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AIRPORT NEWS

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PT Angkasa Pura I – the management authority for Bali Ngurah Rai Interna on-al Airport will soon add 1,000 addi onal luggage trolleys for use by air passengers arriving and depar ng the Island of Bali.

As reported by NusaBali, the 1,000 new trolleys will bring to 2,500 the number of trolleys available for pas-senger use.

The total of 2,500 trolleys is es -mated to be sufficient by PT Angkasa Pura I from the belief that for every 10 passengers using the airport, 3 or 4 of those passengers need a luggage trolley.

The operators of Bali’s Airport are also installing addi onal sea ng in wait-ing lounges, improving air condi on-ing, and improving cleanliness in public areas and toilets. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

TRIBUN Bali.com reports that AirAsia has in-creased the frequency of their flights between Bali and Bangkok to 14 flights per week, flying twice daily and doubling their current daily service of 7 flights per weeks. The increase number of flight commenced from March 6, 2015.

The flights operated by Indonesia Air Asia (QZ) will be flown with Airbus A320 aircra with a sea ng ca-pacity of 180. The Bali-Bangkok route was first flown by AirAsia Thailand (FD) star ng in 2009 and has seen demand grow steadily between the two loca ons.

The president director of Indonesian AirAsia, Sunu Widiyatmoko said: “We are please to see increased frequencies on this route, providing passengers with a more flexible choice of arrival and departure mes.”

Speaking to the press in Jakarta on Saturday, March 7, 2015, Sunu told of how on February 12, 2015, Indonesian AirAsia had already increased its Jakarta-Bangkok flight frequency from 2 flights a day to 3 flights – becoming 21 flights between Jakarta and Bangkok each week.

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IIINo. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015BADUNG REGENCY

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SANGEH is a small tropical rain forest sur-rounded by the rice field with high and shady tropical trees where this place as a habitat for group of monkeys. The atmosphere of beau -ful forest is an ideal place for monkeys to take refuge and become one of a rac ons for tour-ist to visit this place. This has been opened as a tourist des na on in Bali located in north of Denpasar City and about 30 minutes away from this capital city of Bali Province.

MythologyIn the 17 century when the golden era of

Mengwi Kingdom led by I Gus Agung Ketut Ka-rangasem, the son of I Gus Agung Made Agung, founded a temple in the middle of nutmeg forest, hereina er called by Bukit Sari Temple (the forest that mean here is the rest of the mixture of vegeta-

on covering more than 10,8 ha.

The myth of Sangeh forest forma on is associated with the removal of mber forest in Agung mount at Karangasem, east part of Bali to Mengwi, Badung regency. However on the way to Mengwi, someone realized it and the mber forest growth become a forest and now this forest is called Sangeh. But scien fi-cally there is uncertaintly about the story of this forest.

Species Living in the ForestAccording to the Department

of KSDA (Natural Resources Conser-va on), in year 2003, the Sangeh forest is covered by 6.825 tropical trees consisted of 28 species of tree including 22 species of shrubs/bushes. In the expansion are (3,169 ha) located in west part of this for-est, it has been planted by several species of plants including sapodilla, mahogany and guava. Some of them will be expected to be a source of foods for 500 monkeys.

The species of monkeys live in Sangeh are Macaca fascicularis.

Those monkeys are living in three different groups (east, middle and west) which will cause of conflict if they invade the other territorial. Overall, the animals live in this forest have been inden fied into 22 species of bird, 3 species of rep le, 2 species of amphibian and 5 species of arthropod.

Plants that grow in the forest also has its

own uniqueness such as Pala (Di erocarpus trinervis), Amplas (Tetracera scadens), Pule (Alstonia scholaris), Buni (An desma bunius), Yellow Camphaka (Michelia Camphaka), Kepohpoh (Buchanania arborescens) and each other. And the animals that live in this forest such as grey monkey (Macaca faciculari), alap - alap (Elanus hypoleucu), eagle (Halioaster indus), Owl (Typte alba javanica), Terocok (Gouvier ahalis), Fox (Paradorurus hermaproditus), Fe-lis bengalensis, Ciconia episcepus. As a tour-ism object, Sangeh is opened every-day from 07.30 am un l 06.00 pm. BTNewspaper/balisurfadvisor/r/*

Bali Places of Interest

Sangeh Monkey Forest

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IV No. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015HOT NEWS

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THE Interna onal Air Transport Associa-on (IATA) has called on Indonesia’s stakehold-

ers to partner in the development of an avia-on masterplan based on global standards to

ensure that the country is served by an avia on industry performing at its best. IATA iden fied three poten al elements to be addressed in the masterplan: improving safety, ensuring capacity and a smart regula on framework.

“Indonesia’s avia on poten al is huge. By 2034, it is expected to be the sixth largest market for air travel. By then some 270 mil-lion passengers are expected to fly to, from and within the country. That’s three mes the size of today’s market. There is a big role for collec ve leadership among industry partners – including the government – to make the avia on sector flourish. Indonesia needs an avia on masterplan based on global standards and developed in partnership by avia on stakeholders including the government. Such a plan should set a common vision for address-ing top priori es such as safety, capacity and regula on. And of course it must be followed by real ac ons,” said Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director General and CEO, in his keynote address to the IATA Avia on Day in Jakarta, recently.

Improving SafetySafety is avia on’s top priority and the big-

gest concern for the successful development of avia on in Indonesia. Indonesia has had at least one hull loss every year since 2010. In the Interna onal Civil Avia on Organiza-

on’s (ICAO) Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP), Indonesia was assessed as below the global average. The US Federa on Avia on Administra on downgraded Indonesia to Category 2 in its Interna onal Avia on Safety Assessment program. And the EU con nues to have a ban on all but five Indonesian carriers.

IATA is inves ng resources to improve safety in Indonesia. The most recent being a partnership for quality workshop that was held in Jakarta last week with the support of Garuda. “Indonesia is not, however, taking full advan-tage of IATA’s resources. The IATA Opera onal Safety Audit (IOSA) is a global standard and is at the core of our efforts to improve safety. But of the 62 Indonesian airlines opera ng scheduled or chartered flights, only Garuda is in the IOSA registry. Making IOSA compulsory for an Indonesian AOC will send a very strong signal of commitment to improve safety. And experience shows us that it will make a differ-

ence in safety performance,” said Tyler. Since 2009, IOSA registered carriers re-

corded be er safety performance than those not on the registry. In 2014, IOSA registered airlines had one accident for every 900,000 flights, compared to one accident for every 300,000 flights for those not on the registry (all accidents, all aircra types). Carriers not eligible for IOSA because their fleet is under 5,700 kg can par cipate in the IATA Standard Safety Assessment.

“Turning around a safety record is not easy. The best laid ‘plans’ need to be followed-up with concrete ac ons. Where this has been done—in La n America, China, and Nigeria for example—we have seen significant and sus-tainable improvements. Se ng IOSA as one of the standards required for an Indonesian AOC is but one of many needed ac ons,” said Tyler.

Building a World Class HubIndonesia’s traffic growth needs to be sup-

ported by the avia on infrastructure, both on the ground and in the air. For Indonesia this means building a world-class hub, managing scarce capacity to global standards and modern-izing air traffic management. By 2034, Indone-

sia’s airports are expected to handle an addi on-al 183 million passengers compared to today. Tyler commended the government for its plans to expand infrastructure –building another 62 airports over the next five years, and terminal expansions at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Ha a Inter-na onal Airport. “But the capacity problem in Jakarta is nowhere near being solved even with the terminal upgrades. Indonesia needs a hub. The most efficient solu on is to maximize the poten al of one airport – Soekarno Ha a where significant investment has already been made,” said Tyler.

Soekarno-Ha a has the possibility to grow. There is plenty of land and the basic runway structure is rela vely efficient. The terminal areas will, however, need a major re-development. “The vision would be something like the super-terminals that we see in Beijing, Hong Kong or Incheon. By star ng from scratch and working in close consulta on with the airlines I am confident that we would achieve a world-class facility designed around key new technological innova ons such as those in the IATA Fast Travel program or the new risk-based process innova ons that Smart Security is de-veloping,” said Tyler. BTNewspaper/IATA/d

THE Pacific Asia Travel Associa on (PATA) launched its new micro site, sustain.pata.org. The site, a new online tool for informa on on sustainable and socially responsible travel and tourism issues, is supported in part by the German Ministry for Economic Coopera-

on and Development BMZ, implemented by Deutsche Gesellscha für Interna onale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, and by Earth-Check.

PATA CEO Mario Hardy said, “Sustain-ability is an integral piece of the puzzle in our industry today. We are excited to announce that with the launch of the new site, the As-socia on highlights and address that issue. Our aim is to have the site become the ‘go to’ resource for all things related to sustainable and socially responsible tourism.”

One of the most exci ng features of the site is a suite of case studies from Sustain-able Tourism Online, which has been made available for download on sustain.pata.org, courtesy of Earth Check, which includes examples of more than 800 best prac ce

ini a ves. The case studies are the result of more than US$260 million worth of research from the Australian government. They focus on des na ons and communi es, business opera ons, and parks and culture, and the different processes of sustainable tourism development.

Earth Check CEO Stewart Moore noted that, “Earth Check is excited about providing this ecotourism reference library for PATA members. The Earth Check Research Ins -

tute, a not-for-profit company, will con nue to refresh and update sustain.pata.org with case studies and procedural advice on how to take ac on.”

“This year Earth Check will also work with PATA and APEC to launch our Leading Des na ons of the World program. Where we will provide des na ons with a one stop shop with everything they need for des na-

on management, planning and product development,” added Moore.

Klaus Lengefeld, Sector Leader Sustain-able Tourism of GIZ, is highly apprecia ve of the efforts of PATA for mainstreaming sus-tainability into their different ac vi es such as the PATA events, media and informa on, and other services. “Given the fact that there is no single website offering different types of informa on on sustainability in tourism for Asia-Pacific, this new and interac ve offer will support the increasing efforts of the tourism sector not only in this dynamic growing region, but is also open for users around the world who will have access to well-selected informa on on the latest in tourism sustainability.”

The site also features quick and easy facts and figures, ps and tools, a curate library of recommended reading, as well as other resources such as a calendar of sustain-able tourism conferences events around the world, a glossary, and facts and sta s cs. Future plans for the site include more blog posts, and increased opportuni es to engage. BTNewspaper/Theodore Koumelis

Developing the Potential of Indonesia’s Aviation Sector

PATA Launches new Micro site for Knowledge Sharing and Resources on Sustainability

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VNo. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015AROUND BALI

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INTERCONTINENTAL Bali Resort is proud to show-case tradi onal Balinese architecture integrated within its dining and entertainment venues. Candi Bentar is the resort’s cultural stage. This enchan ng open air theatre, heralded by the ceremonial split gate from which it takes its name, is used for cocktail events, weddings, and private dinners complete with cultural performances.

You will see Candi Bentar or split gates all over Bali, especially within temple architecture, where these huge, stone or brick structures represent the entrance from the outer realm. Each is an elaborately carved tower, open to the sky and cut clean through the middle to form two mirror-image halves of a solid, separated to allow entrance into the temple. The elevated gates are richly decorated, linked by a flight of steps, and usually flanked on either side by stone-carved temple guardians.

Candi Bentar at InterCon nental Bali Resort is cra ed from stone blocks with a pair of statues on ei-ther side, each pair suppor ng a triple- ered Balinese temple parasol. In front of the split gates is an alfresco courtyard garden, with a manicured lawn bordered by two rows of fragrant, pink and white flowering frangi-pani trees. Here, dining tables and chairs can be set up in accordance with a classic Balinese theme u lising, for example the ceremonial black and white chequered poleng cloth, which represents a balance between op-posing forces or elements. Centrepiece on each table, tradi onal wooden puppets are exquisitely arranged with tropical flowers and banana leaf strips encircling

candles, while the garden is beau fully lit at night with strings of spherical lanterns suspended from the top of the split gate structures. Other outdoor decora ons might include plengkung, elaborate arches of Balinese coconut leaves, strings of finely-cut palm leaves, the colourful tapered flags known as umbul umbul, and ki fire torches. The fes ve atmosphere, meanwhile, will be enhanced by the sound of Balinese musicians playing the indigenous bamboo instrument rindik.

This majes c venue is perfect for a cultural dinner, such as an Indonesian ‘Rijstaffel’ banquet, literally mean-ing ‘rice-table’, and presen ng tradi onal Indonesian fare da ng back to Dutch-Indonesian colonial mes. As the guests are seated, a starter of Seared Tuna Salad and Coconut Soup Klungah, with shredded chicken and s cky rice, is brought to the tables. This will be followed by ten main courses served by Balinese maidens wearing tradi onal costume, and complemented by the subtle yet hypno c strains of the rindik music. Steamed white or yellow rice is always the centrepiece, accompanied by an assortment of different meat, fish and vegetable dishes, such as Beef Rendang - slow cooked beef stew, Balinese Chicken and Coconut Milk Curry, Mahi Mahi Fish grilled in banana leaves with kemangi, Prawn Moilee, Satay Ikan Lilit – minced fish satay, Lamb Stew with soya and tomato, and the warm vegetable salad known as Gado-Gado.

Dessert might be Jajan Pasar, a family-style pla er of assorted Balinese sweets and exo c fruits. As dinner concludes and tea and coffee is served, a lavish spectacle will unfold on the outdoor stage with a reenactment of a tradi onal Balinese temple procession, led by dozens of Balinese girls in colourful costumes carrying offerings on their heads, escorted by a string of musicians. An all female group of ‘Joged Bumbung’ dancers will entertain guests with their extraordinary rapid fan, eye and feet movements, eventually luring willing par cipants to dance with them. Consider Candi Bentar Cultural Stage for your next privatecocktail or dinner, the venue accommodates a minimum of 50 or a maximum of 120 persons for a sit down dinner. BTNewspaper/Dewi Karmawan/Asst.Dirctof PR/d

A GROWING mountain of trash at Bali’s main rubbish p ofSuwung (TPA Suwung) now stands 10-meters high, crea ng a fe d aroma that permeates the atmosphere at a distance of up to 3-kilomters. And the pile con nues to grow at an alarm-ing rate with some 2,500-3,000 tons of new rubbish being deposited there each day.

As reported by Bali Post, the chairman of Commission III of the Bali House of Representa ves (DPRD-Bali), I Nengah Tamba has called on the Sarbagita regional coopera on zone and the Provincial Government of Bali to take urgent ac on to overcome the moun ng trash problem. According to the Lawmaker, the trash is damaging Bali’s environment on several levels and destroying Bali’s image as a tourism des na on.

Tamba said that the rubbish dump at Suwung is pollu ng and poisoning surrounding seas and sub-surface ground water. “The Gov-ernment must quickly review the situa on or revoke the coopera ve contract with Sarbagita in place with a private investor that has been in place for more than 10 years and has failed to completely resolve the problem of moun ng rubbish,” said Tamba.

Tamba said that at a minimum, the Government must build a rub-bish processing plant capable of handling 5,000 tons of trash each day. Such a facility would eliminate new trash and the surplus of exis ng trashin within 5-7 years.

Echoing similar sen ments is the execu ve director of Green In-donesia (WALHI) in Bali, Suriadi Darmoko, sees the unsightly mountain of trash visible form Bali’s new toll road as damaging the Island’s tour-ism image. He called for the termina on of the current contract with a private investor to handle the trash be ended and new methods of trash disposal, involving local communi es and academic experts, be put in place. “Use local poten al; it’s as though Bali does not have the ability to control this,” Darmoko posed.

The head of Denpasar’s Gardens and Hygiene Department (DKP), Ketut Wisada, freely admits that the mountain of garbage at the TPA Suwung has grown alarmingly. He said this is the result of PT NOEI – the company licensed to manage the rubbish p – is unable to adequately control its 6-hecatare site. Wisada told the DPRD-Denpasar that the pile of trash now stands 10-15 meters high. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery.com/d

Drowning in TrashCandi Bentar Cultural Stage

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VI No. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015EVENTS

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THE State News Agency Antara reports that the head of theBali Tourism Service (Kadis-parda), Anak Agung Gede Yuni-artha Putra says that a por on of addi onal promo onal funds being allocated by the Ministry of Tourism will de dedicated to re-branding the Island.

Speaking on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Yuniartha said, “Bali latest branding of ‘Bali

Shan , Shan , Shan ’ is viewed as failing to connect with the na onal branding for Indonesian tourism launched by the Ministry of Tourism.”

The Kadisparda announced that this year the Prov-ince of Bali would receive promo onal funds for tourism totaling Rp. 100 billion (US$8 million) from the Ministry of Tourism, 50% of which will be used to rebrand and reposi on Bali.

“In order to rebrand we need to hold focused discus-sions with leaders in Bali’s tourism. I can’t yet confirm what will become the new ‘brand’ for Bali – that will be decided in the discussion forums,” he said.

Yuniartha said he has held discussions with Bali Agen-cy for Planning and Development (Bappeda) that will serve as the loca on for the coming focus group discussions.

Yuniartha explained that the Rp. 100 billion from the Ministry of Tourism has only been awarded to three provinces: Bali, Jakarta and Batam.

At the same me, the Province of Bali has also pre-pared another Rp. 900 million (US$72,000) for use in 2015 in the domes c and interna onal promo on of tourism. *BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

Bali Tourism to Rebrand

THE Deputy Foreign Minister of In-donesia, A.M. Fachir, is welcoming plans

to hold the World Congress of Consuls in October 15-18, 2015.

The gathering of interna onal con-sular officials has adopted the theme of “Asia and the World: New Connec-

vity” with the gathering intended to foster people-to-people contacts and interna onal coopera on.

As reported by Seruu.com, theDep-uty Foreign Minister ’s support for the Congress was voiced following a mee ng on March 2, 2015. with the

chairman of the Associa on of Honor-ary Consuls to Indonesia (AHCI), Soy M Pardede, and the organizers from AHCI.

Deputy Minister Fachir expressed his apprecia on for the role played by honorary consuls in maintaining posi ve diploma c rela ons between Indonesia and the friend-ly na ons they represent. Indonesia was selected to host the 11th World Congress of Consuls at the 10th Congress held in Mo-naco in November 2012. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

AN Indonesian ar st Teguh Ritma Iman is wild about the girls.In his own words: “ Women are a never-ending inspira on for my work, They have so much strength and so much love to give and that is why I really admire women and why I love to paint them.

My inspira on evolved to include other aspects of nature, the environment and the in mate rela onship between women, mothers and their chil-dren. Some mes, when I see something that inspires me, I will put it in my mind and it will keep haun ng me un l I paint it. It might not happen right away, but it’s always there in my head un l I lay it down on canvas.”

Con nuing, Teguh says: “My figura ve pain ngs

are primarily composed of strong blocks of bright colors, executed in a decora ve, ex-pressionis c style. The stylized figures represented in each scene are strongly outlined and it is the flat shapes of these figures that inform the overall composi on of each piece.”

The son of renowned In-donesian painter Roesli Hakim,

Teguh Ritma Iman followed in his father’s footsteps by gradua ng with honors from Yogyakarta’s pres gious Ins tute of Fine Arts (ISI) in 1996. Teguh has won nu-merous awards for his ar s c work and has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibi ons in Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bandung and Frankfurt (Germany). BT-Newspaper/balidiscovery/d

Bali to Host World Congress of Consuls October 15-18, 2015

Women in Love

Solo Exhibition at Ganesha Gallery

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VIINo. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015COVER STORY

National public holidays of Indonesia in 2015

FROM the me that Balinese history was being recorded in wri en form, its dance has existed. Ninth century inscrip ons named the wayang (puppet theatre) and topeng (mask dance) as the main entertainment of the day. Gamelan music goes back s ll further to the Dong Son bronze culture of the first millennium BC. Apart from the trance dances, much of the Bali-nese dance heritage actually originates from Java.

History of Balinese DanceA er the Majapahit warriors subdued Bali

in the 14th century, Javanese mini-principali es and courts soon appeared everywhere, crea ng that unique blend of court and peasant culture, which is Bali - highly sophis cated, dynamic and lively. The accompanying narra ve for dance and drama is to a large extent based on court stories from pre-Majapahit Java. Even the Indian epics, another favorite of the stage, especially the wayang, use Javanese, complete with long quotes from the ancient Javanese Kakawin poet-ry. So Javanese culture, which disappeared from Java following Islamiza on in the l6th century, s ll survived in Bali in a “Balinese form”, which became classical Balinese culture.

However, coloniza on brought about the fall of classical Bali. With the rural courts de-feated and with new lords of the land, the centre of crea vity shi ed to village associa ons, and to the development of tourism. The 1930’s and 1950’s were par cularly fer le decades; while the old narra ve led theater survived, lively solo dances appeared everywhere, accompanied by a new, dynamic kind of music called gong kebyar. This trend con nued in the 1960’s and 1970’s with the crea on of colossal sendratari ballets, represen ng ancient Indian and Javanese stories adapted to the needs of modern audiences.

Dance and ReligionBalinese dance is inseparable from re-

ligion. A small offering of food and flowers must precede even dances for tourists. Before performing, many dancers pray at their family shrines, appealing for holy “taksu” (inspira on) from the gods.

In this rural tradi on, the people say that peace and harmony depend on protec on by the gods and ancestors. Dance in this context may fulfill a number of specific func ons: a) As a channel for visi ng gods or demonic gods, the dancers ac ng as a sort of living repository. These trance dances include the Sang Hyang Dedari, with li le girls in trance, and the Sang Hyang Jaran, a fire dance; b) As a welcome for visi ng gods, such as the pendet, rejang and sutri dances; c) As entertainment for visi ng gods, such as the topeng and the wayang. Here are some of the Balinese dances:

Legong Dance Legong this is the most graceful of Balinese

dances and to sophis cated Balinese connois-seurs of dancing the one of most interest. A Legong Dance, as a Legong Dancer is always know, is a young girl – o en as young as eight or nine years olds and older than her early teens. Such importance is a ached to the dance that even in old age a classic dancer will be remem-bered as a ‘great Legong’ even though her brief period of fame may have been 50 years ago.

There are various forms of Legong but the Legong Kraton, or Legong of the palace, is the one most usually performed. Peliatan’s famous dance troupe, which visitors to Ubud o en gets a chance to see, is par cularly noted for its Legong. A performance involves just three dancers – the two Legongs and their ‘a endant’ knows as the condong. The Legongs are iden -cally dressed in ghtly bound gold brocade, so

ghtly are they encased that it’s something of a mystery how they manage to move with such

agility and speed. Their faces are elaborately made up, their eyebrows plucked and repainted and their hair decorated with frangipanis.

It’s a very stylized and symbolic dance – if you didn’t know the story it would be impossible to tell what was going on. The dance relates how a king takes a maiden, Rangkesari, cap ve. When Rangkesari’s brother comes to release her he begs the king to let her free rather than go to war. The king refuses and on his way to the ba le meets a bird bringing ill omens. He ignores the bird and con nues on to meet Rangkesari’s brother who kills him. The dance however, only related the lead-up to the ba le and ends with the bird’s appearance. When the king leaves the stage he is going to the ba le that will end in his death.

The dance starts with the condong dancing an introduc on. The condong departs as the Legong come on. The Legongs dance solo, in close iden cal forma on, and even in mirror im-age when they dance a nose to nose love scene. They relate the king’s sad departure from his queen, Rangkesari’s request that he release her and the king’s depature for the ba le. Finally the condong reappears with ny golden wings as the bird of ill fortune and dance comes to an end.

Baris DanceBaris the warrior dances know as the Baris

is a male equivalent of the Legong in which feminist and grace gives way to the energe c, warlike, mar al spirit. A solo dance, the Baris dancer has to convey the thoughts and emo-

ons of a warrior preparing for ac on and them mee ng an enemy in ba le. The dancer has to show his changing moods not only thought his dancing, but also through facial expression. Chivalry, pride, anger, prowess and finally some regret (well war is hell, even in Bali) all have to be there. It’s said that the Baris is one of the most complex of the Balinese dances requir-ing a dancer of great energy, skill and ability. Familiar tale in Bali but the dance has been a rela vely recent addi on to the Balinese reper-toire. It tells much the same story of Rama and Sita as told in the Kecak Dance but without the monkey ensemble and with a normal gamelan orchestra accompaniment. It’s also embellished with many improvisa ons and comic addi ons. Rawana may be played as a classic bad guy, the monkey god Hanuman can be a comic clown, and camera-wielding tourists amongst the spec-tators may come in for some imita ve ribbing.

Kebyar DanceKebyar this is a male solo dance like the

Baris Dance, but with greater emphasis on the performer’s individual abili es. Development of the modern kebyar is credited in large part to the famous pre war dance Mario. There are various forms of the dance including the seated Kebyar Duduk where the ‘dance’ is done from the seated posi on and movements of the hands, arms and torso plus, of course, facial expressions are all important. In the Kebyar Trompong the dancer actually joins the gamelan and plays an instrument called the trompong while s ll dancing.

Topeng DanceTopeng the word Topeng means ‘pressed

against the face’, as with a mask. This is a mask dance where the dancers have to imitate the character their mask indicates they are playing. The Topeng Tua, for example, is a classic solo dance where the mask is that of an old man and requires the performer to dance like a creaky old gentleman. In other dances there may be a small troupe who dances various characters and types. A full collec on of Topeng masks may number 30 or 40.

Another mask dance is the Jauk dance, but

The backbone of Balinese culture is dance, which is performed during temple fes vals and in ceremonies of the cycle of life and death. What

is performed in hotels and restaurants for tourists is only a small frac on of what Balinese dance has to offer.

this is strictly a solo performance. The dancer plays an evil demon, his mask an eerie face with bulging eyes and fixed smile, long wavering fingernails complete the demonic look. Mask dances require great exper se because the dancer is not able to convey the character’s thoughts and meanings though his facial ex-pressions, so the character of the unpleasant, frene c, fast-moving demon has to be conveyed en rely through the dance.

Pendet DancePendet this is an everyday dance of the

temples, a small procedure gone through before making temple offerings which doesn’t require arduous training and prac ce. You may o en see the Pendet dance being danced by women bringing offerings to a temple for fes val, but it is also some mes danced as an introduc on and a closing for other dance performances.

Sanghyang DancesSanghyang Dances the Sanghyang trance

dance originally developed as a means of driv-ing out evil spirits from a village. The Sanghyang is a divine spirit which temporarily inhabits an entranced dancer.

The Sanghyang Dedari is performed by two young girls who dance a dream-like ver-sion of the Legong. The dancers are said to be untrained in the intricate pa ern of the dance and, furthermore, the dance in perfect harmony but with their eyes firmly shut. A female choir and a male Kecak choir provide a background chant but when the chant stops the dancers’ slump to the ground in a faint. Two women bring them round and at the finish a priest blesses them with holy water and brings them out of the trance. The modern Kecak dance developed from the Sanghyan.

In the Sanghyang Jaran a boy in a trance dances round and through a fire of coconut husks riding a coconut-palm hobby horse-it’s labeled the fire dance’ for the benefit of tourist. Once again the priest must be on hand to break the trance at the close of the dance.

Barong and Kris Dance Barong and Kris dance like the kecak dance

the Barong and Kris dance is a ba le between good and evil spirit. Barong can take various forms but in this dance he takes the form of the dance Barong Keket, the most holy of the Barongs. The Barong Keket is a strange creature, half shaggy dog, half lion and is played by two men in much the same way as a circus clown-horse. His opponent is the witch Rangda.

The barong personifies good and protects the village from the witch Rangda, but he’s also mischievous and fun loving creature. He flounces into the temple courtyard, snaps his jaws at the gamelan, dances around and enjoys the acclaim of his supporters-a group of men with krises. The Rangda makes her appearance, her long tongue lolling, her pendulous breasts wobbling, human entrails draped around her neck, fangs protruding from her mouth and saber-like fingernails clawing the air.

Now Barong dance is no longer the clown, but the protector. The two duel with their magi-cal powers and the Barong’s supporters draw their krises and rush in to a ack the witch. Randa puts them in a trance and the men try to stab themselves, but the Barong also has great

magical power and casts a spell which stops the krises from harming the men. This the most drama c part of the dance – as the gamelan rings crazily the men rush back and forth, wav-ing their krises around, all but foaming at the mouth. Some mes even rolling on the ground in a desperate a empt to stab themselves. Finally Rangda re res defeated and good has won again. Good must always triumph over evil on Bali, and no ma er how many mes the spectator have seen the performance nor how well they know the outcome, the ba le itself remains all important.

The end of the dance s ll leaves a large group of entranced Barong supporters to be brought back to the real world. This is usu-ally done by sprinkling them with holy water, sanc fied by dipping the Barong’s beard in it. Performing the Barong and Randa dance – with all that powerful magic – is an opera on not to be taken lightly. Extensive ceremonies must be gone through to begin with, a temple priest must be on hand to end the dancers’ trance, and at the end a chicken has to be sacrificed to propi ate the evil spirits.

Kecak Dance“Cak-cak-cak.” The obsessive sound of a

choir from beyond the dust of ages suddenly rises between the lo y trees. Darkness looms over the stage. Hundreds of bare-breasted men sit in a circle around the flickering light of an oil lamp chandelier. “Cak-Cak”. They start dancing to the rhythmic sound of their own voices, their hands raised to the sky and bodies shaking in unison. This is the unique Kecak, perhaps the most popular of all Balinese dances.

Visitors rarely leave the island of Bali with-out first seeing a Kecak performance. Originally the Kecak was just an element of the older Sang Hyang trance dance. It consisted of a male choir praying obsessively to the souls of their ances-tors. At the ini a ve of painter Walter Spies, this religious choir was transformed into a dance by providing it with a narra ve. The ballet is the Ra-mayana epic. The prince Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Laksmana are exiled in the middle of the forest. Rama goes hun ng a golden deer at the request of his wife, who saw the strange animal and has asked him to catch it. While he is away, she is kidnapped by Rahwana and taken to the la er’s island kingdom of Alengka.

Rama allies himself with the monkeys and in par cular with the white monkey Hanuman. They build a bridge and cross to the island. War ensues un l finally Rama defeats Rahwana and is again united with his faithful wife.

Janger DanceJanger Both Covarrubias and Hickman in

their between-the-wars books on Bali comment on this strange new, almost un-Balinese, dance which suddenly popped up in the 1920s and 1930s. Today it has become part of standard repertoire and no longer looks so unusual. It has similari es to several other dances including the Sanghyang where the relaxed chan ng of the women is contrasted with the violent cak-a-cak-a-cak of the men. In the Janger dance, forma-

ons of 12 girls and 12 young men do a si ng dance where the gentle swaying and chan ng of the girls is contrasted with the violently cho-reographed movements and loud shouts of the men. BTNewspaper/indobalihotel.com/r*/

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VIII No. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015TOURISM NEWS

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Kesehatan dan Kedokteran

Jl. Pulau Buton No. 19Denpasar - Bali

Telp. (0361) 743815, 223803Fax. (0361) 226687

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Tempo.co reports that the government will extend visa-free facili es to the ci zens of four more countries in order to increase inbound tourism numbers to Indonesia.

The Coordina ng Minister for the Economy Sofyan Djalil an-nounced that President Joko Widodo will soon release a formal decision declaring ‘free visas” for the ci zens of China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.

The announcement by Sofyan Djalil was made at the Na onal Palace on Friday, March 13, 2015. Once the Presiden al decision is issued, the four countries will join 15 other countries already enjoying visa-free visits to Indonesia.

Sofyan said the 19 countries that will soon

enjoy visa free visits rep-resent 85% of all tourists that come to Indonesia.

In October 2014 plans were ini ally an-nounced to inc lude Australia in the list of visa-free countries, but

later withdrawn when it was determined that Australia was not prepared to reciprocate by gran ng Indonesians free visa when visi ng Australia.

The expansion of the number of countries eligible to visit Bali without visas forms part of structural adjustments now underway in Indonesia to enhance foreign exchange. Other adjustments include tax incen ves and protec-

on of Indonesian companies against dumping prac ces. BTNewspaper/balidicovery/d

THE State News Agency Antara reports that Indian tourism to Bali has made a strong start to 2015 with 17,400 Indian ci -zens visi ng the Island in January-February

2015, increasing 47.52% from the same period in 2014.

Bali is quickly becoming a favorite of Indian travelers who find the Hindu history and tradi ons of the Island both vaguely familiar and exo c. Developing at a dis-tance and in isola on, Hinduism in Bali is a hybrid – and some me almost unrecogniz-able variant of the ancient religion as it is prac ced in India.

Expected to boost Indian arrivals even further is the convening of the52nd Annual Conference of the Travel Agents Associa on of India (TAAI)and Exhibi on at the Bali Interna onal Conven on Cen-ter March 26-28, 2015. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

ELEMENTS of Bali’s tourism community are protes ng a regula on from the Minister of Trade that will outlaw the sale of beer on Bali’s beaches.

Beritabali.com reports that those opposed to Trade Ministry regula on No.06/M-DAG/PER/1/2015 outlawing the sale of beer on Bali’s beaches will adversely affect the lower economic classes in Bali.

The regula on will forbid the sale of beer and other alcoholic beverages at minimarkets, warungs and convenience stores. Those wish-ing to buy beer will, once the rule is enforced, be compelled to purchase beer at supermar-kets, restaurants and bars.

Joining tourism operators opposed to the “beer ban” are also a number of Bali-based ar sts who are calling on the government not to outlaw the sale of beer, but to, instead, es-tablish age limits for those allowed to purchase alcoholic beverages.

Piping, a surfer on Kuta Beach told beritabali.

19 Nations Eligible for Visa-Free Status

A Passage from India The Beach with No Beercom: “Wherever there are surfers, there is certain to be beer. Beer and surfing share a common iden ty; they can’t be separated. I can’t imagine a surfer that isn’t holding a beer while surfing.”

Piping’s comments were made at an open discussion with the topic “What Will Happen When Beer Disappears from Bali’s Beaches?” held atWarung Tresni in Denpasar on Friday, March 13, 2015.

It is Piping’s view that beer with an alcohol content of less than 5% is unlikely to cause pub-lic drunkenness or brawls on the Island’s beach-es. He added that enjoying beer on a beach by tourists is only a part of preserving their physical stamina while swimming or surfing.

Con nuing, Piping said: “They (the tour-ists) usually buy beer from traders on the beach carrying a ‘cool box.’ Beer with only 5% alcohol content sand up un l now has not cause brawls on the beach. Beer just helps surfers maintain their stamina.”

Meanwhile, a musician by the name of Remon a ending the Denpasar forum said the government must be able to comprehend the impact of the ruling. He said he was not overly concerned if beer disappeared from Bali’s beaches, but was more worried if tourists also disappear from the beach.

Remon interjected: “Un l now, small warungs in Bali usually sell beer. If the regula-

on of the Trade Ministry is implemented, I worry that our guests will disappear. We want an exemp on from the enforcement of the Ministry’s regula ons.”

Another ar sts, Indrawan affirmed that the majority of Bali tourists enjoy alcoholic drinks such as beer. Because of this, he worries that beer will no be able to be sold openly on the Island. Indrawan added: “Don’t compare Bali to other regions. Bali is special.” BT-Newspaper/balidiscovery/d

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IXNo. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015ECONOMIC

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THE weakening of the Indonesian Rupiah against the US Dollar and a host of other currencies is bringing something of a momentary windfall to foreign tourists visi ng Bali.

Quoted by NusaBali, Helena, a German tourist said on Thursday, March 12, 2015, “I like it when the exchange rate increases because (it means) I can shop more.”

Marilyn, an Australian tourist added, “I can shop more and stay lon-ger in Bali.”

Because of the large number of Rupiahs that can now be purchased with foreign currency, moneychangers in Bali are repor ng a brisk business.

On Thursday, March 12, 2015 a check with a moneychanger in Sanur in Bali showed one US Dollar was purchasing Rp. 13,150; one Australian Dollar ne ng Rp. 9.585; one Euro got Rp. 13,660; and one Pound Sterling Rp. 15,350.

The exchange for the Rupiah is vola le, moving 39 points in a single day against the U.S. dollars on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.

While Bank Indonesia is inter-vening to prevent an uncontrolled deprecia on in the Rupiah, ac ons to date by the Central Bank have been, at best, restrained. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

AS the exchange rate of the Indonesian Rupiah against the U.S. dollar passed the 13,000 mark, Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya declared toTravel.de k.com that the soar-ing rate of the Rupiah would have a posi ve effect on Indonesian tourism by a rac ng more for-eign visitors.

Yahya feels that the weak-ening of the Rupiah against the dollar makes Indonesian a more compe ve tourism product.

The Minister’s comments were made following a seminar on improving the connec ons be-tween Indonesian islands at his office in Jakarta on Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

The Minister said that Indonesian exports would also benefit from the weakening Rupiah. Comparing exports to tourism, Yahya said he hoped the high Rupiah rate would a ract more tourists to Indonesia. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

DESPITE an announce-ment by Bank Indonesia in late 2014 that all financial transac ons done within Indonesia must be denomi-nated in Rupiahs, the un-steady state of the Indone-sian Rupiah has apparently caused the Bank to back-track – at least as regards tourism transac ons.

B a m b a n g B ro d j o -negoro, the Minister of Finance, has announced that Bank Indonesia will treat the tourism sector leni-ently in imposing the rule on Rupiah pricing, assuring visi ng tourist need not be afraid to pay in foreign currency when visi ng Indonesia.

“Tourism is OK. Bank Indonesia will give freedom to cashiers at hotels to accept foreign currency, similar to moneychangers,” said the Minister, speaking at the office of the Vice-President on Wednesday, March 11. 2015 and quoted by de k.finance.com.

Foreign tourists, according to Bambang, are free

to pay in U.S. Dollars at hotel cashiers. The hotels can then change the Dollars into Rupi-ahs. Con nuing, the Minister said: “Go ahead. We will not make it difficult for tourists to pay using Dollars. When they pay in Dollars, immediately turn it into Rupiahs with the moneychanger opera ng in the hotel. The procedure is made easy. What’s important is that the transac on is (de-nominated) in Rupiahs.

Most hotels in Bali publish room rates in U.S. Dol-lars but issue invoices and bills in Indonesian Rupiahs.

The Minister said his office would establish “call centers” for the public to complain when transac ons are s ll done in U.S. Dollars. But, the Minister added, the tourism sector would be treated as a special case.

Outside of tourism transac ons, the Minister of Finance pledged his office would be more proac ve in stopping transac ons from taking place in U.S. Dollars. BTNewspaper/balidiscovery/d

Pop Goes the Rupiah!

Working for the Yankee Dollar Who wants to be a Millionaire (in Rupiahs)?

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X No. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015ASEAN NEWS

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HEALTHCARE, which includes the pharmaceu cal sector, is one of 12 priority sectors for ASEAN economic integra on. In line with this, an ASEAN Mutual Recogni-

on Arrangement (MRA) on Good Manufacturing Prac ces (GMP) Inspec on for Manufacturers of Medicinal Products had been iden fied as a priority ini a ve. Thus, an ASEAN MRA Taskforce on GMP Inspec on was formed in 2005 to work towards the signing of a pan-ASEAN MRA on GMP Inspec on, in tandem with the crea on of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015.

Under the MRA, all AMS are obliged to recognize and accept the inspec on reports and cer ficates issued by Listed (Accepted) ASEAN Inspec on Services without dupli-ca ng GMP inspec on in each other’s territory. Singapore Health Sciences Authority, Malaysia Na onal Pharmaceu -cal Control Bureau and Indonesia Na onal Agency for Drug and Food Control were the first 3 Listed ASEAN Inspec-

on Services. The Food and Drug Administra on (FDA) of Thailand applied to be included in List of Accepted ASEAN Inspec on Services in June 2013. An on-site assessment was carried out from 8 to 12 September 2014, and FDA Thailand became the 4th Listed ASEAN Inspec on Service

with effect from 13 March 2015, following the 22nd ACCSQ Pharmaceu cal Products Working Group (PPWG) Mee ng held on 12 – 13 March 2015 in Vien ane, Laos.

The benefits from implementa on of the ASEAN Sec-toral MRA on GMP Inspec on include: - avoiding duplica-

on of GMP inspec ons within ASEAN; - costs for both the regulator and the industry; - facilita ng trade in medicinal products across ASEAN; - quicker access of medicinal prod-ucts by ASEAN pa ents and consumers; and increasing the compe veness of ASEAN vis-a-vis India, China, Japan, US, EU and other large industrialized countries of the world.

The implementa on of this ASEAN Sectoral MRA is also expected to contribute to the larger objec ves under AEC 2015, which include the development of ASEAN into a highly compe ve region, with a single market and produc on base that is fully integrated into the global economy.

A Frequently Asked Ques ons (FAQs) have been devel-oped to assist stakeholders in understanding the Sectoral MRA. The FAQs can be downloaded at the following link: h p://www.asean.org/news/item/asean-sectoral-mras under Pharmaceu cal Sector.

THE ASEAN Defence Ministers have pledged to elevate regional defence coopera-

on to new heights consistent with the reali-sa on of ASEAN Community 2015. This strong commitment was made at the 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers Mee ng (ADMM) held in Langkawi, Malaysia on 16 March, which was chaired by H.E. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, Minister of Defence of Malaysia and a ended by all Defence Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN. The Mee ng concluded with the Defence Ministers signing a Joint Declara on on Maintaining Regional Security and Stability for and by the People.

The main outcomes of the ADMM this year will contribute effec vely to the overall ASEAN coopera on on disaster relief and humanitarian assistance (HADR). H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, emphasised that “the work of the ADMM is crucial in contribu ng towards a more united and effec ve HADR response when a disaster strikes the region.” The Ministers adopted the Concept Papers on ASEAN Militaries Ready Group on HADR and the Establishment of the ASEAN Centre of Military Medicine.

The Ministers also endorsed the Stan-dard Opera ng Procedure (SOP) for the

U lisa on of Military Assets for HADR under the Framework of the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). This SOP will be a contribu on to the exis ng SOP for Regional Standby Arrangements and Coordina on of Joint Disaster Relief and Emergency Response Opera ons (SASOP).

On external engagement, the Ministers adopted the Guidelines to Respond to Re-quests for Informal Engagements or Mee ngs by the ADMM-Plus Countries.

In their discussions, the Defence Minis-ters noted that the current regional security

landscape characterised by non-tradi onal security challenges remained a common regional concern. Issues such as natural disas-ters, mari me security, major power rivalry and the rise of violence and brutality com-mi ed by extremist organisa ons and radical groups in Iraq and Syria were highlighted.

The Defence Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN paid a courtesy call on YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia and witnessed the opening ceremony of the Langkawi Inter-na onal Mari me and Aerospace Exhibi on (LIMA) 2015 on 17 March 2015.

ASEAN Community 2015

ASEAN Moves

Sectoral MRA on Good

Manufacturing Practices Forward

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XINo. 102 March 25 - April 10, 2015WWW NEWS

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ALMOST all Asian countries were pre-sented at ITB Berlin having the opportunity to meet business partners and to do business. With more than 170,000 visitors, among these 113,000 trade visitors, and 11,000 represented companies from 180 countries ITB Berlin is the leading B2B-Pla orm of all tourism industry. In addi on, the world’s largest tourism conven-

on ITB Berlin Conven on, covering an area of 160,000 sqm, provides unique opportuni es to benefit from the leading think tank of the global tourism industry. The exhibitors in the Asia Hall were more diverse than in previous years, as many hotels and holiday resorts were no lon-ger in the sec ons of their relevant regions. In Hall 26 (Far East and Southeast Asia) more than a dozen exhibitors new to ITB presented their products, among them exhibitors from Vietnam, which stand was bigger than the previous year.

Interna onal arrivals in Thailand jumped 20% in 2013 reaching 26.7 million. Tourism Authority of Thailand is op mis c that the target of 28 million interna onal tourists in 2014 is s ll reachable. The biggest market is

Russia with 1.7 million visitors while the UK rose 4% to 906.000 and Germany increased 9% to 744.000. TAT intends to launch a promo-

onal campaign named “Best Friends Forever, targe ng the repeaters visitors.

Reunion Island launch a new rebranding strategy by adop ng a new slogan “Live the Experience” promo ng its volcanic peaks, and a landscape tailor-made for adventure fan-tasy. The total number of interna onal arrivals reaches 400,000 visitors per annum, while the aim of the Reunion Island Tourism Board is to target tourists from na onali es other than the French, such as German, and China.

The summer of 2014 will be especially successful for Malaysia as Lu hansa’s new five-weekly Frankfurt – Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta service comes on line from March 30.

In terms of interna onal arrivals from Eu-rope to Singapore, German remains the second top market just a er the UK. From January to September 2013, Singapore recorded 186,074 arrivals from Germany, 18,631 from Austria, and 67,743 from Switzerland. Gardens by the Bay, a new and fresh idea, are the most a rac ve a rac on for the European market because of its nature-like appeal.

Asian countries at ITB Berlin

Philippines tourism promo on focuses on the fun the country offers to the visitors, based on the slogan “It ‘s more Fun in the Philip-pines”. The interrela onship among visitors and Philippinos give lots of fun to the foreigners. The target is to reach 5 million interna onal tourists in 2014 giving a significant income to the tourism industry. The Philippines offers to the European tourists lots of sun, sea, and sand, but also culture, lifestyle, entertainment, interac ng with the community, and shopping.

The Asian Trails companies have estab-lished a network which covers all major Asian tourism des na ons in Asia, with offices are in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

“ITB Berlin is an opportunity for us to revaluate the German market, as it is for us a very important market”, said to TravelDailyNews Mr Philip Hall Corporate Group Director of Sales and Marke ng. “Of course ITB is an interna onal show and a perfect opportunity to see all Ger-man speaking markets and not only. As a group, we had 35% increase in bookings comparing 2012 with 2013 from the German market.”

A new a rac on will come in Japan late 2014, The Wizarding World of Harry Po er,

by Universal Studios based in Osaka. This new a rac on is first of its kind outside the US, and will house replicas of Hogwarts and Hogsmeade Village, as well as several rides that have already won the hearts of Harry Po er fans in the Orlando theme park.

China proudly presented the promo onal campaign “Beau ful China 2014 – Year of Smart Travel” which speaks to the efforts China has made to use technology to make visi ng China even more navigable and enjoyable.

TUI China is an affiliate of World of TUI, the globe’s leading tourism group, established in late 2003 as the first joint venture with foreign majority share in the Chinese tourism industry. German market is one of the most important markets in Europe for TUI China.

Vietnam faces a decrease in visitors from German speaking markets in 2013, not only due to the economic issues in Europe but also due to the lack of promo on. Accord-ing to the Vietnam Na onal Administra on of Tourism (VNAT) German visitors dropped 8.4% to 97,673 in 2013. Many incoming travel agents commented that the VNAT needs to take ac on and implement a strong marke ng campaign.

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