FEATURE INDONESIA
GILL STANDEVEN product development manager, Middle and Far East, Virgin Holidays
“Sales to Bali have enjoyed a positive 2011 and forward bookings for next year are very promising. We have introduced 'Ubud' to our programme, giving clients the option of a few days on the beach followed by a few days in the cultural heart of Bali. Our preferred partner airlines have brought Bali closer than ever. It’s great to combine Bangkok, Singapore or Kuala Lumpur with the most stunning beach break you can imagine.”
LUCY HANSFORD First Choice Travel Boscombe, Dorset “Although client feedback
is very good, there’s not much call for Indonesia on the high street. Compared with, say, Thailand, Bali and Lombok are generally perceived as being too distant and expensive for average long-haul holidaymaker.s They can also be complicated to include in Round the World ticketing options. Indonesia lacks the promotional visibility and tourist office support provided by other Far Eastern destinations in the UK.”
Where To Book It THOMAS COOK SIGNATURE
08448 716640;
www.tcs4agents.com A selection of five-night Bali stays, with Malaysia Airlines, includes Inna Putri Bali from £779 (for value); Griya Santrian from £839 (hideaway); Puri Santrian from £849 (friendly service); Melia Benoa from £1069 (all-inclusive) and Spa Village Resort from £1,259 (spa specialist). Ten- or 12-day twin-centre
arrangements are from around £1,000, combining Bali with Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangkok.
SUNSET FARAWAY HOLIDAYS 020 8774 7100,
www.sunset.co.uk Seven nights at Spa Village Tembok Bali Resort is from £1425pp. The package includes accommodation for two in a Kamar room on a full-board basis, flights with Malaysian Airlines, private transfers, and a daily spa treatment. This price is for travel until March 31 2012 excluding mid- to end-of-December 2011.
PREMIER HOLIDAYS – 08444 937 999
www.premierholidays.co.uk Seven nights at the boutique Laguna Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua are from £1,429pp, inclusive of Singapore Airlines’ flights and private transfers, valid to November 30 2011. Seven nights' B&B at the Puri Saron Hotel, Seminyak are from £779pp, inclusive of Qatar Airways flights, transfers and complimentary half- day excursion, valid to March 24, 2012. A 10-night dual-centre Hong Kong/Bali package is from £1,155pp; nine nights combining Singapore/Lombok from £1,199pp.
QANTAS HOLIDAYS – 020 8222 9122
www.qantasholidays.co.uk/agents The operator has a selection of more than 20 resorts and excursions in Bali and Lombok for dynamic packaging. The 10-night Bali Family Escape features the luxury Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, with private transfers, and a full-day Lembongan Island Reef Cruise from £1,082 per adult and £65 per child, excluding international flights. Also available is the 10-night Indulgent Indonesia, around Bali, with deluxe
INDONESIA Top Selling Tips...
• Peak performance: “Remember that Bali’s peak holiday season is during the European summer in contrast to much of the rest of the Far East” JONATHAN HART, Travel Journalist
• For whom the bells toll: “Weddings in Bali are unique and a speciality of many of the hotels” GILL STANDEVEN, product development manager, Middle and Far East, Virgin Holidays
• All-rounder: “Bali has attractions to suit everybody; it should not just be a recommendation for weddings and honeymoons” ROBERT READMAN, manager, Select World Travel, Poole
• Hill country: “Climbing and hiking around Mt Rinjani in Lombok is a very special experience” NEIL WILSON, area specialist, Audley Travel
• Room finder: “Value and five- star brands in prime Bali locations provide clients with a world of accommodation choices” CHRIS BAILEY, senior vice-president, sales and marketing, Centara Hotels & Resorts
accommodation, priced from £1,520 excluding international flights.
KUONI – 01306 740 500;
www.agents.kuoni.co.uk The 11-night guided Bali Experience leads in at £1,449pp, including flights with Malaysia Airlines and accommodation at Sanur, Lovina, Ubud and Candidasa. The 14-night Oriental Panorama trip is from £1,939pp and combines five nights in Bali with three each in Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok. There’s also a selection of five-night resort stays in Bintan Island (Singapore) and Bali.
FUNWAY HOLIDAYS – 0844 557 3131
www.funway4agents.co.uk Seven nights' B&B at the three-star Diwangkara Holiday Villa Resort is priced from £989 per adult sharing, inclusive of return airport transfers, flights with Malaysia Airlines, all taxes and fuel surcharges. •
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