The appeal of the Park is not solely because of the presence of dragons. Panorama savanna and underwater scenery is an attraction potential. Submarine tours, for example fishing, snorkeling, diving, canoeing, or boating. While on land, natural tourism potential that can be done is to observe wildlife, hiking, and camping. Visiting the Park and enjoy the natural scenery is very charming an experience that will never be forgotten.