Time
Magazine Readers Name Bali as
their Favorite Holiday
Destination.
(11/26/2006)
The October 26, 2006 edition of
TIME Asia announced the
results of its annual
Reader's Travel Choice Award
for 2006. Bali, repeating the
success of being named the favorite
island by
SmartAsiaTravel.com
[See:
Bali Voted Best Holiday Destination]
and
Travel + Leisure
[See:
Say it Again and Again, Bali's the
Best!] -
Bali was named
"Favorite Holiday Destination"
by the readers of the world's
largest news weekly.
Time Magazine's Readers Asia Travel
Choice Awards 2006
•
Favorite Holiday Destination
-
(1) Bali (2) Phuket
(3) Bangkok
Bali
Voted Best Holiday Destination
SmartTravelAsia.com Votes Bali
as Asia's Best Holiday
Destination.
(10/8/2006)
Based on a poll that queried
sophisticated frequent travelers
over a three month period from
May-July 2006,
SmartTravelAsia.com
recently announced its list of the
"best of the best" covering
airlines, hotels, and destinations.
Mirroring results in the recent
Travel + Leisure readers''''
survey, Bali was, once again,
selected as the "Best Holiday
Destination" in Asia.
Best
Holiday Destination
Proving that Bali's magic is
truly indestructible,
SmartTravelAsia.com voted
Bali its favorite Asian holiday
destination, saying, "It is an
island that has retained its
disarmingly honest and simple charm,
a peaceful ritual-minded Hindu
enclave in a bustling Muslim
country."
Bali garnered 18.7% of total votes
in the category followed by Phuket
in a distant second receiving 11.3%
of the votes cast. The South Indian
destination of Kerala captured third
place (7%) followed by Bangkok in
fourth.
In reviewing Bali's win
SmartTravelAsia.com said:
"Bali held top spot - and by a wide
margin - demonstrating that
integrity and authenticity can
attract visitor votes, and dollars.
This is a reassuring message in an
age of instantly bottled and
serially manufactured destinations
where neon and crocodile shows push
everything else off the stage."
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Bali tourism leaders visit
Australia.
To renew relationships with
the Australian travel
market, leaders from Bali
tourism bureaus, hotel and
restaurant associations and
private accommodation
specialists visited three
Australian cities in 6 six
days recently.
At one time Australians
represented the largest
arrivals to Bali shores. Fro
2006 to date Australian
tourist arrivals had dropped
to 53 % of last year due to
the Bali Bombings and
Australians citizens
arrested for drugs.
Once again our president Mr.
Lawrence Bellefontaine
joined the Bali Village
Association as what he
joking refereed to as the
"token Bule" (foreigner) to
join them in their efforts
to renew tourism with a
highly depleted Australian
market.
According to Lawrence at the
first reception in Brisbane
Australians travel agents
were cautions but soon
warmed up to the plentiful
refreshments and the
beautiful exotic Balinese
dancers.
