More Australian-Bali Flights Now Available to Serve Rebounding Demand from Oz Holidaymakers.
6/22/2007) With Australian arrivals still lagging some 30% behind numbers recorded during the heydays of the tourist boom just 3 years ago, improving year-on-year arrivals have prompted Garuda Indonesia to increase seat capacity with a new Wednesday flight from Sydney to Bali, effective June 20, 2007. Australian arrivals to Bali January-May 2007 totaled 65,561 which represents a +56.34% increase from the same period in 2006.

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The new marketing image of Bali will reportedly include the phrase “Bali Shanti Shanti Shanti” presented against a tri-colored background of red, white and black reflecting sacred colours of the Bali Hindu religion.

Bali Update said “Bali Shanti Shanti Shanti” translates into “Bali Peace Peace Peace” and was selected by a team of branding experts after six months of interviews with a wide cross-section of the local community “and reflects the wishes of the people of Bali for both their home island and the rest of the world”.

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Bali has become a popular destination among holidaymakers, both from home and abroad. The number of tourist arrivals has both risen and fallen in recent years.

They reached their nadir after the deadly bombings on the resort island. The first, in Kuta, was in 2002; the second occurred almost exactly three years later.

These days, more and more holidaymakers are returning to the island, known for its beautiful beaches, Hindu culture and tranquil villages.

The rising number of tourists is helping to boost Bali’s image as one of the world’s most favorite places to visit.

The photos depict contrasting images of Kuta at night.

Source: The Jakarta Post

As part of Jakarta’s 480th anniversary celebrations, the city chapter of the Indonesian Swimming Association (PRSI) will host an international junior water polo championship at Senayan Swimming Stadium in Central Jakarta from June 27-30.

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An art mission from Guangzhou Province, China which has conducted successful art performances during the 29th Bali Art Festival, intends to come back for the next Bali Art Festival in 2008, its head said.

“We will again participate in the next Bali Art Festival in 2008 with more artists joining our mission,” Cui Ri Sgou, head of the Chinese Art Team , said here on Tuesday.

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