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Traditional Boxing tradition that has lasted for generations

For the people of Ngada, talking about traditional boxing or sagi is something familiar. This tradition has been going on

for generations. Sagi is a typical traditional box-ing of Ngada commonly held in the summer (dry season), between May to August each year. Sagi culture is carried out by people in the District of Soa and also other districts in Ngada Regency such as in the village of Takatunga of golewa district. Folk dances and singing called Dero is performed the night before performing Boxing event.

The Fight Both fighters and their respective servants

called sike go to the arena accompanied by the

beat of a drum made of dried bamboo and unre-quited rhyme to increase the spirit of both fight-ers held by traditional leaders from both parties who fought. In Sagi, the two boxers do not use boxing gloves commonly used by modern box-ers, but using a tool made from palm fibers that are woven and made in such a way so that it has the ellipse shape as big as adults’ hand grip, while the exterior is sprinkled with glass powder. Each round lasts approximately 3 min-utes and 1 minute time our. After each match, the referee will announce the winner and after that both fighters hugged each other with great sportsmanship as a sign of peace. Ngada Regent, Marianus Sae said that this he-reditary culture needs to be preserved and he has the determination to continue to preserve the noble values and cultural of Ngada society.

“In that context, I hope with the motto “develop-ment starts from the village” the noble values adopted by Ngada society continue to be main-tained to develop Ngada Regency. The Schedule of Etu is as follows :

In March it is held in: Solo in Boawae district and Mengeruda in Soa District.

In April is is held: Piga in Soa District.

In May it is held in: Lade - Tarawaja in Soa district, Libunio - Seso village Soa in Soa district, masu-Masumeli in Soa District.

In June it is held in: Boawae, Boamuzi – Mengeruda – Soa district, Loa in Soa district, Takatunga in golewa district, Sarasedu in golewa district.

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As a maritime country that has water territory larger than its land territory, Indonesia has the oppor-tunity to become one of the main destinations of

the world cruise. But the lack of adequate port for cruise ship has contributed to the slow development of cruise tourism in Indonesia. This issue was discussed in an international seminar titled "Development of Indonesia Cruise: How to Meet the Challenge of The Increasing Tonnage and Capacity of The Cruise Ships" in Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta recently.

However, Indonesia has become one of tourist desti-nations for small numbers of international cruise ships.

"There was an increase from year to year. In 2011, there were 178 cruise ship calls. For the year 2012 it reached the total of 215 cruise calls," said Director general of Marketing for Ministry of Culture and Tourism Sapta Nirwandar during the opening of the seminar.

Unlike other tour packages, cruise tour route has been prepared since two years ago. Thus, the number of cruise ship visits for 2011 and 2012 can be known earlier.

Some of these cruise ships can carry up to 2,000 passengers. In fact, mega cruise or new generation cruise ship with more capacity has visited Indonesia. one of them is the Rhapsody of The Seas that belongs to Royal Caribbean International with a capacity of 2453 passengers, which had landed in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Sapta Nirwandar explained that revenues from the arrival of cruise ships are quite big. Vacationers usually anchored in some tourist areas, such as Bali and NTB. They then went on tour for 12-24 hours.

"The estimated spending is US$ 50-100 per person, excluding dining onboard and other activities. In the long term, the economic impact of cruise tourism is quite huge," Sapta said.

Sapta continued, so far the main obstacle is that Indonesia does not have international-standard port for cruise ships.

Jero Wacik, Minister of Culture and Tourism said that as an archipel-ago, cruise tourism is very promising to be developed in Indonesia, just like in Miami. Even the CEo of Royal Caribbean has visited Komodo Island twice for he loves going there.

"But we admitted that we’re not yet serious in dealing with cruise busi-ness. Candidate for the new cruise port is Tanah Ampo in Karangasem, Bali. But it’s not maximal, "said Wacik.

Jero explained the need for a new vision in viewing the potential for cruise ships. Because, he continued, there is still low emphasis on the cruise ship business. For example, the port in Tanah Ampo, Karan-

gasem needs to be enlarged in order to be able to receive cruise ships without removing the anchor. Currently, cruise ships that stop at Tanah Ampo must remove the anchor at sea and guests ride the tender boat to go ashore.

"This condition that makes cruise ship operator are still question-ing about the safety issue. The incoming ships have the capacity of 2000-3000 passengers. Thus, it is too bad if we cannot manage such a huge market. We shouldn’t think about developing hotels only. There are already too many hotels," added Regent of Karangasem, I Wayan geredeg.

He added that with the cruise, the thing needed is not hotel, but a destination. This, he added, will have multi-effects due to its connection with the traders and the market.

on the same occasion, Remy Choo from Singapore Tourism Board said cruise ship penetration in Asia is still small at around 0.05 percent. Thus, he continued, the opportunity to attract Asian cruise market is still large.

"Cruiseline start seeing Asia as a destination. They depend on repeat customers and they are as customers require new destinations," he said.

According to Remy, there is a lot to offer by Asia as a destination for cultural and natural. Thus, he continued, will provide guests with a differ-

ent experience for cruise ships.

"Cruise ships come mostly during the winter. They travel out of the country that is experiencing winter. This is our advantage, because the Southeast Asian region can be visited at any time," he said.

While Captain Nikolaos Antalis as Port Captain Marine operations Royal Caribbean International said that not only the guests of cruise ship that need atten-tion, but also the crew. The number of cruise ship crew is smaller than the number of guests. only, they have great potential as a tourist.

"Because they are the one that give advice to guests. They will tell their experiences during a visit in the previ-ous destinations whether the destination is good or not. This is one that determines the guest's decision whether they will go ashore or not," he explained.

Complaining Benoa Harbor

Nikolaos Antalis also complained about poor infra-structure at Benoa Harbor, as one of the cruise ship dock location. Indonesia will not be able to accommo-date more tourists if appropriate infrastructure is not available.

"The size of the ship will be even greater. And Indo-nesia does not have to purchase a cruise ship, for accepting the arrival of the ship is enough. So why it is so difficult to build adequate port," said Antalis.

In early March 2011, cruise ship Legend of the Sea with a length of 264 meters and a capacity of 1615 passengers reportedly failed to dock in Benoa. "Actually, we have learned about Benoa and intend to dock but instead banned by the port authority. The notice came in the last minutes, and very disappointing for us," said Antalis.

If you do not want to repeat these conditions, Antalis said the pool of Benoa harbor must be deepened to 10 meters. Thus any cruise ship with greater tonnage can dock safely.

"What makes it more uncomfortable is that after passengers managed to get off at Benoa harbor, then they surrounded the taxi driver who act like robbers. Rate from Benoa to Denpasar is offered at US$ 70 (equiva-lent to Rp 600,000). It's not a proper way to treat guests," complained Antalis.

He emphasized that taxi fares should be equal to the Balinese, the Europeans and Americans. Cruise ship passengers should be treated properly.

The reason is, they will become ambassadors for promoting tourism in Bali, for example to their country of origin. "If they can get positive impression on Bali, they’ll come back and stay longer," he said.

Indonesia’s Ports Insufficient For Cruise Tourism

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To improve the movement of domestic tourists and further pro-mote the campaign of "Know your country, Love your country" Ministry of Culture and Tourism in cooperation with PT. Wahyu

Promo Citra held a tourism exhibition with the title "gebyar Wisata & Budaya Nusantara 2011" at the Jakarta Convention Centre from 26 to 29 May 2011, in conjunction with the Bicycle exhibition "Indonesia Bicycle Show & Expo 2011". The event exhibited 300 favorite attrac-tions in the country, from Sabang to Marauke.

Chief organizer of the event Syukur Saka explained that the exhi-bition that was held for the ninth time is the most effective means of promotion, because the visitors could get direct information regard-ing tourist attractions exhibited.

"Not only that, the exhibition is also aimed to increase the interest of the community towards bicycle as a healthy, pollution free and environmentally friendly vehicle that matches with the concept of Indonesian tourism," said Syukur Saka.

The participants consisted of 200 local government institutions (provincial, regency and district), state-owned companies, enter-prises and private sector. The participants exhibited more than 300

favorite tourist attrac-tions in the area from Sabang to Merauke, cultural products, crafts, and souvenirs as well as over 100 brands of bicycles from Indone-sia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, United States, germany and Italy.

on the same occa-sion, Director general of Marketing for the Minis-try of Culture and Tour-ism, Sapta Nirwandar, explained that the city of Jakarta is a great place to attract domestic tour-ists considering people's purchasing power in Jakarta is quite high and the need for travel is also quite high.

"So this is the perfect time to promote regional tourism to be a National tourism. There are still

many people in Jakarta who are not familiar with tourist attractions and destinations in the country, and this is the right place to find information, "said Sapta.

Sapta explained that the contribution of domestic tourists to the national tourism growth is very high even far beyond foreign tour-ists.

"In 2010, there were 234 million domestic tourist movements with a total output value of Rp 150 trillion. This is a great potential for tourism industry (travel agents) to work on," he explained.

Travelling is not only a necessity but has become the urban life-style. It is becoming a crucial moment for the region to promote the local tourism potentials.

Each participant was also given the opportunity to do a presenta-tion on their region through the event of "Presentation of Regional Tour Packages" and "Indonesia Hotels, Restaurants & resorts Table Top".

A seminar titled "Success Secrets of Tour & Travel online Busi-ness" was also held to provide successful tips to participants and visitors who are interested in travel business.

Visited by 40 Thousand People

Around 40 thousand people visited this exhibition and more than USD 7 billion of transactions have been generated.

"We as providers are satisfied with the results achieved at this exhibition and we are optimistic that in the event next year we are targeting an increase of 100%. We calculate the total transactions of more than USD 7 billion in the daytime, when the exhibition is still going on until the evening, "said Syukur.

on the same occasion, M. Faried, Domestic Promotion Director, Directorate general of Marketing Kemenbudpar said the potential of domestic market is high with a total population of Indonesia as many as 240 million people. Jakarta itself is a potential market with a population of 11 million people and has a high purchasing power.

"Easy access from Jakarta to other regions within the country and strong purchasing power of its citizens has become a major factor in the success of the gWBN 2011, but we expect that there will be a continuity in the future tourism development, especially infrastruc-ture improvements in the area. Hopefully this exhibition can be a trigger for the development of tourism in the region, "said Faried in the closing of gWBN 2011.

Faried explained that nowadays traveling has become a lifestyle, it is due to the improving national economy that directly increase people's purchasing power.

"The growth of national economy in 2010 has increased by 6.1% with an average per capita income rose by 13%, which affects the ability of people to travel. This will have direct impact on the in-creasing tourism industry and transport industry in Indonesia, "said Faried.

"We are optimistic the target will be achieved along with the im-provement of the national economy," said Faried.

Faried explained that various efforts continue to be performed by the Directorate of Domestic Promotion to make the people of Indonesia as a guest in their own country. A number of missions carried out in order to boost domestic tourist movements, such as, improving the image of destinations, facilitating direct promotion and development of all events that rely on tourism branding of Indonesia namely "Wonderful Indonesia."

40 Thousand People Visited GWBN 2011

Aceh Province and Sabang in particular is considered having a good prospect to be developed as a marine tourism destina-tion in the future. Aceh at least has 26 potential tourist des-

tinations to be developed as tourist destinations of special marine interest that mainly based on nature and beach.

Dini Andriani, researcher from the Tourism Research and Devel-opment Center for the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbud-par) said that the region’s most popular tourist destinations namely gapang Beach and Rubiah Island Marine Park (Iboih), known by its beautiful underwater gardens.

“Although has good potentials, but tourist visits to the region both domestic and foreign are still fluctuating. Accommodation is also available in gapang Beach and Rubiah Island Marine Park, “she said.

In gapang, there is one cottage and two bungalows while in Ru-biah there are 17 bungalows. The overall accommodation in Rubiah is much better than in gapang.

So far the kind of tourists visiting the region is generally those who like high-risk adventure, aged 27-30 years and most of them have diving certificate.

Most of foreign tourists visiting those sites are from America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. This is a great sector to manage considering diving is a captive market, especially with the great potentials of marine tourism in Aceh. Thus Dini said, the Tourism Research and Development Center has recommended improving the competitive-ness of tourism products of special interest especially in Sabang to boost marine tourism in Indonesia, and Aceh in particular.

“In addition, currently, protection of marine natural attraction has become an urgent matter, limiting the diversity of marine activities, while maintaining more conducive security post-peace agreement. There should be an attempt to maintain the environmental quality and hospitality of the local people, “she said.

“I recommend increasing availability and quality of accommo-dation and restaurant services and the utilization of direct flights Malaysia-Aceh, Malaysia / Singapore-Aceh via Medan optimally. In addition it is necessary to develop an integrated package of marine tourism in cooperation with dive operators or travel agents from Ma-laysia and Singapore, “she said. It is also important to improve telecommunications infrastructure in particular means of communication and promotion through the Internet.

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The level of tourist visits to Papua is still low due to high cost of travel. However, tourists who have been to Papua considered the amount of cost spent are proportional to the satisfaction of

enjoying the nature of Papua.

Foreign tourists became interested in marine tourism charm of Papua and West Papua. Only, they have insufficient information about this destination.

"Foreign tourists are interested in visiting Papua but unfortunately they lack of information about Papua and its attraction," said the

manager of PT Papua Adventure Tours and Travel Iwanto P, during a promotional tour of Papua and West Papua at the Discovery Mall, Kuta recently. "They do not know how to come to Papua and what flight they can use to get there," said Iwanto.

In addition to the lack of information, foreign tourists are still complaining about the high travel cost to enjoy the unique natu-ral beauty and community life of Papua. Flight cost from Bali to Papua with garuda airlines reached Rp 5.8 million for a return trip. The cost will become higher due to the expensive transportation between islands in this region. "Travel cost to Papua and the cost of

living in Papua are expensive," said Iwanto.Although the trip to Papua costs a lot, Iwanto ensures that the

costs are very comparable with the satisfaction they get in enjoying the tour of Papua.

The number of foreign tourist visit to Papua for a month is around 50 people. The number has been decreased compared to 2010, which reached 100 people per month. To provide tourist with suf-ficient information about Papua, travel agents in Bali are ready to assist the local government of Papua and West Papua. Bali Travel agents will promote and sell tourism products of Papua to foreign and domestic tourists.

Enjoying Papua Natural Enchantment

Azad University Team cycling team became the first champion of Tour de Singkarak (TDS) 2011 after the last

stage (7B) confirmed themselves as the fastest team with a record time of 53:37:46. TDS last day was on Sunday (12 / 6) with the distance of 745 kilometers consisted of 7 stages across 12 districts and cities in West Sumatra.

Second place went to the Hong Kong team in a time of 54:10:41, while Indo-nesia’s Prima Utama, which is preparing for the Southeast Asian (SEA) games in November, finished third in 54:13:51.

In addition, another Iranian cyclist golakhour Pourseyedi also won the best cumbers classification King of Mountain and is entitled to bring Red Polka Dot Jersey to Iran with 45 points, followed by compatriots Emami Rahim with 44 points and Amir Zargari with 43 point.

Amir Zargari took the yellow jersey by clocking in at 17:52:01 in the individual general classification, followed by his teammate Rahim Emami (17:52:17) and golakhour Pourseyedi with a record time of 17:53:43.

In the individual category classification by time for Indonesia which competed for Red and White Jersey, Agung Alisyah-bana from Prima Utama Pelatnas SEA Games took the first position and the Red and White Jersey with a record time of 18:04:39, followed by his teammates Hari Fitrianto and Tonton Susanto with a record time of 18:05:24 and 18:07:33.

As for the best classification Point, Chan Jae Jang from Terengganu Asia Pro Cycling Team came out as the first winner and took the green Jersey with 18 points followed by Herwin Jaya from Polygon Sweet Nice Surabaya with 8 points while third place was occupied by Projo Waseso from United Bike Kencana with 7 points.

Promoting West Sumatra

Tour de Singkarak (TDS) 2011 made the province of West Sumatra as world tourism destination. Interesting blend of interna-tional cycling competition with Indonesian tourism, especially Ranah Minang is considered to be successful in promoting Indonesia's tourism tagline "Wonderful Indonesia."

TDS which lasted 6 to 12 June 2011, fol-lowed by 13 teams from 17 countries, this amount increases compared to last year.

"The participants are now increasing. The team was even bigger, this means that

the trust of the international world to West Sumatra is greater," said Sapta Nirwandar, Marketing Director general of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbudpar).

Sapta Nirwandar said, every region passed by participants of TDS has certain uniqueness, attractiveness, and tourism potentials. Each stage passed displayed the uniqueness of different cultures.

Tour de Singkarak 2011 was covered by around 70 printed and electronic media, as well as involving international media partner Eurosport.

"We expect to follow the success of the Tour de France and make Tour de Sing-karak as annual national events," he said.

TDS has seven stages as long as 793.3 kilometers, to win a total of U.S. $ 75,000 prize. Entering its third year, the score of TDS 2011 had reached 2.2, almost follow-ing the Tour de Langkawi, in Malaysia with a score of 2.1 (has been held for 18 years).

Thirteen teams that participated in this race were from Japan, China, Iran, Philip-pines, Australia, Malaysia, Netherlands, UK, Taiwan, New Zealand, Ireland, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Spain. Indonesia sent 11 national teams.

"The event was held in cooperation with AS0 that commonly handles world class tournaments such as the Tour de France," said Sapta.

In an order, the districts and cities involved, among others were the City government of Padang, Kota Pariaman, Padang Pariaman district, Agam Dis-trict, Bukittinggi, Limapuluh Kota district,

Payakumbuh, Sawahlunto, Tanah Datar, Padang Panjang, Solok, and the District of Solok.

This indicates that West Sumatera is potential and ready to serve domestic and foreign tourists visit in large numbers at the same time.

"This will be a tourism revival in Indo-nesia, particularly in Sumatra," said Sapta Nirwandar.

The event is also already become the annual official agenda of the World Cycling organization (Union Cycliste Internation-ale), which is held by Kemenbudpar, with the Executive Board of the Institute of Sport Bike Indonesia (PB ISSI), and local governments.

Cycling participants, spectators, tourists, communities, all went to see directly the natural beauty of West Sumatra wrapped in the unique customs and hospitality of its people. Almost all the way through routes passed by the riders, the people cheered and expressed their joy and pride watching Tour de Singkarak.

Meanwhile, the governor of West Suma-tra, Irwan Prayitno said TDS is considered to have many positive impacts (multiplier effects). Therefore, this event has boosted the development of regional infrastructure, and opened access to market and invest-ment area for the hospitality, transportation, culinary, crafts, and tourist attraction.

"This event is effectively introducing tourism of West Sumatra which has 19 districts. We have had 12 districts involved. This year TDS adds one tourist destination, the Harau Valley at Stage 4," said Irwan.

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Accor International is increasingly developing its network in Indonesia and in 2011, Accor will complete the construction and open seven new hotels. The seven new hotels scheduled

to open this year are Pullman Jakarta Central Park, Mercure Ban-jarmasin, Mercure Bali Kuta Harvesland, Mercure Padang, Ibis Bali Kuta, All Seasons Bali Denpasar, and All Seasons yogyakarta.

According to Michael Issenberg, Chairman and Chief operating Officer of Accor Asia-Pacific, Accor continues performing hotel de-velopment considering Indonesia's economy that continues to grow, which increases the volume of business travel and tourism.

"Accor group with its broad and diverse hotel chain located in Indonesia has strengthened Accor’s brand recognition. In develop-ing its business, Accor plans to open 21 new hotels with a target until 2014," he said.

While gerard guillouet, Vice President of Accor Indonesia, said that Accor management strategies for the future is an important development, including the opening of the Pullman Hotel at Central Park Jakarta, four Formule 1 hotels under the sole owner of PT Sunindo Indah Hotel, and five through the hotel brand of All Sea-sons hotel.

"The brand of All Seasons hotel has been improved globally and we are optimistic that it will experience positive growth in non-stan-dard economy hotel segment," he said.

He added that Accor is the leading hotel operator in the world while also leading the market in Europe and this network has spread in 90 countries with 4200 hotels and more than 500,000 rooms.

The holiday season is arriving soon, those who had visited tour-ism exhibition "Cheap Travel Packages Promotion to Sulawesi and Kalimantan," in Pluit Village, Mega Mall, North Jakarta

might have got some ideas for their holiday destination. There were dozens of tour packages offered to Kalimantan and Sulawesi with low prices and you are guaranteed to get an interesting holiday. The exhibition took place from May 27 to 29, and was hosted by the Di-rectorate of Domestic Promotion, Directorate general of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism Marketing (Kemenbudpar).

Twenty four tourism industries (i.e. travel agents, hotels, tourist attraction businesses, etc.) participated in the event and were ready to provide information about the holiday to Sulawesi and Kaliman-tan. you were invited to "dive into" the uniqueness of Tana Toraja, marine exoticism of Bunaken and unique experience of interacting with orangutans in Borneo and many more. overall spending holiday in Sulawesi or Kalimantan will give you a different holiday sensation and experience.

M. Faried, Domestic Promotion Director for Kemenbudpar said that this exhibition was aimed to further promote tourism potentials in Sulawesi and Kalimantan, because those regions have already got good access from Jakarta.

"Many domestic airlines have provided direct flight to Sulawesi and Kalimantan, and it allows people in Jakarta to visit and spend holiday in Kalimantan and Sulawesi," said Faried at the opening exhibition recently.

Residents of Jakarta are potential market, given the community's purchasing power that is high enough. Therefore, Faried was target-ing about 16 thousand visitors in this exhibition.

"This exhibition also functions as a means of knowledge in the community to plan a vacation efficiently, and also to introduce the natural beauty of Sulawesi and Kalimantan to the citizens of Jakarta, "explained Faried.

Moreover Faried stated that the exhibition which is part of the program "Direct Promotion" Directorate Promotion of Home Affairs is routinely held in every major city in Indonesia by targeting centers of crowd like malls, and is expected to be an effective tool for cam-paign "Know your country and Love your country" that eventually raised the branding of "Wonderful Indonesia."

"This year Direct Promotion is held in 12 cities in Indonesia by offering different destinations in each city adjusted to its market. Considering the movement of domestic tourists last year, which was big enough, we are optimistic that this program will be successful, "added Faried.

For the sake of attracting visitors who come to this exhibition, vari-ous entertainment events were also held such as regional dances, bands and also a door prize draw for visitors who were lucky.

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Enjoying a Memorable Vacation in Kalimantan and Sulawesi

Iranians to dominateTour de Singkarak 2011

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Lombok Regency has great tourism potential, including the indigenous villages where people do everyday activities in traditional ways of Lombok. one of them is Sade village, in the

district of Pujut, Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province

Sade Village has obtained assistance from PNPM Mandiri for Tourism since 2009 and in 2010 has succeeded in becoming the fourth winner in tourism village competition organized by the Minis-try of Culture and Tourism.

In this village you can see how Sade villagers perform daily activi-ties. The men work as farmers and the women work as weavers.

Wandering around Sade village you can find some women who are busy weaving using traditional loom, ranging from spinning cot-ton into yarn to weaving the yarn into special and beautiful woven cloth. Here you can buy their handicrafts at negotiable price. It is said that many foreign tourists decided to stay longer and learn how to weave there.

Sade village is inhabited by about 152 family amounted to around 900 inhabitants, located on land that is surrounded by fields and rice paddies, with a distinctive shape of house. Life in Sade village that is inhabited by the Sasak tribe has a tradition which authenticity is still maintained well.

Their houses were built from wood and woven bamboo, and the roof is made from dried reeds. The terrace is not too large with 3 steps heading to the top floor that serves as a bedroom – bale dalam. Inside you'll step on the non-plastered floor. The floor is made from clay dough which is coated with buffalo dung and straw ash. Once a week they mop the floor using buffalo dung to repel

mosquitoes.Each house has a barn that has unique shape, its roof tapering to

the top with a large window, and four supporting poles. There is also a rectangular building with no walls commonly used as a gathering place for villagers as well as a place for the women to weave.

In every house in Sade, there is a simple loom, made of wood – some are even have been used by three generations. The weaving materials are processed by the women, from cotton seed into yarn. This is generally performed by the elderly women. Weaving yarns are colored using plants and leaves. However, for certain woven linen, the yarn is purchased in the market. Woven cloth made by Sade women has colorful pattern, very unique and beautiful.

Weaving is a special ability that must be learned by the Sasak women since childhood, and some have started weaving since the age of six. At elementary school age, little girls of Sade usually learn their skills by knitting colored yarn to make accessories such as bracelets, necklaces, headbands, and so forth. These handicrafts are sold at the village entrance hall, and at the edge of the house.

Along with development of communication and technology, Sade villagers expand their interaction with visitors, either domestic or foreign. Information from mass media has changed the life of some of Sade villagers. The source of income becomes vary. The men who used to be working mainly on farm, now can also work as a tour guide for tourists. For women besides being a housewife and help their husbands on the farm, some of them also trade, but more importantly they must continue weaving activities. According to custom, if Sade women are not yet adept at weaving, they are not allowed to get married. This is the main requirement for Sade women to be able to go up to the altar.

Besides beaches, lakes can be alternative place to visit to enjoy the beauty of nature such as Lake Singkarak that is located in the Province of West

Sumatera, exactly in the two districts, namely Solok and Tanah Datar. The water in this lake is clear and calm with charming surrounding scenery that make this lake is always crowded by visitors, especially during holidays. It is also due to its location that is very strategic and acces-sible.

Lake Singkarak covers an area of 107.8 km2 and is the second largest lake on Sumatra Island after Lake Toba. Aside from being a tourist attraction, the lake is also used to drive hydroelectric generators (PLTA Singkarang).

Being in this area provides visitors with incomparable tranquility. Looking at the crystal clear water with its small ripples just make anyone cannot take their eyes off of the lake. Especially in the middle of the lake you can see the fishing boat that was sailed into a tranquil lake with its diverse ecosystems and marine biota. Those who are in-

terested to sail along the lake, they can hire a fishing boat.

Enjoying Singkarak from the middle of the lake, simply by spending Rp 10,000 per person, you have enjoyed the stunning lake view with Bukit Barisan as the background. From a distance, you can also see Mount Singgalang that stands proudly as if to guard the calm lake.

Beautiful environment, the cool air, relaxing and comfort-able atmosphere are some from many other things that attract people to come to Lake Singkarak. A visit to West Sumatra is incomplete before you visit this lake.

Lake Singkarak not only offers beautiful nature pan-orama, but also culinary experience that should not be missed. Don’t forget to try Bilih fish, which is freshwater fish species that can only be found in this lake. The fish are chopped into small pieces and become one of the typical foods of Minang society. It was a delicious and a bit sweet.

The wind blows and the swaying coconut palms ac-companied me to the island of Derawan. Soft white sand, crystal clear water, with shades of blue, green

and dark blue have added more to the beauty of this small island. This is a note of a trip to reveal the charm of Der-awan Island, Berau regency, East Kalimantan Province, in the Strait of Sulawesi, not far from the border with Malaysia.

Due to its breathtaking beauty, Derawan Island also becomes a favorite diving and snorkeling spot in the world. Underwater garden of Derawan Island offers diverse marine biota ranging from star fish to Manta Alfredi (Ghost Mantaray). Derawan Island is a destination for local and international divers.

The stunning Manta Alfredi can only be found in Der-awan. Therefore, there are many people come to the island not only for a vacation, but also to see this amazing sea creature.

The fun won’t stop here; there are still plenty of interest-ing attractions offered by Derawan Island. This island is also one of the nesting centers for green and hawksbill turtles in Asia.

With its beautiful underwater panorama, great diving spots and nesting centers for turtles, Derawan Island is just a perfect marine tourism destination for vacationers and divers.

Sometimes when we are sitting on the edge of a wooden bridge overlooking the sea, we can see the green turtles moving around on the surface of clear water. At nightfall, several turtles climbed ashore and lay eggs there.

Derawan Island has more than 50 types of Arcropora (marine fauna) in one coral reef. Therefore, Derawan Island is on the top three of international dive destination.

This island is relatively less known especially within the country because it takes quite an effort to reach this island. You must go first to Balikpapan from Jakarta, Surabaya,

yogyakarta or Denpasar, to go to this island. It takes ap-proximately two hours by plane from Jakarta to Balikpapan.

From Balikpapan, you still have to fly to Tanjung Redeb for one hour with a small plane that served by KAL Star, Deraya or DAS. In addition, Tanjung Redeb can also be reached by sea, using a ship from Samarinda or Tarakan to Tanjung Redeb and proceed with the rented motorboat to the island of Derawan with travel time of approximately 2 hours.

Many foreign tourists who had just got off the plane at the Kalimarau airport, Tanjung Redeb Derawan rushed to the island by motorboat which was moored at a specific port.

Another alternative could also through land route from Balikpapan to Tanjung Batu and from there crossed over to the island of Derawan. It's just that this is not a good choice because of it takes hours with a relatively unpleasant track.

Even so, there are a lot of foreign tourists who already knew more about the existence of this exotic island. A num-ber of Japanese tourists from Tokyo through the local travel agent visited the island through directly from Singapore or to Sabah and then continue the trip to Balikpapan, then to Tanjung Redeb using a small aircraft.

They use their time during their stay on Derawan Island with diving, exploring the underwater beauty of the island which indeed is the best location for diving. Moreover, with the condition of the remote islands and "virgin" increasingly add charm to anyone to enjoy it as long as possible.

only within a distance of 50 meters from the beach, we already can see the beautiful coral reefs and colorful fish swimming back and forth. The water is very clear. If you want to dive deeper, we can find fish that are more "exotic" such as grouper, red fish, kurisi fish, barracuda, sea cucum-bers, and oysters. on a rock at a depth of ten meters, there is a reef known as "Blue Trigger Wall" because of the reef with a length of 18 meters there is a lot of trigger fish (red-toothed trigger fishes).

Exploring the Uniquenessand Beauty of SADE Village

Fascinated by the Beauty of Lake Singkarak

A Hidden Paradise In East Kalimantan

on 1st June 2011, Prime Plaza welcomes its eighth property to the group, with the much anticipated

opening of Amadea Resort & Villas, a brand new property perfectly positioned in the ‘happening’ heart of Seminyak.

With 86 Superior and Deluxe Rooms, seven suites including two Rooftop Suites, and seven Pool Villas of two and four bed-rooms, the resort is designed to cater for domestic and international leisure travelers by offering luxurious accommodation at af-fordable prices. It is complemented by two lap pools, a spa and restaurant, and is per-fect for those who want to be in the heart of the action as it is within walking distance of a vast array of designer boutiques, fine dining restaurants, day spas, beach bars and pulsating nightspots.

Amadea Resort & Villas presents contemporary architecture with a flavor of Indonesia injected into its design, with inte-riors that live up to the elegant and stylish standards that Prime Plaza guests expect. Each spacious, tastefully furnished room is equipped with a flat screen TV, DVD player, in-room safe and a fridge, each has an indulging suite bathroom, and most rooms offer views onto one of the resort’s communal lap pools. Each suite and villa is a fully outfitted facility that has been designed for personal privacy.

High tech features and sleek furnishings offer the optimum in facilities and comfort for the purposes of relaxing and social-izing, while private swimming pools and gardens are the distinguishing characteris-tics of the villas.

general Manager, Mr Wayan Warta is delighted to be opening Amadea Resort and Villas. “This is a very exciting new ad-dition to the Prime Plaza group, “he said”. “There are no other hotels of this standard and price range within this location, and I believe the resort will appeal to visitors who are looking for are relaxed environ-ment within a vibrant location, without compromising on service or quality. I am very much looking forward to welcoming guests.”

To celebrate its opening, Amadea Resort and Villas is offering special opening rates and packages to its guests, early bookings via the website: www.amadeabali.com.

A Peaceful Oasis in Seminyak

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orphans and the disabled among those who benefitAs part of its ongoing corporate social responsibility efforts

to aid underprivileged communities in Bali, Bali Hotels As-sociation (BHA), via its Community Relations Department, has an-nounced three new initiatives that continue this commitment to the community: one Hotel one orphanage, Assistance for the Disabled and Blood Drive. With these programs, BHA aims to improve the quality of life in communities where its members operate by sup-porting key initiatives and responding to community needs through financial contributions, donations and volunteer service.

By far, there are already 70% BHA hotel members that have adopted the one Hotel one orphanage program. Each member adopted an orphanage located in the Singaraja, Muntigunung, Karangasem and Bedugul areas. They provided support to the or-phanage in the form of items such as sembako (basic needs), linen, clothes, beds and pillows. Educational facilities such as computers, furniture, stationery and books were also provided. Members also regularly conduct periodic visits, extend invitations to their hotels, provide training opportunities for orphans at BHA hotels and pur-chase items made by the orphanages.

In cooperation with various Ngos in Bali—including the Volun-teer Services organization, yakkum Bali, yayasan Senang Hati and yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi—BHA provides support by hosting visits, hosting trainees for the disabled and assisting in re-cruiting trainees for the disabled. Every month, BHA hotel members also take turns to host a blood donation program alongside Palang Merah Indonesia.

“We are thrilled to be part of such significant charity programs and I would like to thank all those who contributed,” said Jean-Charles Le Coz, BHA chairman. "We will endeavor to continue this support as part of our CSR responsibilities to the community," he added.

“BHA has a rich history of corporate social responsibility; a history that has grown and evolved to meet the complexities of today’s business and the challenges of a global society,” said Le Coz. ”our community relations department continuously seeks new ways to empower Balinese community. our commitment to social responsibility is as strong today as it was when the association was founded. We are proud of our progress, but there is still much we can do.”

“Be ready to chill out in The Jimbaran Beach Club by Kupu Kupu Jimbaran Suites”

one more extraordinary dining venue will be open soon by Kupu Kupu Jimbaran Suites. The Jimbaran

Beach Club is the next dining destination after the coziest Chocolate Café Patiserrie and Bakery and the finest Topeng Restau-rant and Bar.

Located in Jimbaran beach, The Jimba-ran Beach Club is only 10 minutes walking away, or less than 5 minutes drive away from Kupu Kupu Jimbaran Suites. Has an area around 350 meter square, The Jimbaran Beach Club promising gorgeous sunset at Jimbaran while guest pampered with highest quality foods and beverages. Serving a lots of favorite seafood menu, crispy pizza with selections of toppings, and tapas,

The Jimbaran Beach Club will be a per-fect place for seafood lovers. A bar in The Jimbaran Beach Club will serve selection of wine list, juices and also freshly tropical cocktails.

Dream beds, pergola, and cushioned seats are arranged neatly on the white sand of The Jimbaran Beach Club to bring perfect scene and being the most won-drous beach club in Jimbaran beach area. Euphonious sound of daily beach band will harmonize with sound of splashing waves and revive the scenery.

Various beach club events and promo-tions would be presented to entice and spoil the guests. This fabulous concept of beach club will be commenced on 1st of July 2011, so be ready to chill out with The Jimbaran Beach Club!!

Jimbaran is already well known for seafood dining on the beach with its breathtaking sun set backgrounds.

Now the new Jimbaran Corner develop-ment presents the best shopping experi-ence in Bali. Located on the corner of Jalan Raya Uluwatu and Jalan Bukit Per-mai Jimbaran - Jimbaran Corner brings fabulous lifestyle choices to the Jimbaran area.

The renowned brand of Kupu Kupu resort features the Kupu Kupu Jimbaran Suites at second floor level with an en-trance and lobby on the ground floor. The exceptional Bamboo Spa by L’oCCITANE is located at the first floor. Jimbaran Corner has attracted many of the premium shop and restaurant brands in Bali. Custom-

ers will be spoilt with the high standard of products and services on offer. For dining choices, Jimbaran Corner has Chocolate Café Patisserie and Bakery which feature authentic Belgium light recipes, also gro-cer and grind which is a well liked contem-porary bistro & delicatessen. The leading global pearl producer Atlas south sea pearl showcases its latest collections whilst Ka-pal Laut Jewelry offers a range of stylish silver jewelry and accessories. one of the biggest bookstores in Asia, Periplus, also compliments Jimbaran Corner with its huge selection of books and magazines.

An Indonesian leading furniture and home accessories retailer, Vinoti Living, presents its contemporary and elegant products complemented by clean lines and

superior craftsmanship. For wine lovers, Wine Cellar provides the best quality and extensive choice of wines by Indowines. The devotee of Provencal traditions for well being will be pampered with L’oCCITANE retail boutique and its second spa venture in Bali, Bamboo Spa by L’oCCITANE, which present the most unique spa in Indo-nesia with the signature treatment Verbena Bamboo Therapy.

Style and fashion lovers also will be exhilarated by the presence of the qual-ity boutiques such as By The Sea which show tropical fashions, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for casual modern fashion, the renowned Uluwatu Boutique which has handmade Balinese lace in contemporary styles and Trimurti which shows high qual-ity handmade embroidery on cashmere and silk. The uniqueness of Indonesian original product also can be found in Batik Solo which has a beautiful batik cloth, BIN House which present fabrics entirely hand-spun and hand-woven by the finest Indo-nesian artisans, with no assistance from modern technology, P

ainting shop and Tiempo which only provide the finest quality of Indonesian ancient artworks and furniture. And last but not least perhaps the best little gift shop in Bali Wishu were Here which shows Bali’s premier ranges of Candles, glassware, cushions and handbags.

With all the finest products and services of each brand, Jimbaran Corner surely will bring new atmosphere and excitement to enrich the Jimbaran area. Come and visit Jimbaran corner, and get many special promotions from each of outlet to celebrate the opening.

The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali is proud to announce that its 13 million dollar guest room revitalization project is now complete. The resort’s new look rooms and suites will be

officially unveiled during a stylish re-launch party scheduled to take place soon. Business associates, valued partners and media representatives will be invited to gather by the pool to celebrate in the company of iconic Australian designer, Camilla Frank.

“We are extremely proud to have completed the refurbishment on schedule. This fresh new look is set to offer an elevated Westin experience for our guests to revive, renew and feel at their best. The design was inspired by nature. Surrounded by calming tones, rich energizing textures and peaceful patterns, guests will now leave the hotel subtly changed on a physical, mental and spiritual level, their wellness preserved and enhanced,” commented Mr. Bipan Kapur, general Manager of The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali.

“The new room categories will also provide an enriching stay for the whole spectrum of guests, be it honeymooners, business travellers or leisure vacationers. And parents travelling with children can now indulge in a luxurious family suite with ample space for everyone to relax and reconnect,” he adds.

Bipan Kapur continues, “With the resort’s outstanding services, strategic beachfront location and unique Westin initiatives designed to offer healthy options and environments that indulge the senses, we will continue to provide renewing experiences for all of our guests.”

The resort now features 334 sleek and sophisticated rooms and suites with a tropical edge. guest rooms have the new generation of Heavenly® Bed, spacious 1.37 metre beds in the double-double rooms, I-pod connectivity, a bedside master switch board, and Audio Visual Entertainment port as well as ergonomically designed furnishings.

Jimbaran Beach Club

Re-introduces Relaxation Following a 13 million dollar Refurbishment“The New Paradise for

Stylish Shopping Lovers”

BHA's CSR Program Aids Local Communities

1. Padaido Islands, Biak, Papua Padaido Islands is ideal for diving

and cruise tourism.

2. Wakatobi Islands, Southeast Sulawesi

Wakatobi is marine tourism area ideal for diving and regional cruise.

3. Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan The area is ideal for diving and

turtle conservation.

4. Selayar Islands, Takabone Rate, South Sulawesi

Selayar Islands is very suitable for diving, snorkeling, sailing, and fishing

5. Nias Island and the Mentawai Islands, North Sumatra

This marine tourism area is ideal for surfing with the development of community-based ecotourism and surfing.

6. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua

Raja Ampat is perfect for diving activities.

7. Ujung Kulon Islands and Anak Krakatau, Banten

Both areas are suitable for diving activities and regional cruise with the development theme of conservation-based ecotourism.

8. Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo Islands is ideal for diving and cruise tourism.

9. Tomini Bay, Tongean Islands, Central Sulawesi

The islands are ideal for diving and snorkeling.

10. Bali and Lombok Islands Marine tourism on the islands is

ideal for diving, surfing, regional, and international cruise.

11. Balerang, Riau Islands This area is ideal for cruise activi-

ties, yachts and marina as well as surfing.

12. Seribu Islands (Thousand Islands), Jakarta

The Thousand Islands is ideal for surfing, regional cruise, fishing, and water sports.

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Almost the whole year Sawu is dry, this far east in Nusa Tenggara the dry and hot winds blowing from the Australian continent have a major impact to the local climate. There is

not much agriculture here, only small patches around the houses. The island has a lot of unspoiled landscape with beautiful beaches, crystal clear water and a very hospitable people. Sawu is also like other islands in Nusa Tenggara known for it's "ikat", woven textiles that can take weeks to produce.

APPROACHING THE PEOPLE OF SABU

THE ISLAND The local people are warm and friendly people who totally enjoy interacting with visitors to their Islands who are inter-ested in their culture. This affords the visitor a chance to see at first hand the collection and processing of the Lontar palm juice. Try the drink for yourself and you will be pleasantly surprised with its sweet but refreshing taste. Later on in the evening, try the fermented juice or "Laru", but not too much as it can be intoxicating. Also take the time to see the intricate processes involved in the weaving of Ikat cloth. once you have observed Sabunese life up close and person-al you will no doubt be impressed with their skills and determination to make the most of their little slice of paradiseoF LoNTAR PALM which they call tree of life.

The lontar palm. From the lontar blossoms, a sweet liquid, tuak, is tapped. The highly nutritious tuak can be drunk in its raw form, fer-mented into an alcoholic beverage or made into sugar, either way it serves as a food supplement, as rice is saved for feasts and special occasions. The lontar trunk provides wood for boats and traditional houses. It's fan-like leaves are used as roofing on the traditional houses. Even the dead are wrapped in the lontar leaves. These leaves are also plaited into baskets, in which offerings to the ances-tors are places at ceremonies. And thought of as gifts received from the god of the Earth to be given to descendant of the sun to ensure a prosperous harvest.

CULTURAL DESCRIPTION

Sawu is known as a temporary stopover for the famous explorer Captain Cook. The story said that the great explorer named Captain Cook rested longer than intended, since he was greeted by the locals with smiles and refreshing drinks of fermented lontar juice. .

The house, divided into male and female parts, a one family dwelling and forms part of a single clan village protected by a stone wall.

Sabu or Sawu, or locally called Rai Hawu, is an island of Kupang Regency located in the mid of Indonesian ocean and Savu Sea, its occupies an area of 460,78 Km Square with population of about 78.726 people. And consist of community clan called ‘Udu’ (Paternal group) live in several areas among others: Seba, Mania, LiaE, Me-hara, Dimu and Rai Djua. Each Udu consists of a clan or sub-Udu called Kerogo.This island can reached within 45 minutes by plane (twice a week on Tuesday and Thurday), by boat takes about 12 hours (twice a week on Monday and Wednesday).

Forming village system for savunese cannot be separated from the meaning of its island called ‘Rai Hawu’. This island is described as an animal lies its head in the west and its tail in the east. There-fore, the head or western part is Haba and LiaE in the middle or chest and belly, while Dimu in the East as its tail. The island is also described as a boat, the hilly and mountainous area of western part or Mehara is categorized as raised platform at the front part of ship (duru rai) while Dimu which is a bit flat and low is categorized as ship stern (wui rai).

Savunese days of a week are: Monday (lodo Anni), Tuesday (Lodo Due), Wednesday (Lodo Tallu), Thursday (Lodo Appa), Friday (Lodo Lammi), Saturday (Lodo Anna) and Sunday (Lodo Pidu). other known concept such as: days before(Lodo ne), nowdays (Lodo de), and tomorrow (Barri rai). Those days form a week and 4 or 5 weeks form a month (Warru) and 12 months form a year (tou).

The weather of this island has a long dry season from March till November. In general, Savunese realizes two seasons: Hot season which is called ‘Waru Wadu’ and rainy season which is called ‘Waru Jeali’. There is a transitional period between the two. There are also ceremonies related to what do people do for living on each season.

Ceremonies during Hot season (Waru Wadu) (1) Calling for palm juice; (2) Processing palm sugar; (3) Sending Palm boat.

Prior to next season (rainy), there are transitional season’s ceremonies: (1) Separate the two seasons; (2) Rejects disasters;

In Waru Jalai (rainy season) there are three ceremonial traditions as: (1) Preparing cultivated area and beg for rain; (2) Planting ceremony (3) Ceremony after harvest.

SAWU GONGS

The gongs are named according to the way they beat the gongs and the following is an example of gong accompanying ‘Ledo Hawu’ dance: ‘Leko’ is the first two gongs beaten one after another, ‘Didala ae, Didala iki’ and ‘gaha’ are three medium size gongs (bass gongs) beaten successively, ‘Wopeibha’ and ‘Abho’ or two gongs beaten accompanying ‘Leko’ gong, ‘Wo Pahelli’ or two gongs beaten accompanying ‘Leko’ and ‘Paibho Abho.’

SAVUNESE LADIES’ WEDDING CEREMONY

Proposing process for Savu communities are divided into stages as ;

(1) Spoken day or ‘hari lodo’ is the day when male’s group with a spokesman ‘mae miki’ go to the female’s house to talk about a Marriage customs which is called “pell’. The male’s messenger bring with them ‘Ru kenana’, special place for betel and areca nut as a proposing symbol. If the female’s relatives take the of-fer means the proposal is accepted. Sometime they directly talk about the dowry or what is called ‘Kebue.’

(2) At this stage the male’s group offers ‘Rukenana Ae’ (big betel-nuts) and a huge pig to the mother-in-law’s house.

(3) At this stage, the male’s party brings ‘kenoto’ through a cer-emony of ‘pemaho ru kenana ae’ and a life pig to the female’s parents ‘ house.

(4) The ‘kenoto’ is opened (boka kenoto) by the female’s relatives witnessed by all ladies of the ethnics who helped at the time the lady was born.

(5) The fifth step is ‘Nga’a Kebue’ that is eating together at the male’s house to collect all things for dowry.

(6) The sixth step is the male’s relatives bring articles for dowry to the female’s house.

(7) The male’s relatives bring the lady to the male’s house. (8) Next step after the wedding night, the bridegroom with all the

relatives brings the bride to her parents’ house to run a ceremo-ny called ‘maho amu’ (entering the house).At this time, officially the lady leaves her ethnics.

TRADITIONAL EVENT AND TOURISM OBJECT IN SABU

Pahoru/Wodho take place in Sub Regency of Sabu Barat which about 1 kilometres from the main city of Sabu which called Seba. This ceremony take about a week before harvest time, this cer-emony held involved several group by casting each other feet in the opening area.

KOWAHOLE DANCE and ceremony take place in Sabu. Kowa-hole Dance. Kowa means boat or ship, hole is ritual for Sabunese following the Savunese callender in Savu tribe. This is ritual is like thank givings ceremony by sending a few part of harvest to the place of where the anchestor soul are, and probably where the gods are residing. This dance is also chance of begging apologizing for all misbehaviour in the past, and ask blessing for next season.

There are three boats being used in this ceremony, the first boat is to bring their product that just being harvested, the second boat is to delete stranger footprint (fomerly, outsider are thought to bring bad destiny for island, and are not allowed in Sabu island), and the last boat is to bring offering for the anchestor soul.

This dance following the rithym of songs sung by male voice in Savunese language and its a kind a mass dance

LEDO DANCE is a dance from Sabu island which normally held as part of the funeral ceremony. The three couple dance tremend-eously according to the rithym of music, and the sometimes dancer swords touch each other according to the rithym, and happy smile of the dancer is part of the attraction.

Ledo is a very expensive funeral ceremony, this ceremony take place for nine days and nine nights with a sacrificing of animal for each night. and surely this ceremony held for the king family or for the rich family.

HABA POORAI is thank giving for the harvest by symbolical way of planting sorghum and other activities following the rithym.

PEDO'A DANCE This dance is a mass dance which involved their spectacles in circle, making sound with foot steps according rithym of the music and song from a male voice.

PLACE OF INTEREST IN SABU Namata located in the village of Railolo in Western Sabu about

3 kilometres from Seba, the central town of Sabu. In this village peoples may enjoy the wonder of megalitic tombs and traditional houses dan traditional village. A traditional village with the ceremo-nial site. There is also a market selling the various weaving products

Jariwala in the village of Railolo in the Sub District West Sabu. The distance from the main city is abou 2 miles away. This place is a special place for any traditional celebration and there an active traditional event organiser.

Tenihau located in Meba, Western part of Sabu, about two miles from main city. Here is people can enjoy the palace of the Sabu kings.

HoratiA traditional village in East Sabu, 15 Kms from Seba. There is an

old fort, where you can enjoy the ritual ceremonies.

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Angklung As A World Cultural Heritage

If you claim to know the typical Indonesian art, you must know angklung. It is a typical musical instrument from West Java that is still played by the students at schools. Fortunately there are peo-

ple who still remember this valuable cultural heritage and preserve it through keep playing the instrument in their performances.

It is still not known yet when angklung began to be played in In-donesia. However, the oldest angklung found is as old as 400 years old. It is called Angklung gubrag that was made in Jasinga, Bogor, West Java. In Serang, this type of angklung is considered to be a sacred instrument used as accompanying music in repelling mantra to heal a sick person or to against disease outbreaks.

Angklung is known to come from West Java. However, angklung is also found in some areas in Indonesia. In Bali, angklung is played during the ritual of Ngaben. While in Madura, angklung is used as musical accompaniment in a parade or traditional procession. In South Kalimantan this traditional musical instrument is used as musical accompaniment for the attraction of Kuda gepang. History

records that in West Kalimantan, there was also angklung, but ac-cording to some cultural figures, angklung does not exist anymore in this area.

In 1938, Daeng Soetigna created angklung based on diatonic sound. Aside from being musical accompaniment in spells read-ing, initially, angklung is played in certain ceremonies, such as rice planting ceremony. However, with development of this instrument, angklung is also used in traditional art performances to entertain people.

In the Dutch colonial period, angklung was a musical instrument that evoked the spirit of nationalism. Therefore, the Dutch govern-ment banned angklung playing, except when played by children and beggars because they did not give any effect.

After experiencing many ups and downs, Daeng Soetigna has managed to raise the status of Angklung. In fact, angklung is acknowledged by a great musician Igor Hmel Nitsky from Australia

in 1955. Angklung with diatonic sound created by Daeng has made angklung also recognized by the government as a means of musical education.

After the death of Daeng Soetigna, angklung is further developed based on the music of Sunda, which is salendro, pelog, and maden-da. Udjo Ngalagena is the one who developed angklung based on Sundanese music. Udjo which was one of Daeng Soetigna students was developing angklung in 1966.

In an attempt to maintain the art of angklung, Udjo or known more as Mang Udjo built the center of angklung production and develop-ment. The place was named "Saung Angklung Mang Udjo". Its loca-tion was in Padasuka, Cicaheum, Bandung. Angklung performing arts are often held in this place. Visitors who attend can participate and try to learn to play the instruments.

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The presence of woven products in Flores particularly Ngada District has a very long history. There is no record in particular on how the ikat weaving culture initially presents in Ngada

daily activities. Ikat woven, seen from the traces of the world history was spreading not only in the Asian community, but to Central and South America, as well as Japan, even people who were in the trade route of “Silk Road” knew and inherited this valuable treasure until now. With a presence that spread in various parts of the world, including in In-donesia, despite the uniqueness of different techniques and motifs, weaving can be said as a common cultural heritage of the world community.

Woven products have long been used as everyday wear by the community. Woven products are also sold for its value. Traditionally, weaving serves as a symbol of status, wealth, power, and dignity, including in the District of Ngada. Therefore, ikat is so uniquely and specifically made and associated with these symbols. In each sheet of ikat cloth, the motifs become more than just a picture. Each motif has a very deep meaning which is a form of embodiment of a sym-bol of ethnic, religious, traditional rituals, and special symbols that form certain motif as a representation of the society. Associated with the motifs, techniques, manufacturing processes, and its origin, an ikat cloth is considered by the local people to have certain magical powers and their use should only be associated with traditional ritu-als and traditional leaders.

Similarly, each ikat woven of Ngada is a firm representation of the society. Every ethnic has their own motifs and techniques that dis-tinguish one ethnic group to another. Even in each ethnic group has special motif, which is used only by certain clans. Those who do not know the philosophy behind ikat woven will not be able to differenti-ate between ikat woven of Ngada and Nagekeo. Both are blends of songket fabric to the ikat woven. However, a closer and careful look at both fabrics, we will be able to see special difference in the mo-tifs. Therefore, ikat woven is more than just a fabric, but a journey of history where we can browse and learn a society with different values of life that is so unique, deep, and meaningful.

Ikat woven are traditionally manufactured and it is not a mass-

manufactured product. Every piece of ikat woven contains the emotions, desires, and feelings of the weaver during the weaving process. In general, the process of traditional woven cloth is divided into four stages, namely a stage in making spun yarn, motifs bind-ing, coloring stage, and the last is weaving. overall, it takes at least three people to make a piece of woven fabric.

The first stage the handspun yarn process, which consists of cot-ton harvesting (pupu kapa), cotton drying (Wori kapa), separation of cotton from the seeds by using traditional tools (ngeung kapa), smoothing process of cotton (weting kapa), preparation for spinning by making cotton in the form of rolls (klepi ogor kapa), then is spin-ning with traditional tools (jata kapa). In the second stage, which is the pattern making, consists of sev-eral stages namely weft preparation (wolot kapa), perentangan thread in pemidang tool (goan kapa), preparation of a rope or bind-ing material (lepa ubun / tepuk), until the stage of motifs binding (pete kapa).

The third stage is the making of dyes and staining on the threads that have been bound in accordance with the desired motif. The first step of this stage is different from one to another depends on the desired color. Last process after dyeing is drying before the threads that have been colored is woven.

Nila leaves (Indigo sp) are usually used to obtain blue or black color. Nila still grows wild in many parts of Flores. The leaves that have been harvested (reit tarun) are then immersed (long kapa) and fermented to obtain indigo paste (open tarun). The pasta is the one used in the next coloring process. The number of dyeing (long Tarun) plays important role in obtaining light to dark blue or black. yellow color is usually obtained from turmeric and the bark of jack-fruit tree. The process is begun from the harvesting of materials, which is in local language called “ali nguni – taper nakat olan.” Then grinding / pulverization (wai guni nakat olan), dyeing (gebor guni nakat olan), then drying (woi kapa perun).

The red color is obtained by using candlenut, dadap leaves, loba leaves, roots of Morinda citrifolia tree, and talinbao leaves. Har-vesting materials in local language called “ali buke bur”, “ou padu

roun”, “talinbao Roun”, “blata Roun ‘. Having obtained the materials, the process of making basic color called “Koja gelo” is begun us-ing candlenut, papaya leaves, and dadap leaves. At the end of the process, the thread is dried (Wori kapa) and then enters the second stage of the coloring process. This process is mixed morinda leaves with loba leaves. The threads are dried again after the dyeing. The green color is obtained from bean leaves and nila leaves. The process is quite similar to the coloring process that has been explained previously, except that the brown color is obtained from morinda leaves and mangroves.

once the threads are dyed in accordance with the motifs the weavers are working on, the last phase, namely weaving is begun. The process begins by opening the binding of motifs, rearranging motif and stretching the yarn between the patterned-yarn, hardening of the thread which typically uses bean starch from tamarind seed, crating a weft path, weft preparation, and weaving itself. The duration of the process of making a fabric depends on size and materials used. In order to get good color quality (drying and wash-ing resistance), it must be done many times with the right mixture. A large cloth usually takes three months for coloring process (stain-ing and fermentation). For timeless colors of the plants can only be obtained from nila leaves (blue and black), also the color of the mengkudu roots (red Morinda).

In Ngada district, there are some villages known as the centre of ikat woven production among others are Langa in Bajawa district and Tiworiwu in Jerebuu District. These villages are gathering plac-es of weaving groups. Weaving is usually done by female weavers who mostly are the elderly and very patient in working on weaving for days, while the young women only help them. Woven fabric with high level of difficulty can only be made by experienced wavers, in this case is the elderly or matured women.

It takes a lot of time and energy to make a woven fabric. It re-quires high level of patience and accuracy, so it is very unfortunate if we only look at the results of the fabrics but do not know how the process of making a woven fabric.

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The tourism industry plays a key role in economic devel-opment, but employment in the tourism industry and its economic value has not been measured. In Indonesia, the

tourism industry's contribution to gross national income reached more than 3%, and the number of tourists continues to grow into 7 million foreign tourists and 122 million domestic tourists.

This sector also offers a wide range of job opportunities, from unskilled to skilled jobs. The industry is also attractive to manage-ment level working in the field of hospitality, catering, and other activities.

According to Peter van Rooij, Director of International Labour organization (ILo), in a press release stating tourism is crucial for job creation. However, overall employment in the tourism sector and the economic value still has not been measured and studied properly and adequately.

"In fact, statistics play a key role in determining policy and plan-ning products, marketing and promotion through identification of market resources," he added.

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At least 155 countries have adopted codes of ethics of the world tourism industry in an attempt to provide best ser-vices to tourists visiting the country. “Since the formation of

the United National World Tourism organization, many countries have adopted code of ethics composed by UNWTo,” said UN-WTo Secretary-general Taleb Rifai in Nusa Dua, Bali, Saturday (11/06/2011). After the opening of “Seminar on Tourism Ethics For Asia And The Pacific”, Taleb said, each country adopts the code of ethics differently.

Some countries included it in their tourism regulations, but some just slip it into other regulations. “So, countries that have agreed to adopt codes of ethics of the world tourism is directly as-signed the responsibility for its implementation,” said Taleb Rifai. The tourism code of ethics has 10 chapters. Therefore, every country that has signed the agreement is expected to implement the rule. “We expect countries that have signed the agreement to apply the code of ethics in their country,” he said.

Regarding the membership of UNWTo, Taleb said, there are no binding requirements; it is all on voluntary basis. “Membership is based on a voluntary basis. However, we expect the countries that have not joined to immediately participate in the UNWTo. This is very important to advance the world of tourism,” he said. Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said Indonesia had joined since this institution established considering that tourism sector is also one of nation’s economic mainstays. “We’ve joined the UNWTo, and therefore we have a responsibility to adopt and implement codes of ethics of tourism,” he said.

The seminar which was held for three days until Monday (6/13/2011) followed by about 160 people from representative countries in Asia and the Pacific.

From 811 units of villas in Bali, only 425 villas that possess official permission (license) and the remaining 386 villas are included in the category of illegal.

Chairman of Bali Villa Association (BVA) Ismoyo S Soemarlan said that the attempt of BVA to control the legality of villas in Bali is not yet maximal. Therefore, BVA will continue performing social-ization in order to reduce the number of illegal villas.

"There are four reasons that make BVA has no sympathy on illegal villa in Bali. Firstly, such villas do not contribute to the local governments in the form of local revenue (PAD)," he said.

Secondly, they do not create a healthy competition, treats human resources in accordance to their wishes and do not well maintained the environment, and even harming the environment.

"There are many illegal villas built on fertile land or on the edge of a cliff, like paddy fields or on river edge. It's obviously damaging the environment," he said.

He added that due to these illegal villas, there are quite many tourists who stay there become a target of thieves or robbery, because those villas are not equipped with a standard security guard.

West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara - West Nusa Tenggara Province is currently working on tourism

development. Various tourism potentials are polished into maximum to boost domestic and foreign tourist visit. The existence of tourism village that continues to maintain the authenticity of customs, cultures and traditions will participate in succeeding Visit Lombok Sumbawa 2012.

It could be seen in the event "Use of Tra-ditional Media in the framework of Tourism Awareness" in Banyumulek village, West Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, recently. Various cultural attractions were also held to enliven the event.

Bakri, Director of Community Empower-ment Directorate general of Tourism Des-tination Development, Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbudpar) said in his speech that Lombok is as beautiful as Bali, with natural beauty that is relatively similar to Bali and pristine culture to be the main capital to attract tourists.

"I am very impressed with the hospital-ity of Banyumulek villagers, this is the main capital to receive the visit of tourists," said Bakri.

Moreover Bakri said that tourism village is a village that contains the potential of art and culture that can be presented to the tourists visiting the area such as Banyu-mulek Village, which is famous for its pot-tery crafts.

"I was quite impressed when entering the village by Cidomo (Lombok traditional transportation), this could be an interesting attraction for every tourist who comes to this village. The implementation of Sapta Pesona (the seven enchantments) and tourism awareness movement, I believe Banyumulek will be a tourist village that at-tracts many tourists and also participated in succeeding Visit Lombok Sumbawa, 2012, "said Bakri.

Bakri also explained that the success of tourism village is also determined by the ac-tive role of the facilitator, they are the front

line that leads the villagers in packaging the potentials into attractive tourism village.

"It requires good coordination between the facilitator and the villagers to achieve maximum development in the tourism vil-lage," said Bakri.

Banyumulek is known as a pottery-producing village of Lombok and has been recognized worldwide for their quality. This year the Village received financial assis-tance from PNPM Mandiri Tourism with 20 other villages in the province of West Nusa Tenggara.

on the same occasion, Lalu gita Aryadi, Head of Culture and Tourism Bureau of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) added that in the near future a tour package to see the process of pottery making for tourists visit-ing the village Banyumulek will be made.

"We will make the process of pottery making into attractive attraction for tour-ists. Thus, we’re not only produce and sell the pottery just as happened today. This of course will add to the attractiveness of Banyumulek village in order to succeed Visit Lombok Sumbawa, 2012, "gita explained.

Then gita also explained the importance of tourism awareness and Sapta Pesona as a foundation to build tourism community in NTB, and many ways have been performed for campaigning it.

"We use puppets as a campaign media (tourism awareness and Sapta Pesona) to the society, as well as through religious events, where we inserted about the impor-tance of tourism to the economy of society," said gita.

We also ensure university students in NTB that tourism sector is their economic pulse in the future. Various competitions were also held to support the tourism awareness program started from elemen-tary school level. (* / Bowo)

The existence of Tourism Village in In-donesia has brought many advantag-es to its villagers. The uniqueness of

tourism village and the combined implemen-tation of tourism awareness program and Sapta Pesona (the seven enchantments) have brought direct impact on the increas-ing tourist visits that directly boost the rural economy. This can be seen in one of the tourism villages, Sade village in Central Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Since 2009 Sade Village has received assistance from PNPM Mandiri Tourism to become a tourism village. As a result, thou-sands of domestic and foreign tourists have visited the village. Referring to this success, the village of Sade in 2011 is entitled to Integration Program. Integration Program is a cross-ministries assistance program (agri-culture, transportation, commerce, educa-tion, etc.) to accelerate rural communities to reach welfare.

Bakri, Director of Community Empow-erment Directorate general of Tourism Destination Development, Kemenbudpar

(Ministry of Culture and Tourism) said that the program is intended for the village which has managed to become a favorite village for tourists. Considering the success of Sade, the village is now eligible to get the Integration Program.

"There are many things that need to be improved in this village, for example the availability of clean water, improved loom, and renovation of the traditional houses. This of course requires the involvement of other ministries to accelerate the develop-ment of the village, with Kemenbudpar as the "leading sector" in development, "Bakri said during a visit to the village of Sade, West Nusa Tenggara.

Moreover Bakri said that the active role of local governments to succeed the integra-tion program is required because the villag-ers still do not understand exactly how to get assistance from central government.

"The district officials and the regent in particular should actively help the village to submit a proposal to all relevant Ministries

in the realization of the integration program. Without their participation the integration program would be difficult to be realized, given the limitations of the administration of rural communities, "said Bakri.

Sade is renowned for its unique traditional houses that do not exist in other parts of In-donesia, in addition to typical woven handi-crafts of Lombok. This village becomes a strong attraction to attract tourists to visit.

Sarman Pamungkas Kasubdit Media Division, Directorate general of Tourism Destination Development Kemenbudpar added that this year West Nusa Tenggara receives assistance from PNPM Mandiri Tourism for as many as 20 tourism villages and one village for integration program.

"11 villages across Indonesia have suc-ceeded in becoming a successful tourism village and ready to get the integration program. one of them is Sade on the island of Lombok, this of course will further en-courage the rural community to compete to make the village become a favorite destina-tion of tourists, "said Sarman. (* / Bowo)

Swiss-Belhotel International, the inter-national hotel management company headquartered in Hong Kong took

over the management of hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Arion Paramita Holding Company as a property owner is a company based in Indonesia, has selected Swiss-Belhotel In-ternational to manage and lead the four-star hotel operations formerly known as grand Flora effective May 8, 2011.

Located in Kemang area, which is an area popular with expatriates and surround-ed by various restaurants, entertainment and recreational facilities, Arion Swiss-Bel-hotel Kemang is only 45 minutes drive from

International Airport Soekarno-Hatta. European-style architecture with classic

interior, this hotel is designed to provide comfortable and stylish accommodation. Featuring 94 elegant guest rooms and suites, the hotel is equipped with air condi-tioning and international service (IDD tele-phone, broadband internet access, mini bar, storage boxes that can store laptops, tea and coffee making facilities, hair dryer, flat screen television with satellite programs).

Emmanuel guillard, Senior Vice President of operations and Development - Indonesia & Malaysia, Swiss-Belhotel International stated that Arion Swiss-Belhotel Kemang is our third hotel in Jakarta.

"We’ve just performed the process of

acquisition and now we have to manage 21 hotels operating in Indonesia, where the Swiss-Belhotel International has a strong position in the region," said Emmanuel guil-lard in a press release.

gavin M. Faull, Chairman and President of Swiss-Belhotel International added, with three hotels in Jakarta, Swiss-Belhotel Inter-national has developed a strong brand and distribution system that allows our group to have a multi-operation in the same city.

"Swiss-Belhotel International continues to expand by more than 65 hotels and projects with new operations continue to grow every month. This is an exciting growth period for the Swiss-Belhotel International," said Faull.

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PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) has launched a train with batik motif to succeed the branding of Indone-

sian tourism, Wonderful Indonesia. Two trains with batik motif are attached Argo Jati Train (Jakarta-Cirebon return) with the motif "Singa Barong" (lion barong). This is the symbol of friendship between nations. Through this symbol, Indonesia's railway system is expected to be a means of transportation that can serve people from all levels and provide a sense of security, comfort, memorable and environmentally friendly.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said batik is Indonesia’s cultural

heritage that has been recognized by UNESCo. our task is to maintain and develop it. It is seen from the works and innovations of the Indonesian people in conservation and development of original batik as Indonesia's cultural heritage by using it as graphic elements on the exterior design of the train.

While Argo Lawu Train (Jakarta-Solo return) is painted with “Langlang Jagad” motif. This is the symbol of three sacred animal powers, namely: eagle, Sancaka & Taksaka and Sembrani & Turangga that symbolize the supernatural power.

"Batik is one of cultural heritages that

easily preserved as the community is proud to wear it. Today the train is painted in batik pattern. I have an idea to do the same thing on the aircraft as the symbol of pride of the Indonesian culture," said Wacik when inaugurated the train with batik motif at gambir Station in Jakarta recently.

With the new approach, then the values of local wisdom that is contained in art and culture will be easily accepted. Further-more, it will be able to acculturate with technological developments without losing its identity in the midst of the changes and globalization.

President Director of PT KAI Ignatius Jonan explained that the creation of Batik Train is an attempt to improve service. In addition, the railway also has the potential to participate and promote the Indonesian tourism in 2011.

"With this, it is expected that a harmoni-ous synergy between rail transport and national tourist destinations, especially Java and Sumatra will be established. The Batik Train is expected to be a mobile batik gallery so that all levels of society can enjoy it," said Jonan.

SoE Minister Mustafa Abubakar said batik is valuable cultural heritage. Batik Train has added more beauty to this life, especially transportation. We also have to be careful and adjust the infrastructure and transportation conditions for providing bet-ter services to the passengers.

The Indonesian government is currently prioritizing the revital-ization of traditional arts throughout the region. Traditional art is a deep expression and shows the identity of certain region.

Art Director of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbud-par), Sulistyo Tirtokusumo, in Makassar said therefore, local arts needs to be revived, considering that traditional art has been pretty much abandoned, especially by the younger generation.

"Revitalization is also an appreciation for the perpetrators of art that still continue to stimulate the activities of traditional art," he said.

This can also be a big challenge for the actors as well as tradi-tional art appreciators to continue creating the works of arts and making the traditional art to be more creative. The revitalization the traditional art is important considering that most of traditional arts are the art of local tradition that gives recognition of the Almighty.

"For this reason, traditional art reflects many social values which are very important to be re-introduced to the society," he said.

This year, Kemenbudpar is revitalizing the traditional art of South Sulawesi Province, Pakkarena Dance, and the arts of Cirebon Pal-ace that started to fade.

He added, Pakkarena dance is no longer a traditional dance known locally in South Sulawesi, but also nationally, so it must be revived and became the cultural richness of Indonesia.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbudpar) is giving support to Herman Wenas on his plan to walk

around the world started from on May 30, 2011 and is scheduled to be back in Bali in 2015.

Wenas Herman (43) plans to break the guinness World Records as the fastest man traveling around the world on foot.

"From Bali I'm going to Dili, and then to Australia, New Zealand, North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. I

expect to arrive in Indonesia at beginning of 2015 through Sumatra," said Herman Wenas in Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta, Monday (23/5).

Herman will travel as far as 30,000 km through 25 countries in the world. Previ-ously, in 2007 he has succeeded to travel as far as 1,000 km on foot for 33 days. Upon this success, he recorded in the MURI (Museum Record of Indonesia).

"I have prepared myself for walking around the world since 2003. From 2004

until 2010 I have walked as far as 8,000 km," he explained.

Herman said that the trip is not merely carried out to break the record, but also to promote Indonesian tourism. The trip is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"In promoting Indonesian tourism, we organize Indonesia Night by distributing a video to promote the Indonesian tourism to the community in the countries that we passed," said Herman.

on the same occasion, Secretary of the Directorate-general of Tourism Destination Development, Winarno Sudjas added, Her-man Wenas desire to break the guinness World Records as the Fastest Circumnavi-gation of Foot deserves to be supported, because it can motivate the younger generation to give the best for the nation and build a sense of nationalism.

"In addition to breaking the world record, Herman will also promote Wonderful Indonesia by building Indonesia’s tourism imaging abroad," he said.

In addition to tourism promotion, Herman is also campaigning rights of children and raise funds for education. In his journey, he will be accompanied by the team. Herman has been walking to seven countries. As for the upcoming trip, he will take a new route.

Indonesia's rapid economic growth today requires a secure and convenient transport services for the community. PT.

Panorama Transportasi, Tbk or known by the White Horse group answers this need by providing a safe, classy and comfort-able transportation service. Since 2001, White Horse group has become a major transportation provider in Indonesia with a variety of clients ranging from corporate to individual clients.

White Horse group Management has international certification for services ISo 9001:2008 and for safety oHSAS 18001:2007. With these certifications, the White Horse group is committed to provid-ing transportation services that is CHAMP (comfortable, hospitable, affordable, mod-ern, punctual, and safe).

White Horse group has a vision to become one of the best transport operators in Indonesia. While its mission is to provide integrated transport services by land, sea

and air that is supported by facilities, safety and quality services.

White Horse group is not just serving passengers who are traveling on tour, but also a general functions such as provid-ing transport for supporting the activities of companies, shuttle for schoolchildren, employee shuttle, wedding transportation, and transportation for the funeral. The service is supported by three types of ve-hicles, namely buses, medium buses and mini vans with the trademark "White Horse Deluxe Coach."

In addition, the White Horse group also provides a premium taxi service to the public by using Hyundai Sonata. With the label of "White Horse Premium Cab, the Premium Taxi is placed in 4 and 5 star hotels, shopping centers, exhibition centers and also the airport.

White Horse group also provides transportation services between cities

with scheduled departure, the route of yogyakarta, Solo and Semarang, which is equipped with an attendant known as "Joglosemar".

The service of vehicle and limousine rental business provides a variety of vehi-cles for hire in the short and long term with the option of taking the driver's services and without the driver. This segment sup-ports the provision of on-going transporta-tion services in meeting the needs of com-panies and hotels. Cars and limousines rentals are available in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali with the trademark "White Horse Rent A Car" and "White Horse Limousine."

It also provides tour services with gray Line Worldwide Tours Indonesia. gray Line in Jakarta and Bali has successfully served thousands of visitors with professional services of tour leaders who are ready to take clients to visit the attractions of vari-ous countries. This service is available in Java and Bali.

In between his busy days as Kapolda (Police Chief) of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Brigadier general Arif Wachjunadi has a hobby of photography. The objects captured by Arif are mostly the world

of fauna and natural scenery. When he is assigned to NBT as a Police Chief, his passion in photography has become stronger.

According to Arif, NTB has very diverse landscapes. There are many amazing and very interesting place to capture. However, Arif never thought that his capture would be booked. He has something to be proud of when his photography book was launched under the title of "West Nusa Tenggara". It is a 270-page book that contains pictures of animals and landscapes in NTB.

"Frankly speaking, I’ve never thought that these shots can be booked," Arif said at the launch of his book at the Hotel Borobudur Jakarta recently.

Arif Arif Wachjunadi explained that this book is filling his spare time and also to promote tourism in the West Nusa Tenggara.

"I try not to miss interesting objects. During my service in NTB, there are many interesting objects, but the view of Mount Rinjani has attracted me most. I hope, my hobby is also able to promote tourism in NTB," he said.

on the same occasion, Head of Culture and Tourism of West Nusa Tenggara, Lalu gita Aryadi added that the launch of the book 'West Nusa Tenggara Another Paradise Unveiled' can add a promo-tional tool for tourism in West Nusa Tenggara.

"We hope this book can be a bestseller, thus helping to promote culture and tourism in West Nusa Tenggara and of course to suc-ceed Visit Lombok and Sumbawa 2012," he concluded.

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Tujuh grup kesenian dari lima negara ikut am-bil bagian memeriahkan Pesta Kesenian Bali (PKB) ke-33 yang akan berlangsung sebulan

di Taman Budaya Denpasar, Bali dari tanggal 10 Juni hingga 9 Juli 2011.

"Kelima negara itu adalah Jepang yang meli-batkan tiga grup kesenian, serta Amerika Serikat, India. Malaysia dan Australia masing-masing satu grup kesenian," kata gubernur Bali Made Mangku Pastika di hadapan Presiden yudhoyono pada pembukaan PKB ke-33 di Ardha Candra Taman Budaya Denpasar, Jumat lalu.

Presiden membuka resmi PKB sekaligus dimu-lainya acara Utsawa Dharma gita (lomba pem-bacaan ayat-ayat suci agama Hindu) XI tingkat nasional dan "Bali World Culture Forum".

Presiden yang mengenakan busana adat Bali lengkap dengan destar (ikat kepala) didampingi Ibu Negara Ani yudhoyono dan sejumlah Menteri Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II, antara lain, Menteri Dalam Negeri gamawan Fauzi, Menteri Agama Suryadharma Ali, serta Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Jero Wacik.

gubernur Pastika mengatakan, khusus tim kesenian Malaysia, selain ikut dalam pementasan, juga tampil dalam pawai budaya bersama duta seni utusan dari delapan kabupaten dan satu kota di Pulau Dewata, yang akan dilaksanakan pada Sabtu (11/6), mulai dari depan bangsal Jaya Sabha hingga Taman Budaya, tempat berlang-sungnya aktivitas PKB.

Keikutsertaan seniman asing dalam PKB kali ini sama dengan jumlah PKB tahun sebelumnya yang juga melibatkan tujuh tim kesenian dari Jepang, India, Amerika Serikat, China, Australia, Spanyol, dan Singapura.

gubernur Pastika mengakui, keikutsertaan grup seniman mancanegara dalam arena PKB setiap tahunnya bervariasi. Pada PKB 2009 tercatat 14 grup kesenian asing tampil pada aktivitas seni tahunan di Pulau Dewata.

"Pada PKB 2008 tercatat 18 grup dan PKB 2007 sebanyak 12 grup kesenian juga dari Jepang, Amerika Serikat, Singapura, India, Korea Selatan, Thailand, Inggris, dan Malaysia," katanya.

gubernur Pastika menjelaskan, selain tim kese-nian mancanegara, juga tercatat 24 grup kesenian dari 16 provinsi di Indonesia yang ikut menye-marakkan pesta tahunan seni di Pulau Dewata.

Ke-16 provinsi tersebut antara lain Jawa Timur, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Barat, Sumatera Barat, Sumatera Utara, Lampung, Riau, yogyakarta, Ka-limantan Barat, Kalimantan Tengah, dan Jakarta, masing-masing tiga grup.

"Sedangkan Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat, Aceh, Sumatera Barat, Sulawesi Utara, dan Ter-nate masing-masing mengikutsertakan satu grup kesenian," katanya.

Kehadiran seniman asing ataupun grup kes-enian dalam negeri mempunyai peran penting dalam memberikan warna terhadap pelaksanaan PKB.

"Selain itu, mampu menumbuhkan kerja sama dan kebersamaan, tukar-menukar pengalaman dan pengetahuan sebagai upaya memperkaya khazanah budaya bangsa," ujar gubernur Pastika.

Kementerian Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Kemenbudpar) menggelar kembali Lomba Foto Sadar Wisata 2011 dengan tema Peran

Masyarakat dalam Menggalakkan Sadar Wisata di Destinasi Pariwisata melalui Penerapan Sapta Pesona.

Bakri, Direktur Pemberdayaan Masyarakat, Ditjen Pengembangan Destinasi Pariwisata, Ke-menterian Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata (Kemen-budpar) mengatakan, pesona keindahan alam In-donesia sebagai objek wisata amat menarik untuk diabadikan melalui foto.

‘’Dengan kegiatan lomba foto ini, diharapkan dapat lebih meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat dalam menerapkan butir-butir Sapta Pesona (aman, tertib, bersih, sejuk, indah, ramah, dan ke-nangan),’’ ujar Bakrie pada wartawan di Jakarta.

Lanjut Bakri, hasil karya foto terbaik dari seni fotografer dalam lomba foto itu pun, diharapkan dapat menginformasikan dan menyebarluaskan peran masyarakat dalam pengembangan kepari-wisataan. ‘’Karya foto terbaik akan masuk dalam nominasi juara lomba dan dipamerkan pada acara

pameran foto di Mall Artha gading pada 22-24 Juli mendatang,’’ ujar Bakri.

Bakri mengharapkan, para penggemar dan ko-munitas fotografi di seluruh Indonesia ikut berper-an serta menginformasikan daerah tujuan wisata di daerah masing-masing dengan mengirimkan karya foto.

Hasil karya itu nantinya dinilai para juri seperti, Sigit Pramono (ahli fotografi), Arbain Rambey (ahli fotografi), Darwis Triadi (school of Photography), Hilda Sabri (media massa), dan Bambang Wi-janarko (Komunitas fotografi Budpar).

Ahli fotografi Sigit Pramono, menambahkan, melalui lomba foto sadar wisata ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan jumlah kunjungan wisatawan mancanegara dan domestik.

Juri dari media massa Hilda Sabri menambah-kan, lomba foto sadar wisata tidak dipungut biaya dan terbuka untuk umum. Jumlah foto peserta pun dibatasi maksimal 5 foto, dan dikirim ke Sekretariat Panitia Lomba, gedung Sapta Pesona Lt 4, selam-bat-lambatnya 24 Juni 2011.

Tujuh film asing dijadwalkan syuting di beberapa wilayah di Indonesia pada 2011, kata Dirjen Nilai Budaya, Seni, dan

Film (NBSF), Kementerian Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Ukus Kuswara di Jakarta belum lama ini. Ukus menjelaskan, tujuh film asing itu di antaranya berasal dari Amerika, Eropa dan Australia.

“Tahun ini sebanyak 7 film asing akan melak-sanakan syuting di dalam negeri. Judul film tersebut adalah The Dream Bold, Filosofer, The Java Warm, dan gate Away,” ujar Ukus.

Sementara itu, Direktur Film Direktorat Nilai Budaya, Seni dan Film, Kementerian Kebu-dayaan dan Pariwisata, Samsul Lusa mengata-kan, lokasi syuting yang dipilih berada di hampir seluruh wilayah di Indonesia.

"Lokasi syuting yang akan mereka datangi di antaranya Bali, Raja Ampat, Papua, dan sejum-lah wilayah di Jawa dan Sumatera, dan banyak wilayah lainnya," katanya.

Namun demikian, Syamsul belum menda-patkan bocoran bintang terkenal yang akan berperan dalam film-film tersebut.

"Belum ada bocoran namun yang pasti akan lebih heboh dari film Eat, Pray, Love yang mengambil syuting di Bali," katanya.

Menurut Syamsul banyaknya negara saha-bat yang tertarik untuk syuting di Indonesia menunjukkan bahwa keindahan Tanah Air telah terkenal hingga ke mancanegara.

"Ini sangat bagus untuk promosi bangsa ini dan bisa mendongkrak jumlah wisatawan lokal maupun asing yang berkunjung ke beberapa wilayah yang dijadikan lokasi syuting," katanya.

Ikuti Location Mart di Los Angeles

Demi lebih mempromosikan destinasi di Indo-nesia Kemenbudpar mengikuti Location Mart, sebuah event yang menjual tempat-tempat untuk lokasi syuting di Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat pada 6-9 Juni 2011.

Location Mart, kata Samsul, merupakan sarana promosi wisata dan diharapkan bisa mendongkrak jumlah wisatawan lokal maupun asing yang berkunjung ke beberapa wilayah yang dijadikan lokasi syuting.

“Saya mengharapkan lokasi-lokasi tersebut dapat dipelihara (untuk keperluan syuting inter-nasional),” katanya.

Indonesia memiliki ragam obyek wisata memikat yang tersebar dari Sabang hingga Merauke, keaslian alam dan adat budaya jadi

daya tarik utama destinasi di Indonesia. Namun sebagian kecil masyarakat Indonesia masih tertarik berlibur ke luar negeri dengan berbagai alasan, salah satunya gengsi dan rasa bangga bisa berlibur keluar negeri.

Padahal justru banyak pesohor dunia lebih tertarik bisa berlibur dan menikmati alam di Indonesia. Masih ingat dengan Putri Diana (alm) yang rela menghabiskan libur tahunannya di Pulau Moyo, Nusa Tenggara Barat dan pentolan band Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger yang sering mengunjungi Bali serta baru-baru ini Pangeran Albert dari Monaco yang pada Desember 2010 lalu sekeluarga menghabiskan liburan akhir tahun nikmati keindahan Raja Ampat di Papua dan masih banyak lainnya. Mereka rata-rata mengatakan indah, natural dan eksklusif, bah-kan dengan bangga menceritakan akan keinda-han alam Indonesia saat kembali ke negaranya.

Faried Moertolo, Direktur Promosi Dalam Negeri, Kementerian Kebudayaan dan Pari-wisata (Kemenbudpar) mengatakan perlunya promosi yang intensif di dalam negeri agar masyarakat Indonesia lebih tertarik berlibur di dalam negeri mengingat potensi besar dimiliki Indonesia.

“Destinasi di Indonesia mempunyai kualitas alam lebih bagus dan beragam, dengan keas-lian yang masih terjaga, ditunjang kekayaan adat budaya serta bermacam ragam kuliner se-nusantara menjadikan liburan didalam negeri lebih bergengsi dibanding negara tetangga lainnya, yang relatif lebih sedikit ragamnya,” ujar Faried saat ditemui di Jakarta Convention Center.

Liburan didalam negeri tidak kalah bergengsi, Faried memberikan contoh ada resort di Raja Ampat, Papua yang memasang tarif cukup tinggi. Bagi wisatawan asing bisa menginap disana merupakan kebanggaan tersendiri, mer-eka beranggapan berlibur di Raja Ampat sangat bergengsi dan elit.

“Dari segi harga destinasi di Indonesia cukup murah dan variatif, tersedia berbagai pilihan dari kelas bawah, menengah atau atas. yang jelas kita jauh lebih murah dibanding negara tetangga

terutama dalam hal akomodasi dan makanan. Tidak benar jika ada yang mengatakan paket wisata dalam negeri lebih mahal dibanding keluar negeri,” tegas Faried.

Demi lebih menggiatkan berwisata kedalam negeri, Ditjen Pemasaran, Promosi Dalam Neg-eri Kemenbudpar menggelar pameran wisata di pusat-pusat keramaian secara rutin dengan program “Direct Promotion”.

“Pameran ini lebih banyak melibatkan swasta seperti, biro perjalanan, hotel dan juga maska-pai penerbangan yang semuanya menjual destinasi didalam negeri. Hampir setiap bulan kami gelar dan tempatnya berpindah-pindah ke kota-kota besar di Indonesia,” terang Faried.

Dengan target wisatawan menengah ke bawah diharapkan program ini bisa menjadi magnet bagi masyarakat Indonesia untuk lebih mencintai dan berwisata didalam negeri sendiri, seiring dengan kampanye “Kenali Negerimu Cintai Negeri” dan “wonderful Indonesia” yang selalu dikumandangkan Kementerian Kebu-dayaan dan Pariwisata Indonesia.

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Berwisata di dalamNegeri Lebih Bergengsi

Tujuh Film Asing AkanSyuting di Indonesia

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Lima Negara Ikut TampilkanKesenian di PKB Bali

Jero WacikMinister of Culture and Tourism Indonesia