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Garuda Indonesia has expanded its 'Immigration on Board' service to the Shanghai–Jakarta route. Effective this month, the new service will enable Chinese passengers on flights from Shanghai's Pudong International Airport to complete visa-on-arrival processes prior to arrival at Jakarta's Soekharno-Hatta International Airport. Immigration officers will be placed onboard the Garuda flights ...
Asia Pacific, May 14, 2013
Tags: Faik Fhmi, Garuda Indonesia, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Shanghai Pudong airport
Indonesia's Tauzia Hotel Management has launched a new campaign designed to entice female travellers. The 'Woman’s Touch' initiative has been rolled out at 12 Harris Hotels in Indonesia and will see a selection of new product offerings designed to appeal to women. These include a special bag filled with female-friendly amenities ...
Asia Pacific, May 13, 2013
Tags: Christophe Glass, Harris Hotels, Tauzia Hotel Management
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has launched its upscale Le Méridien brand in Bali. Located on the Indonesian island's southwest coast, Le Méridien Bali Jimbaran is a new-build resort overlooking the Indian Ocean. The 118 contemporary rooms and suites are surrounded by water features, and the ground floor units open directly onto ...
Asia Pacific, May 9, 2013
Tags: Brian Povinelli, Le Meridien, Le Méridien Bali Jimbaran, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Indonesia has announced a new project designed to redevelop an old part of Jakarta, known as Old Batavia, as a tourism attraction. A newly-formed public-private partnership, working in conjunction with Indonesia's Ministry for Tourism & Creative Economy, will oversee the project, which is aimed at showcasing Indonesia's colonial heritage and the ...
Asia Pacific, April 24, 2013
Tags: Firmansyah Rahim, Old Batavia
Archipelago International has launched its first Hotel NEO in Bali. The lower-midscale brand, which Archipelago calls ‘select-service’, first launched in Jakarta last month and has now arrived in the Legian area of Bali, in the form of a contemporary and eye-catching property. The Hotel NEO Legian Jelantik is located on Jalan Patih ...
Asia Pacific, April 14, 2013
Tags: Archipelago International, Hotel NEO, Hotel NEO Legian Jelantik, Norbert Vas
Archipelago International has celebrated the completion of work on its first hotel on the Indonesian island Belitung. The Aston Belitung Hotel is will feature 174 rooms and suites, plus a conference centre with several meeting rooms. Other facilities include a coffee shop and lounge, spa, sauna, gym, bar and a swimming ...
Asia Pacific, April 11, 2013
Tags: Archipelago International, Aston Belitung Hotel, Norbert Vas
Indonesia’s rapidly expanding carrier Lion Air will launch another new subsidiary airline by the end of this month. Batik Air, Lion's new Jakarta-based full-service subsidiary, will commence commercial flights on 26 April, an airline executive confirmed this week. It had previously been expected to launch in May. According to a Jakarta ...
Asia Pacific, April 11, 2013
Tags: Batik Air, Boeing 737-900, Edward Sirait, Lion Air, Malindo Airways
