Ritz Carlton is now Ayana Resort and Spa
New Boutique Hotel
100 Sunset Boutique Hotel managed by ASTON International is set to open in May 1, 2009. For Special rates please contact info@asiabeds.net 
Villa Mahapala, Bali’s Rate Structure
The resort’s rates are updated as follow.
Low Season : 1 April to 22 December 2009; 6 January to 31 March 2010.
High Season : Waive on surcharge.
Peak Season : 23 December 2009 to 5 January 2010.
Grand Mercure Yogyakarta Hotel The hotel has been renamed The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta
Two baby Elephants for Bali Elephant Safari Park
Hotels Undergoing Renovations
A few hotels in Bali are undergoing renovations to provide better facilities for their guests.
Hotel Padma Bali
The hotel is renovating its lobby until the middle of June 2009.
Fajar Candidasa Beach Bungalow
The Fan Room category at Fajar Candidasa Beach Bungalow, Bali is temporarily not available for sales due to its ongoing renovations, which will be on until further notice. Previous bookings are still granted with upgrades on guests’ arrival. Other categories are available for sale as per normal.
Hotel Villa Lumbung
The hotel is currently constructing a meeting room and roof for both the lobby and restaurant. Work will continue until April 2009. The second phase of renovations is from 20 May to 30 June 2009. During this renovation period the Front Assistance will be temporarily at the front of the current lobby, while the restaurant and bar are relocated to the second floor meeting room.
New Domestic Terminal at Jakarta International Soekarno-Hatta Airport
On 14 April 2009 the new Terminal 3 opened to serve domestic destinations. The two airlines operating from this terminal are AirAsia and Mandala Airlines.
Unlike terminals 1 and 2, which were designed with a traditional architectural concept, the Rp300 billion (USD 27.27 million) Terminal 3 is designed with a modern concept as an environmentally friendly and energy-saving building that spreads over three hectares.
The new terminal is designed to accommodate up to four million passengers annually by the two airlines. Terminal 1, previously for domestic flights, and Terminal 2, for international flights, were initially designed to accommodate up to nine million passengers annually. However the passenger movements at both these terminals topped 32 million in the past two years. This has led to both terminals becoming congested. Terminal 3’s opening will help reduce passengers’ movement in Terminal 1 from 16 million to 11 million passengers annually.
Aviation Service
AirAsia’s New Direct Bali-Bangkok Service
Bangkok to Denpasar - Daily - 06:15 / 11:25 - Flight No. FD 3677
Denpasar to Bangkok - Daily - 11:55 / 15:20 - Flight No. FD 3678
Garuda Indonesia Connects Bali to Lombok
Garuda Indonesia has opened up Lombok’s tourism potential with its direct Bali-Lombok.
Starting from April 2009 Garuda Indonesia commences operation of a daily service between Bali and Lombok. The flight, GA436, departs Denpasar, Bali at 18:35hrs (local time) and arrives in Lombok at 19:15hrs. The return flight, GA437, departs Ampenan (Lombok) at 19:50hrs and arrives in Bali at 20:25hrs. The flight is on a Boeing 737-300 s aircraft with 16 Executive Class and 94 Economy Class seats.
Continuing with its business development strategies this year Garuda Indonesia will operate at least 18 new routes in both the domestic and regional sectors. This is made possible with the arrival of its 14 new B737 NGs aircraft (New Generations) in mid-2009, which are fitted with newly configured seats. The newly added routes are:
• Domestic: Jakarta-Lampung (7 times/week), Jakarta-Kendari (7 times/week), Jakarta-Malang (7 times/week)
• International: Jakarta-Shanghai-Bali-Jakarta, Yogyakarta-Singapore (3 time/week), Bali – Adelaide, Surabaya-Hong Kong (3 times/week), Bali-Hong Kong (4 times/week), Jakarta-Moscow (newest route).
More Flights to Bali by Virgin Blue & Pacific Blue
Australia’s Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Airlines are increasing their services to Bali from 1 June 200
Virgin Blue is introducing two brand new routes, one direct from Sydney and the other from Melbourne to Denpasar, the gateway to Bali.
Pacific Blue Airlines will also ramp up its direct flights from Adelaide to Bali from twice weekly to three times a week. The airline launched its inaugural flights to Bali in January 2009 from Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Currently the direct flights Bali are from Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
ASIABEDS Welcomes Mr Didiet Prastiyandito as its Product Manager
Didiet has a long career in the travel industry, dating back to 1988. He joined Asian Trails Indonesia in 2000 as its Inbound Supervisor. After five years with Asian Trails he left to join Indochina Services as its Inbound Manager. In his new role as ASIABEDS’ Product Manager, he will be in charge of expanding the company’s range of products in tandem with the company’s continual expansion.
Contact Didiet at
product@asiabeds.net
Product Assistant : ASIABEDS wishes to inform its clients and partners that as of 15 April 2009 Ms Kristina Linda, who was the company’s Product Assistant, has left PT. Buaya Travel Indonesia. We will update you soonest once her replacement is on board.
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