According Istidjab, hotel rate increases will not be done at the same time the government raised fuel prices, but chosen a more opportune time, when the peak of tourist visits to DIY. Period of tourists visiting Yogyakarta province can be divided into three categories, namely low season, high season and peak season. Low season usually occurs in three months at the beginning of the year, while the high season begins in April, then the peak season starts when school holidays or June.

“Then there will be low season back during the fasting month, high season in November, and the peak season in December. So, if it will raise rates, it is expected around June,” he said. In addition to the option will increase hotel rates, a number of other measures will also be conducted internally pengusahan hotel, among them make savings of fuel utilization.

When the hotel has not raised the price, but the government has raised fuel prices, the hotel can do a number of options, such as eliminating the bonus that is often given to guests. “If it is reduced hotel guests, the hotel can also do other strategies, such as renting out meeting rooms available,” he said.

In addition, Istidjab also said it was necessary to intensify the promotion of tourism in collaboration with actors and other parties such as Asita and DIY Tourism Department, Tourism Department and other city and county. “Promotion should be done, either into or out of the country. Already there are plans to overseas promotion, such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand,” he said.

Promotional purposes is to enlarge the “pie” for the hotel business, because during 2011 there was an additional 13 new hotels in the province with as many as 900 additional rooms. Currently rated hotels in Yogyakarta as many as 44 hotels, and about 700 hotel jasmine hotel. Until this March, a five-star hotel occupancy averaged between 60-65 percent, while during 2011 the average occupancy of about 70 percent five-star hotel.

Well, what if your birthday same with the time of your vacation in Bali? You have been planning a vacation in Bali, but without realizing it coincides with your birthday. You must be thinking, if helding a small birthday party in a hotel would need an expensive cost. It’s impossible to held a party in the hotel room. At least we have to hire a particular space. But do not worry, the right solution for this problem is to rent a private villa during your holiday in Bali. For example, if you want to vacation in Seminyak area, you will easily find Seminyak villas with extensive gardens for your birthday party place.

You do not need to rent a room or special space to held a birthday party if you live in Seminyak villas Bali. All you need is a private villa just like renting a hotel room, except that you get is not a room, but a luxury house with a pool and garden area. The price will be more affordable. You can be free to held any birthday party, invite your close friends, cocktail party, barbeque, inviting acoustic band, and others. You just need to tell the chef that has been provided by the villa to cook a menu that you want.

One example of Seminyak villas suitable for a birthday party is Villa Lata Liana. This brand new luxury villa located in the heart of Seminyak. This is an area exemplified by chic cocktail bars, designer boutiques, internationally-acclaimed fine-dining restaurants and hot night spots. Sweeping Seminyak beach is renowned for its world-class surf breaks and panoramic coastline views; this is the place where the local and expatriate communities gather every evening to enjoy the legendary sunsets. The neighbouring Mesari Stables offers rides along the beach.

Lataliana I is a majestic five-bedroom villa, ideally situated in a quiet side street just 500 metres from popular Seminyak beach in south-west Bali, and within easy walking distance of some of the island’s most fashionable shops, bars, restaurants and nightlife. The villa was built in 2011 and is part of an exclusive enclave of two villas complete with a dedicated on-site spa. If required, the two villas (Lataliana I & Lataliana II) can be rented at the same time to provide guests with a seven-bedroom renting option. So, what an amazing villa for your birthday party, this is the most comfortable place for it.

In term of luxury accommodation, Seminyak has many luxury Bali private villas. As we already know, Bali villas became the trend accommodation in Bali for the moment. Why? Because bali villas presents luxury with full privacy. That’s what travelers liked today. One of Bali private villa is centrally located in Seminyak is Villa Casa Brio. Casa Brio is a private villa with 4 spacious bedroom located near oberoi area, where famous restaurants such as kudeta, laluciola, living room are located. A wide choice of world-renowned, fine dining restaurants, including the Nutmegs at Hu’u, Living Room, La Lucciola, Sarong, Breeze at The Samaya, Potato Head Beach Club, KuDeTa and EVO at Sentosa, are within walking distance, and the area also boasts an array of designer boutiques and stylish homeware stores. Bali’s most sacred Hindu temples, Pura Petitenget, the fourth largest temple in Bali, where some of the most spectacular Balinese ceremonies may often be witnessed, is just nearby.

Casa Brio represents cosmopolitan Bali, with its contemporary aesthetic and trend-setting design. Fully serviced by a team of highly trained personalized butlers and set within lush gardens with a 21m swimming pool, Casa Brio provides a lifestyle haven and a luxurious tropical base for your Bali discovery. Casa Brio’s four bedrooms, each come with a luxurious ensuite bathroom with separate monsoon showers, soaking tubs, and washbasins hewn from river rock. Casa Brio represents the ultimate in comfort living, perfect for groups of friends or extended families.

The contemporary-styled Casa Brio is a luxurious private Bali rental villa presenting four bedrooms, a multi-purpose home theatre that doubles as a fifth bedroom, an open-concept living and dining pavilion, a magnificent 21-metre swimming pool, a rooftop barbeque terrace, and a poolside ‘bale’ relaxation gazebo. This is complemented by wide open sky views and flat lawns punctuated with coconut palms and flowering trees. This alluring villa is cool in every sense of the word. Resting upon an expansive 1000 square metres of land in a quiet residential road next to Sentosa Villas & Spa, its elegant living and dining areas, terraces and gardens provide the ideal setting for receptions, parties and events.

Of the 24 hotel and villas, re-selected 10 hotels awarded the ASEAN Green Hotel Recognition Award 2012. The ten hotels Indonesia, among others Matahari Beach Resort and Spa, Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel Bali, The Hoiday Inn Batam, Angsana Bintan, Melia Benoa Bali, Losari Coffee Plantation Retreat and Spa, The St. Regis Bali Resort, Melia Bali Villa Spa Resort, The Dharmawangsa Jakarta, and the Gran Melia Hotel Jakarta.

“In Indonesia there is still a lack of understanding of green hotels. They (tourism industry) thought by planting trees is a direct means green hotels, “said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu.

ASEAN Green Award held biennially since 2008. Assessment of eco-friendly principles embodied in the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard. In it contained the key criteria such as pro-environment policies and activities for the operation of hotels, the use of environmentally friendly products, collaborate with community and local organizations.

Besides human resource development, waste management, energy efficiency, water use efficiency, management of air quality, noise pollution regulation, management and handling of water that has been used, the management handling of toxic chemical waste disposal.

In addition to Indonesia, also announced the winners of each ASEAN member country that is a hotel of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia’s 10 hotels, eight hotels from Laos, 10 hotels of Malaysia, 10 hotels from Myanmar, two hotels from the Philippines, 10 hotels of Singapore, 10 hotels from Thailand, and 10 hotels of Singapore. Total award-winning hotel is reaching 81 hotels.

“Currently local and foreign tourists who visited the archipelago and 12 Coastal Destinations are increased. It is estimated that tourists surge since two years ago about 10 percent,” he said. To that end, North Jakarta Tourism Agency expects employers and industry players to invite tourists to visit sites of religious tourism, water and shopping in North Jakarta.

No mayor’s decision by letter. 345/2011 sets 12 destinations coastal area namely the Muara Angke, Suaku Wildlife Area, Palm Sunda Region (VOC Shipyard, Shah Bandar Tower, Maritime Museum), Foreign Area Trunk, Ancol area.

In addition, Ark Jaya Yacth Club, Tanjung Priok Region, Region Two Mangoes, Toegoe Region, Region Islamic Centre, the Area Palm d’Ivoire (Ivory Coconut Mall, Mall Artha Graha, MOI) and Regions Marunda (Pitung House, Masjid Al Alam). Meanwhile, the Empress Farah Diba which is Comumunity Depok Heritage said, the location of one of 12 coastal destinations such as the Manara Syahbandar and its environs there are carelessly discarded trash.

“I have been to Syahbandar and Maritime Museum was still no garbage and no toilets. So it becomes a complaint every tourist who comes to visit,” he complained. Moreover, it also need hooks to attract more foreign tourists visit.

Chairman of the Employers Association of Recreation and Public Entertainment Jakarta Maelite Adrian said, the need for facilities and infrastructure for 12 lane improved coastal destinations. “Jakarta is known as the gateway requests the international community, which is a shopping center. So that became pre-eminent tourism is a mall,” he explained. For the current 68 Jakarta mall frequented by foreign tourists.

To that end, North Jakarta which sell a 12 destinations coastal tourism, should provide excellent service. Admittedly, the contribution of revenue (PAD) is obtained from the tourism sector amounting to Rp 2.3 trillion. “Each month, the tax paid in each month of Rp 350 billion of cash deposited to Jakarta,” said Adrian.

Economy and Finance Assistant Lutfi North Jakarta, said 12 coastal destinations planned to be diperdakan by members of parliament. “Construction of facilities lines 12 destinations can be done after the decision,” he said.

In addition, 12 coastal destinations will be made a master plan to do development through related units. Recognized Lutfi, facilities and infrastructure are still dependent state budget. To that, add Lutfi, stake holders who are owners of 12 coastal destinations can support prasana facilities.

Gita Wibowo, Director of Winmark Mendawai Indonesia, Friday (18/11/2011) afternoon, explaining, sand sculpture exhibition project was started to open to the public on Dec. 1. “So, how the artists were carving can be seen directly,” he said.

Indonesia with PT Winmark Mendawai Sentul City Cultural Park is the organizer of art exhibitions sand sculpting. The current. Sand compaction process underway in board boxes, which pengerjaanya under the technicians from the Netherlands, Marcel Elsjan of Wipper.

“The sand we have to come from Cirebon. The number of about 3,000 tons. Some will be returned to its original place,” says Gita. Donie Pasla, Project Assistant & Liaison Officer of the exhibition, adding, sand sculpture works will be grouped into three sections.

The first group with the theme Wonders of Indonesia, among others, will contain the sculptured shape of Borobudur, Prambanan, puppets, Barong dancer with the atmosphere, Tower House, and the Garuda Wisnu Kencana. The second group themed Wonders of the World), contains a representation of famous buildings from Italy, Australia, South America, North America, Russia, Britain, India, and Egypt. “The statue or sculptured sand is large in size, averaging twenty feet high. In kelopok or third arena, the arena for children berkereasi sculpt the sand,” he said.

Donie Pasla added, chosen because of the sand sculpture sand is a medium that has not been commonly used as a work of art in Indonesia. “We hope people are interested and curious, how the sand into a work of art. And, this exhibition inspires us to continue working, creating art,” he said.

Dina Kusuma, from Sentul City Cultural Park, adding, works of sculpture of the finished sculpture opened to the public on Dec 18 2011-28 January 2012. Visitor admission charge, Rp 50 thousand per person on weekdays and Rp 75 thousand on Saturday and Sunday. For groups of schoolchildren, the entry ticket Rp 30 thousand per person.

Public interest was great enough to start planning your tour. It is evident from the interest of visitors who thronged the show “Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair 2011″ on Saturday (11/12/2011). In the exhibition held from 11 November to 13 November 2011, the tour packages offered by travel agents more international than domestic travel.

One is the price of airline tickets are offered to the route from Jakarta to Singapore for example, only USD 86 for the return trip. While the airplane ticket from Jakarta to Bali route is still valued around USD 55 for a one-way.

Stefani, Bayu Buana travel agency staff, disclosed that the current Indonesian people prefer to travel abroad than at local destination because ticket prices are relatively not much different. Moreover, She continued, domestic tourism destination choices offered in the tour package is still struggling around Java and Bali.

“Actually, today some domestic tourism began again highlighted, for example, people who want to travel Indonesia has begun to ask travel packages to Raja Ampat and Komodo Island,” says Stefani. However, he said, prices for tour packages to Raja Ampat and Komodo Island is still considered high enough for the size of the domestic. Thus, people prefer to go travel abroad because the price is almost the same.

As an illustration, travel agency offering tour packages Raja Ampat currently about Rp 5 million to $ 9 million. Price does not include airfare to Sorong which could reach USD 3 million for the return trip. While at the same price, potential tourists can enjoy a complete package tours to China for 8 days.

In a report submitted by the New7Wonders website (N7W), five places in Asia included in the top 10. Ten finalists were the Dead Sea (Jordan, Israel, Palestine), Grand Canyon (United States), Great Barrier Reef (Australia), Halong Bay (Vietnam), Jeita Grotto (Lebanon), Jeju (South Korea), Komodo Island ( Indonesia), Puerto Princesa underground river (Philippines), Sundarbans (Bangladesh, India), and Vesuvius (Italy).

Head of Communications for New7Wonders Eamonn Fitzgerald said 10 finalists was the result temporary. This composition may change prior to the determination of the seven manmade wonders of the world based on polls N7W.

“So, the temporary top 10 that we announce today are subject to change. With millions of votes that will go, finalists are now not included in the ranking of 10 while still allowing for the entry in 7 Wonders of the World,” Fitzgerald said on Sunday (6 / 11 / 2011).

President and founder of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, said the inclusion of five candidates from the Asian continent show that the world is becoming attractive targets. Responding to these preliminary results, the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Nirwandar questioned the transparency of the ranking.

“If it is experience, there’s no transparency of the vote. That makes what, we do not know. If the rankings while always there, sometimes we can see dragons at number two, sometimes number 18. That’s what we are questioning the time. Essentially what we can ranked in the meantime, So how many total votes. This, right, as if it would rank up to him how, “said Sapta to Kompas.com, Sunday.

Previously, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kembudpar) had become an official supporting Committee as the party who registered the Komodo National Park to the New7Wonders. Subsequent developments, N7W revoked as official supporting Kembudpar Committee since Monday (07/02/2011). Kembudpar then prepares a lawyer because it considers such removal occurs unilaterally.

Not only Indonesia, the Maldives as one of the finalists also questioned the transparency of the incoming sound. Different from Indonesia, the Maldives decided to get out of the arena N7W with a variety of reasons, among others N7W asking for money for various needs and also the problem of transparency of the vote.

“Details can be viewed on our website at www.visitmaldives.com. In addition, we also see there is no transparency in the ranking of the vote,” said Simon Hawkins, representatives from the Government of Maldives, at a press conference here on Monday (15 / 8 / 2011).

On 25 October, the National Italian Pasta Day is celebrated in various regions in Indonesia. One of the restaurants at the Hotel Indonesia Kempinski, Casa D’Oro Restaurant, participated with World Pasta Day promotional offers during the week.

“Pasta is actually a diet with adequate carbohydrate levels without excessive calories. I tried to let the pasta to stick with traditional distinctive flavor, which we do here is only how to present and integrate with other materials, such as vegetables, meats and sauces, “says Chef Gianfranco Beltrame when met Friday (10/28/2011).

Derived from the Italian Chef invites Kompas.com see how to make your favorite pasta dish of visitors, namely Fungi e Ricotta Cannelloni in Salsa con in Arabiatta Piccante.

“This menu is a roll of toothpaste that contains mushrooms and soft cheese called ricotta. Then served with vegetables, baby herbs, dried parmesan cheese, and tomato sauce that the level of spiciness tailored to the demands of visitors, “said Chef Gianfranco while demonstrating the cooking process.

Uniquely, the paste rolls served with a form of three towers, and then on top decorated with a baked parmesan cheese. Three sauces that became a companion dish is tomato sauce, cherry sauce of virgin coconut oil, and sauce in the form of foam of parmesan cheese.

The menu is one that is often ordered visitors, but there are some other pasta menu that is not less special, such as red shell pasta served with duck meat or traditional spaghetti carbonara.

World Pasta Day at Casa D’Oro Restaurant, Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta held from October 24 until October 31, 2011. The price for this restaurant pasta on the menu ranging from Rp 148,000.

“Here are some photos of hundreds of acres of trees in forest uprooted, broken heads Javan rhinoceros, elephants whose feet were chained, if they do not understand the meaning to the photo may look beautiful in photography, but there is something to be disclosed when You read the poems and essays that detail revealed by Goenawan Mohammad ironic fact that there will be Indonesia in it, “Jay said at the launch of the book” Indonesia A Surprise “in North Art Space, Art Market Ancol, Jakarta, on Saturday (22.10.2011 ).

He expressed the most beautiful places in the world for him is Raja Ampat. He also said Raja Ampat as the areas most difficult to reach to get the best pictures. Moreover, he says, almost all the tourist attractions in Papua controlled by a foreign party, as an example to the Peak Jayawijaya must request permission from Freeport.

In addition, he continued, the cost is quite expensive to Papua. Even so, he revealed that Papua has the most comprehensive in the world of marine life, birds of paradise up to 100 species. Unfortunately, Jay-up, exploitation of their natural lot, let alone there will be mining nickel that would interfere with marine life.

Meanwhile, one photographer Jez O’Hara, revealed that the nature in Papua still ninety percent untouched by man and nature seemed still slightly damaged.

“Freeport itself contained in a small region in Papua when compared to oil palm companies clearing forest in Papua. Moreover, there is now way cheaper if you want to Papua as a ferry ride from Flores to Papua.” Said the man of Irish descent who have become citizens.

He wrestle the world of photography since the 1980s. In the book “Indonesia A Surprise”, most of the photos of his work made in the range 1995 to 2010. He took photographs of the air by helicopter or private plane like other types of microlight aircraft.

Jay then gives examples of photographs of Mount Bromo Mount Bromo photographing not only looks beautiful, but instead details bererupsi at Mount Bromo.

“We have a beautiful tourist spots, but most domestic tourists are reluctant to go to remote places like the Raja Ampat. The people we do not feel ashamed if they do not know the tourist attractions in Indonesia and more to feel proud to know the attractions neighboring countries especially when it visited. Our people are competing for the vote of Komodo Island, but not necessarily have visited or will visit, “he added.

Therefore, Jay Subyakto add about how to introduce Indonesia to the community,

“Promotion to introduce the wealth of Indonesia is to create a roadshow to schools in Indonesia with video while traveling Indonesia, it is most effective, then the overseas roadshow to introduce Indonesia and present it visually,” he said enthusiastically recounted his experience doing roadshows about tourism in Indonesia.

Regarding the book “A Surprise Indonesia, Jay said that during these books are still a collection of photos of stylish postcards or tend to show a beautiful thing-just beautiful.

“Until we get the concept of giving another reality that occurs in Indonesia such as the exploitation of the environment, natural vandalism, natural disaster until the conditions in Indonesia,” he added.

Photo exhibition “Indonesia A Surprise” in North Art Space, Art Market Ancol, Jakarta, held from 21-30 October 2011. 119 pages thick book contains 10 photographs of renowned photographer Jay Subyakto, Kemal Jufri, Jez O’Hare, Julian Sihombing, Yori Antar, Hermanus Prihatna, John Suryaatmadja, Riza Marlon, Ardiles Chain, and Oscar Motuloh. The photographs show the whole Indonesia and writing poetry and essays from Goenawan Mohammad.