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Bali among Most Preferred Destination For Chinese Tourists in 2011
Bali once again received worldwide recognition when it received an Award as one of the Top Ten Favorite Tourist Destinations in the World for Chinese citizens. The Award was received by Indonesian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Mongolia,
H.E. Mr. Imron Cotan during the 1st Global Tourism Thermal List—the Most Preferred Tourist Attractions for the Chinese in 2011, at a ceremony held at the Beijing Broadcast Building on June 16th 2011.
The Award presentation was attended by the head of the PRC Tourism Administration Office, representatives of the PRC Tourism Institute, Beijing Tourism Development Committee, Foreign Travel Bureaus in Beijing, and members of the press. The ceremony was recorded by the Travel Channel and is scheduled to be aired on June 26th 2011 at 20.00, local time.
Selection of the top ten favorite tourist destinations in the world for Chinese citizens 2011 was done through a poll conducted by the Beijing People’s Broadcasting Station since April 25th. Internet users and radio audiences had chosen 10 of their favorite destinations among 68 destinations around the world. The top ten favorite destinations were: Bali, Australia, Cape Town, Edinburgh, Hawaii, Madrid, Egypt, Niagara Falls, Paris and Switzerland. Bali was recognized as the only Asian tourist destination polled.
Bali had also been rewarded “the Best Leisure Destination in Asia Pacific” by Business Travelers Asia Pacific Hong Kong Magazine in 2010. From over 50 million Chinese tourists traveling abroad in 2010, Bali was visited by 196.925 Chinese tourists.
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Air Asia canceling flights for Medan–Jakarta and Jakarta–Medan from 01 October 2010
It is a big news for travelers flying Air Asia since many of its customers buy their air tickets way in advance from the many online promotions carried out by Air Asia. Many travelers will be affected by this cancellation of route especially those traveling to and from Medan.
Air Asia has not released official statement about this cancellation as yet, but looking at the official Air Asia social websites, we can confirm that this is true. The other issue is regarding the refund of tickets bought which many rumors have been going round that Air Asia will not be refunding cash but in the form of credits to other routes. Air Asia has not official states how it will handle refunds except that customers can visit its sales office or counter to process refund and Air Asia will be providing “solution package”
Some customers may be left stranded for those who have bought routes with onward journeys such as Medan – Jakarta and Jakarta – Denpasar. Since Medan – Jakarta flights will be canceled, customers may be forced to fly other airlines for one of the routes which could cost more or affect their traveling plans.
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Bali to launch mass-transit system
The government of Bali has announced plans to develop a mass-transit bus system for Denpasar, Badung, Gianyar and Tabanan (Sabargita), slated to begin operations in November 2010. According to a BaliDiscovery.com report, routes will be developed to accommodate an initial fleet of 20 busses along 17 mass transit routes. |
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Lion Air receives four new Boeing 737-900ERs
Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered four Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range) airplanes to Lion Air in December. The new jetliners will be deployed to increase frequencies on existing routes and to replace older airplanes in the fleet.
Lion Air, a Jakarta-based private carrier in Indonesia, is the launch customer of the 737-900ER. The airline operates an all-Boeing fleet, which includes MD-80s, MD-90s and 747s. It has a fleet of 41 737s including Classics and Next-Generation models.
Shown here are three of the four airplanes as they are being prepared for delivery to Lion Air. The unique photo opportunity occurred at the 737 Customer Delivery Center at Boeing Field in Seattle. |
Sriwijaya Air migrates to SITA platform
On the eve of major network expansion, Indonesia’s third largest private carrier, Sriwijaya Air, today announced the completion of a successful migration to SITA’s Horizon passenger management and distribution platform.
The smooth transition took place earlier this month with no disruption for the airline’s six million passengers and Sriwijaya Air becomes the second major Asian airline - after Malaysia Airlines - to switch to the SITA platform within the last month.
As part of the five-year, $9.5 million contract the airline is implementing several Horizon services including SITA Reservations, Inventory and Distribution as well as SITA Ticketing, Departure Control Services and Passenger Revenue Accounting to support its 20% growth rate in passenger numbers.
Capt. Harwick Lahunduitan, Vice President Director, Sriwijaya Air, said: “The migration to Horizon was executed flawlessly. This is a huge undertaking for any airline and we are happy to say that there was no disruption to our passengers.
“Now we have moved to Horizon we can focus on maximising the benefits from the other SITA services we are using, most notably, our costs can now be better managed as we grow both domestically and internationally.”
SITA’s Horizon passenger management services enable Sriwijaya to comply with international air travel standards including interlining with major carriers, supporting 100% e-ticketing and enabling the use of bar coded boarding passes. In addition, SITA Departure Control Services allows the airline to use common use check-in equipment at the various airports in their system simplifying expansion to new destinations.
Damian Hickey, SITA Regional Vice President, South Asia and India, said: “The Sriwijaya Air and SITA teams worked together to ensure that the migration was as smooth as possible and the effort paid off. It was a great achievement that no disruption was felt by passengers.
“We are now working closely to ensure that the new level of automation being introduced at the airline by SITA will reduce human errors and increase monitoring throughout the revenue cycle. In this way, Sriwijaya can continue to expand with confidence that controls are being maintained.”
In 2009, Sriwijaya Air expects to carry more than six million passengers to a total of 33 domestic and international destinations and in 2010, it hopes to add new aircraft to launch services to Bangkok, Guangzhou, Kuala Lumpur and Perth. |
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