Nusa Dua Beach Hotel reopens after renovation<\/p>\n
NUSA DUA, Bali (JP): Nusa Dua Beach Hotel, the first luxury
\nproperty at the island's well-planned Nusa Dua tourist resort,
\nhas reopened to the public after undergoing a US$22 million
\nrenovation over the last two years.<\/p>\n
The hotel, first established and owned by PT Aerowisata, a
\nsubsidiary of the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, was
\ninaugurated in May 1983 by President Soeharto. After operating
\nfor a decade as a leading hotel, the hotel started in December
\n1993 a refurbishment program to restore its originally authentic
\nBalinese palace-style design.<\/p>\n
In 1990, Aerowisata sold Nusa Dua Beach Hotel to PT Sejahtera
\nIndoco, a Brunei-Indonesian joint venture company which is 95
\npercent owned by the Brunei Investment Agency and 5 percent by a
\ndomestic firm controlled by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana, a daughter
\nof President Soeharto. Aerowisata still manages the hotel.<\/p>\n
The hotel was officially reopened on Sunday by Indonesian
\nMinister of Finance Mar'ie Muhammad and Brunei's Minister of
\nDevelopment Ismail Damit.<\/p>\n
Informed sources at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel said that the
\nIndonesian and Brunei ministers were actually in Bali to discuss
\nplans on financial and investment cooperation. The reopening
\nceremony on Sunday morning was set to coincide with talks between
\nthe two ministers, while the reception was held in the evening.<\/p>\n
In his speech, Mar'ie said Indonesia and Brunei need to
\nimprove bilateral relations.<\/p>\n
\"In addition to this five-star diamond hotel, I would like to
\nencourage Brunei to invest in various fields in Indonesia. To
\nspeed up the process of investment, don't hesitate to contact me
\nanytime,\" he said. He refused to answer any questions raised by
\nthe media.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the hotel's general manager, Kevin O'Hagan, said
\nthat as a pioneer property in the self-contained resort complex,
\nNusa Dua Beach Hotel now offers a wide range of new facilities.<\/p>\n
One of the new facilities is the spa and health center which
\noffers aromatic massages and herbal wraps which may become a
\npioneer for such services in the Nusa Dua area.<\/p>\n
The hotel's director of marketing, Wilie Ooi, said the hotel
\ntargets to gain a 70 percent occupancy rate this year.<\/p>\n
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel is one of the six hotels managed by
\nAerowisata. The other hotels are Sanur Aerowisata Hotel in Bali,
\nPreanger Aerowisata in Bandung, West Java, Pusako Aerowisata in
\nBukittinggi, West Sumatra, Senggigi Aerowisata in Lombok, West
\nNusa Tenggara, and Biak Aerowisata in Irian Jaya.<\/p>\n
Later this year, the company will also manage Biliton Hotel on
\nBelitung Island, South Sumatra.<\/p>\n
Aerowisata, which was founded in 1973, also has an associate
\nhotel in Jakarta, the Ambhara Hotel. (icn)<\/p>",
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