Indonesia Traveling Guide

Festival and Travel Mart 2011 was being held on last week at Raja Ampat Waisai Tercinta Beach (WTC), Raja Ampat, West Papua. This event was Opened with traditional dance and performance on last Thursday. Festival Committee Chairman & Travel Mart 2011 Ferdinand Dimara said that the maritime festival was intended to promote maritime tourism Raja Ampat. Besides bringing the existing tourism operators in Raja Ampat with a number of travel agents.

Raja Ampat, the beauty of the region which is rich with coral and marine life are very well known to the world. Therefore the Raja Ampat could become a major destination of foreign and domestic tourists. Especially diving and underwater tourism lovers. Raja Ampat consists of four large islands, namely Pulau Wageo, http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifMisol, Batanta, and Salawati, as well as over 1,000 small islands to save the diversity of flora and fauna is also a cultural tradition.

In the maritime festival, visitors enjoyed package tours, traditional art performance and also some culinary. Meanwhile, according to Head of Culture and Tourism Raja Ampat Yusdi N Lamatenggo, festival was intended to introduce and promote the fascinating of Raja Ampat underwater panorama, also to increase tourist visits from 7,000 people (2010) to 10,000 this year.

There was also a photo contest focusing on underwater and panoramic views of the community life of Raja Ampat. Also, some seminars on nature diving. For more information about Raja Ampat visit this LINK.

Indonesia’s cultural diversity is a blessing, Culture and Tourism Resources Development Agency spokesman Pitana said here on Wednesday.

Speaking at a public discussion in the framework of National Creative Week at Banyualit Buleleng Hotel in Buleleng district town of Singaraja, Pitana said the cultural diversity in Indonesia was among others in the form of traditional dances, music, art performances, fabric motifs, and handicrafts across the country.

He said the national cultural diversity should continue to be preserved and maintained in the face of various global cultural challenges. According to him, the cultural diversity was the capital to develop a better life because it was a base for the nation’s cultural, tourism, and economic development in a creative way.

Pitana explained that conservation and development of culture and tourism should use the concept of democracy or community empowerment in accordance with the objective of tourism development. He pointed out that in the other parts of the world, creative industry had positive impact on national and regional economy.

In England for example, Pitana said creative industry ranked second as a pillar of the country’s economy from the music, arts, and films. While in Canada, creative industry in 2002 contributed 5.4 percent of gross domestic product and 6 percent against the United State gross domestic product.

Therefore cultural and social observer Made Metra said Indonesia should empower and develop its creative industry as the identity of the nation.

The Tickets: Most airlines have special offers almost all the time. These offers are usually valid only for specific destinations and for specific dates (or days of week). If you are flexible on dates, check "what is on sale now", to get the best price! If there is no discount on your desired route and if your dates are flexible, you can wait for 2 to 4 weeks for a promotion on that particular route.

As many passengers prefer to fly on week-ends, week-end tickets sell first. If you don't book your trip well in advance (2-3 months beforehand) you may notice, for example, that Thursday flights are cheaper than Sunday flights. Some low cost carriers have special promotions on the flights during the week.

The cheapest tickets sell first. The policy of lowcost airlines is to sell cheap tickets at first and to gradually increase the price as tickets are bought. Usually, if you buy your ticket 2-3 months in advance, you will probably get the best price.

Secondary airports: Secondary airports (smaller airports or airports that are further away from the city center) usually have lower airport taxes, which translate into lower ticket prices. When comparing the prices of flights that depart from 2 different airports you need to also take into account the price you pay for transportation to and from the airport (shuttle bus, train ticket, gas, etc).

If there is no direct flight on your desired route and you have to change planes in order to reach your destination, you should take into account three very important "details".

First of all, you will have to buy your flight tickets separately, as if they were for two separate journeys. It may therefore happen that the sum you pay for the two flight tickets, especially if you buy them shortly before your flight date, be almost equal to the price you would pay for a direct flight with a regular line. Check and compare prices well before buying!

Moreover, when you arrive at the airport where need to change flights, you must collect your luggage yourself, as if your journey were over. Afterwards, you need to leave the airport security area, check-in for the second flight and go through the security check once again before boarding the second plane. Be extremely careful, as this could sometimes take more than 3 hours!

Last but not least, if your first flight is late, the next one will not wait for you, even if it is operated by the same airline. That is due to the policy of low cost companies which states that flights are independent from one another. Low cost airlines are not responsible for your losing the onward flights, no matter what.

Buy tickets: When you search for flights, some airlines show you the ticket price without taxes (like fuel fee, airport taxes, government taxes). Before choosing a flight, check the full price (inclusive of all taxes) that has to be displayed in one of the following steps (before you enter your card details).

Some low cost carriers offer you travel insurance by default. This insurance covers you for the duration of your flight/trip. If you already have a comprehensive health insurance policy, you are probably covered much better than you would be with the travel insurance offered by the airline. In this case, there is no point buying travel insurance together with the flight ticket.

Lately, some bargain airlines started selling "reserved seats" on the plane. However, the seats are all quite similar and even if you don't reserve a seat when you book your ticket you will still be able to choose your seat when you board the plane or you will be assigned one at the check in desk. So you can easily avoid paying extra money in order to reserve your seat.

All cheap airlines charge customers a payment handling fee, which covers the costs they incur when accepting Credit Card payments. The fee may vary depending on the card circuit (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners, etc) or the card type (Credit Card or Debit Card). Most of the time, if you pay by debit card you will be charged no payment handling fee or you will pay a lower fee than when paying by credit card.

Usually, if you choose the lowest fare you will not be allowed to freely modify you flight details later on (change dates or passenger names, etc). If you think that you might need to do this, you should consider buying a more flexible (but also more expensive) ticket.

As cheap airlines are trying to minimize their costs they usually have a restrictive luggage policy. - You can board the plane with only one piece of hand luggage (usually not heavier than 10kg and with maximum dimensions of 55x40x20cm). For detailed information on hand luggage allowance check the website of the carrier. - If you plan to also take hold baggage with you, you will need to pay for it online (when you book your ticket) or at the airport. Keep in mind that it is cheaper to pay for your checked-in luggage online than at the airport.

Most lowcost airlines now offer passengers the possibility to check in online for their flight. In most cases you can check in online only if you have no hold luggage. However, some airlines do have a special bag-drop desk for passengers who wish to check in online and to take hold luggage with them. By checking in online, you will avoid queuing in order to check-in at the airport (and you will probably also save some money).

Before departure: Low-cost airlines may (rarely) decide to change the departure / arrival airport (to another airport in the same city) or to reschedule flights. You are usually informed of these changes in advance, via e-mail. However, it is recommended that you re-check your flight details a couple of days before departure.

Avoid excess baggage charges by weighing your luggage at home and trying to stay under the weight limit (15 or 25 kilos per checked-in bag, depending on the airline). If you exceed the weight limit, you may be asked to pay 10-15E per extra kilo. If your luggage is overweight and you can't leave anything else at home, it may be a good idea for you to take a hand baggage. But be careful: you need to check the weight limits for your hand luggage too!

Usually, if one low-cost flight is late, it causes all the subsequent flights made with that particular airplane to be delayed. This is due to the fact that low-cost airlines prefer to have short waiting times (between 25 minutes and 2 hours) between flights. So if the flight before yours is late, your flight may even have a 1 or 2-hour delay. You can check the estimated departure/arrival time online, either on the website of the airport (for most airports) or on the website of the airline (for all major airlines).

One of the most important "features" of low cost flights is that the airlines do not offer free food and drinks on the plane. Food and drinks are sold on board, but they are quite expensive. If you travel on a low budget you should take some sandwiches from home. But remember that you cannot carry any liquids in your hand luggage past the security check!

At the airport: Plan to arrive at the airport at least two hours before your flight is scheduled to depart. Low-cost airlines will not wait for passengers who are late, as regular airlines do. Check-in opens 2 hours before departure and closes strictly 40 minutes before departure.

Many low cost airlines have a free seating policy, which means that you can choose your seat when you board the plane. The seats situated near the emergency exists have more leg room than the others, so if you are tall or have long legs, you will probably prefer to sit there!

Interesting decision has been made today for Komodo National Park participation in the New Seven Wonders of Nature competition. "After this decision is made, the Komodo National Park is no longer part of the campaign of the New Seven Wonders of Nature held by the New 7 Wonders Foundation," said Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik.

He claimed to be misled by the New 7 Wonders Foundation. Withdrawals made after the New 7 Wonders Foundation has threatened to exclude Komodo National Park from the list of 28 finalists because Indonesia refused to host the declaration of the winner of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

To host the New 7 Wonders Foundation, it requires Indonesia to pay 10 million U.S. dollars, or about USD 85.4 billion for the license only. Kembudpar also has to prepare another USD 35 million or equal to IDR 298.7 billion for the cost of organizing the event in Indonesia.

"Since we have not signed anything yet, and after taking consideration about the investment cost, we have decided to retreat, "Jero said. To learn more about Komodo National Park and the beauty of its nature, please visit the bolded link in this paragraph.

West Nusa Tenggara or NTB province near Bali Island will soon see the completion of its Lombok International Airport that can also accommodate Air Bus 330 or Boeing 767 aircraft.

Lombok International Airport (BIL), located in Tanah Awu, Pujut sub-district, Central Lombok district, is about 40 kilometers south of the old Mataram Selaparang Airport.

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to inaugurate the Lombok International Airport on October 1 this year.

The BIL worth 945.8 billion rupiah has a passenger terminal measuring 21 thousand square meters or four times wider than that of Selaparang Mataram Airport which is only 4,796 square meters. One US dollar is about 9,000 rupiah.

The BIL’s passenger accommodating capacity is three million passengers a year with a parking area of 17,500 square meters, while Selaparang airport’s parking lot is only 7,334 square meters.

In addition, the BIL has a runway of 2,750 meters x 40 meters square, so it can accommodate ten Air Bus 330 or Boeing 767 air planes.

If you put them together, you will have at least, a list of more than 50 social networking websites today! You can search your old friends, get connected with your friends and families, build online networks, sell your products, and much more activities can be done through this social networking websites. You can meet new friends too, chat with them, post your pictures and share them; it will be a lot of fun. This is how people make new friends today!

To add more fun, people usually get creative by adding some picture effects before posting them into their social networking account. Today, you can find many websites that offer funny photo effects online. With this simple application, you can make funny pictures. You can make a photo with you (or your friends) standing side by side with superstars or even politicians. Your picture can also end up as a cover of a popular magazine. All this effects can be easily created with an online photo funny effect website.

There are many websites that provide this type of photo effects, en.picjoke.com is one of them. This web claims to have more than 100 effects and they make new effect everyday. With the help of this web, to make funny pictures online is super simple! Visit the website, pick the funny effect, up load your picture, and that’s it! You can use the result pictures and get them posted into your social networking account. Simple and at the same time create a friendly and funny atmosphere to your new friendship, and it’s all free.

Here are few things your hotel won't tell, but if you observe carefully, all this makes most sense!

1. "In tough times we have to discount—creatively."

For the hotel industry, 2009 was the worst year since the Great Depression, and last year was only slightly better. At its low, the average daily room rate was $97, down from $107 in 2008, and occupancy rates fell below 55 percent. "This recession has been so traumatic across the board for all types of hotels," says Robert Mandelbaum, research director at Colliers PKF Hospitality Research. In turn, hotels have slashed staff and cut corners. Michael Aschoff, a retired compliance officer from Tampa, Fla., stays in hotels 30 to 50 nights a year and has noticed they've stopped replacing soap and providing body wash and mouthwash. "They have really cut back on little amenities," he says.

2. "Book with us to get an upgrade."

What's more, book directly with the hotel and your "chances of getting an upgrade are vastly improved," says Rank. Hotels also like to save perks for their loyalty-program members. Chris Jones, the general manager of Hotel Indigo in San Diego, says he gives upgrades to about 35 percent of customers, with priority going to loyalty-card holders. "The hospitality industry is all about relationships," says Fredrik Korallus, executive vice president for global revenue generation at Carlson Hotels. "If you want something, it never hurts to ask."

3. "Your room won't really look like this."

There are plenty of places to find reviews of hotels, from newspapers and magazines to websites with traveler reviews. But when you want to see what the room or the pool looks like, you often have to trust the hotel—which may not be trustworthy.

Most hotels are not out to actively deceive customers. "We want to ensure that the images are accurate," says Jeff Wagoner, president of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. But, he adds, "we have no specific written guidelines."

4. "Kiss your credit card data goodbye."

Hotels have become a favorite target for credit card–data thieves. According to digital-security firm Trustwave, 38 percent of the credit card– hacking cases it worked on in 2009 were in the hospitality industry—far more than any other industry the company works with. Hackers (usually organized crime outfits) access a hotel's network by guessing the administrator password, then place malware on the network, which then transmits guest's card numbers back to them. They can also steal other info about you—home address, phone number, license plate number—to aid in identity theft.

5. "We need locals as much as travelers."

With fewer people traveling, hotels that have bars, restaurants, spas and golf courses have been forced to look closer to home for help making up lost revenue. They need locals as much as travelers!

6. "We obsess over online comments."

Traveler-review sites have become a powerful force in the hotel industry. Too many bad reviews and business may start to slide—a fact those in the industry know all too well. "We highly recommend that hotel managers keep up with what is being said about them online, and not only respond but rectify any issue the customer might have had," says Wyndham's Wagoner.

One of the best parts of the holiday season is connecting with friends and family. But traveling during the holidays can be a real hassle.

Whether you're taking an afternoon drive or flying across the country, there are plenty of ways to make the trip less stressful. Many of these tips will also save you money and are easier on the planet.

Pack light so you don’t have to pay for or deal with the hassle of checked luggage. You won’t have to arrive at the airport as early, wait around after your flight gets in, or worry about lost bags.

Take public transportation to the airport. It’s less expensive than taking a car service or paying for parking. Airport parking lots can fill up quickly during peak holiday travel times, and it can be a real nightmare to deal with full lots.

Bring your own healthy snacks. You’ll avoid waiting on long lines or paying top dollar for sub-par food at the airport.

Carry your own water bottle. If the airport has water fountains, it will save you the cost of having to buy overpriced bottled water, which can quickly add up, especially if you’re traveling with a family of four. If you can't find those fountains, you can still ask the flight attendant to fill up your bottle so you don’t have to keep asking for water.

Carpool with friends or family members who are going to the same destination. It’s more fun than traveling alone and having company will help alleviate stress when you hit the inevitable holiday traffic. Planning your trip ahead of time and taking the shortest route possible will also help save you time, money, and the hassle of getting lost.

Stay home and use free or inexpensive technology, such as Skype, to connect to far-flung relatives.

There is no secret to car owner, as we all do aware that the simplest and most incredible way to change your car to become sportier and cooler is by adding spoiler! This accessory is one of the most recognized accessories widely available today, online and offline. The sad part is that many people haven’t realized the real function of car spoiler.

It was designed to improve aerodynamic on a car and to create stability when we drive in high speed. So the accessory that we installed on the rear of the car in a parallel position, also serve as a balancing device. To get this stabilizing benefit, a car has to be speeding over 100 mph, so for most cars the real function of spoiler has actually never or rarely been used. What most people do realize about car spoiler is, it changes the look, even an uninteresting car can transform into a sporty race ride.

These days, people can buy car spoiler online, we live in the era where people go online to buy things, looking for information and etc. There are many online stores selling car accessory, within this kind of store, people can also find car spoiler, various kind of spoiler; from front spoiler, rear spoiler, to tailgate spoiler. Spoiler is available for every type of car, from sedan, SUVs, minivan, even truck. Plan to create some style on your ride? Simply visit CARiD.com.

You might reserve top five star hotels, book first class flight, tour and many other first class things for your vacation, but those things could be useless if you don’t bring your eyeglasses. As for those with eye problems and vision disturbances, without their prescription eyeglasses they cannot see things clearly, in some worst cases the views are nothing but just some blurred scenes.

This is why for them it is crucially important to bring spare eyeglasses when they travel. Since this blog is about traveling, and the content of this post is about eyeglasses, with the holiday season just around the corner, introducing Zenni Optical seems perfectly fit here! Zenni Optical is one of the most popular prescription eyeglasses online stores these days, it has been known as one from very few affordable prescription eyeglasses online stores these days. To welcome this holiday season it has just added a new collection called Holiday Fun Eyeglasses.

Zenni has a complete collection for children, men and women. You can find a wide variety of frame design here, from the classic elegant look to the most stylish and cutting edge designs. Visitor of Zenni Optical’s website can easily browse and pick just the right pair from its rich collection of prescription eyeglasses. $8 Prescription Zenni Glasses is the starting price and yet the glasses is made of high quality material frame and lenses, and it comes with full guarantee. Simply visit Zenni Optical, don’t forget to check the New Arrivals section too!

As one megacity, Moscow is now become one major city in the world where many tourists and businessmen pay their visit for the whole year. According to reliable statistic, travelers are attracted mostly because of the fact that Moscow is a center of many attractions from economic, cultural to tourism. Talking about traveling is always closely related to where you are going to stay during the visit.

Many travelers, from short period to long staying travelers are now shifting their accommodation preferences, from hotel to apartment. Not only because of the budget reason but also because of the environment, when they stay in apartment, they merge with local, definitely one unforgettable experience travelers do not find when staying at hotel. Apartments rentals services in Moscow is one popular accommodation these days, the service offered is just the same with many hotel and some even exceeding travelers’ expectation.

You can search over the internet for serviced apartments in Moscow or just directly visit moscow4rent.com, an English-speaking online accommodation service where travelers can find Moscow Apartments list for daily rentals to a whole year rentals. According to this website, all listed Moscow apartments within their site are centrally located, and this is why travelers who choose to stay in their apartments can always expect interesting and lively activities.

In addition, travelers do not have to worry about the hygiene issue; they offer only hygiene products and toiletries, not to mention all these serviced apartments are modernly equipped, from amenities and furniture to microwaves. Unlimited International, domestic calls and fast internet access are also available within serviced apartments; they also have maid services to clean your rooms. Looking for an Apartment for short term near Kremlin or any other part of the city, from one day to full year? Just visit the website to have more details.

Traveling always sounds great to refresh our mind after work hard for days and months. In fact, traveling is not just about books a plane ticket, reserve hotels and enjoys our fancy time. There are many ways to travel, some would like to travel by sea, others by air and land!

Talking about land trip, have you ever considered making a road trip? A family road trip! Get pack in your own car with your wife and children and get around exploring the whole country. Sound adventures, right?

Wait! Before you get this idea and make it happen, you need to consider about your car condition. Is it fulfilling a condition to get a long trip? Has it insured?

Talk about car insurance, we realize that looking for a car insurance company is not always easy. We must know how credible the company is, the benefit we can get, how is the terms and claiming process, etc.

You don’t need to get confuse since there a website like carinsurancerates.com. With an “Everything Car Insurance” tag line, they could really provide you all information about car insurance.

You can learn very completely about insurance glossary on their page so you get well informed about a to z car insurance and there a comprehensive guidance about car insurance rate could give you more lesson how to minimize your premium.

Just after you feel ready to get your car insurance, you can fill their online form to get the best insurance quote then compare between some companies. The quote is totally free. When everything is prepared, now it’s traveling time! Drive safely and have a great trip!

If you've ever ordered products online, you know that internet nearly always beats a regular store hands-down for convenience. You never have to leave your house and making comparison shop for a great price. One of popular buying is eyeglasses on Zenni Optical. Watch them from the movie at Zenni was On FOX news!

To place an order here, you need to have at least a prescription for corrective eyeglass lens and your pupillary distance (PD). If you have a prescription for contact lens, it may not usable to make eyeglasses. When you have your eyes examined, request the PD of the person who does your exam, since corrected lens can not made without it. It’s used to position the optical center of the lens so that you will be able to easily see through the lens, to center the correction in front of the pupil of your eye, in the eyeglasses.

Zenni on FOX will lead you to the online store. You can buy the best eyeglasses and get great one. They provide wide range of eyeglasses type in affordable price, that means you will buy great eyeglasses for less.

However, you need to consider the prescription eyeglasses because every pair of glasses is a custom-made item. So you must make various measurements for a proper fit. But don’t worry you can find most variable dimension frames on Zenni. They provide global quality, affordable price and volume leader.

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End of year is reaching quickly, holidays season is coming! For those who have eye or vision problem and do not feel comfort with your existing prescription eyeglasses now is the time to re-examine your eye and get your most up dated eyeglasses prescription.

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At this moment where the economic condition is at the worst condition and affected many areas including real estate investment, it might seem that any investment will not work, but that is according to general opinion. The lecturer, the professional of this school has gone through crisis such as the condition the world is facing right now, and they will teach you how to take advantage of this condition.

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There was a scene in Titanic mentioned about new money or Nouveau Riche, some term to refer to people who were in lower economy condition but due to some reason own considerable wealth! This writing will not discussed about Titanic but more to the new money term, brilliant idea when combine with good opportunity can really create new money! In history there are many people can be used as example in this specific case!

Here is a list of the most promising ventures of determined Billionaire entrepreneurs from fortune magazine, to mention few are Edmund Vestey, Jack Rudin, Sir Yue-Kong Pao, Margaret Hunt Hill, Henry Fok Ying-Tung, Sergio Mantegazze, Hary B. Helmsley, John Spyros Latsis, and the list are still rolling! These people has persistent, patient, has many brilliant simple ideas and they put them into action, yes real action, meet opportunity and there they go become Nouveau Riche!

When we go through the list you will see the figures, the wealth they earn, and if you observe more details you will find one thing, one common thing within all these billionaires. They invest in real estate! Yes real estate may seem so awful at this moment, but wait, when the price decrease significantly, that’s the time to buy and invest, the profit is just before your eyes. Just go through the list and learn, may be you will find more clue how these people can be Nouveau Riche! Learn from the history of Nouveau Riche!

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Who are the founder and CEO of this university? Nouveau University, founded by entrepreneur Jim Piccolo, known for his philanthropic activities, has founded many successful businesses including Nouveau Riche, a real estate investment education company which has educated more than 30,000 students nationwide. Dr. Laura Palmer Noone, former President of University of Phoenix, has been named as the Chief Executive Officer for Nouveau University. She is also active in the community, serving on the Board of Directors of Child Crisis Center and Banner Health Foundation of Arizona as well as working with many exceptional organizations including Fresh Start Women's Foundation and the American Heart Association. This is an added value for the students.

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Anti-government protests forced the closure of three airports recently - Phuket, Krabi, and Hat Yai. Travellers should be aware that the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) group are holding demonstrations outside government offices across the country, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej. The rallies could cause further disruptions at airports and rail stations.

Most visits to Thailand are trouble-free but travellers should be aware that there are serious security concerns in the southern provinces of Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla due to ongoing violent insurgency. On 15 March, a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of a Pattani hotel, killing two people and injuring 13. The Thai-Myanmar border is also potentially volatile.

Thailand and Cambodia have resolved the territorial dispute at the site of an ancient Hindu temple which lies on the border. In July, more than 500 Thai and 1000 Cambodian soldiers were stationed on either side of the Preah Vihear temple, and the UN Security Council was called on to resolve the dispute. The trouble started after Unesco classified the temple as a Cambodian World Heritage Site, resulting in protests from Thai activists.

Following the general election in December, Thailand has returned to democratic rule under a coalition government, but travellers should still exercise caution, and avoid political rallies and demonstrations in the capital.

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