Sukamdani launches books to mark hotel's anniversary<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Sukamdani Sahid Gitosardjono, founder and
\npresident of the Sahid Group, launched yesterday two books on
\nhotels and tourism, to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of
\nhis oldest hotel, and to mark his business expansion.<\/p>\n
Sukamdani, in collaboration with his wife Juliah Sukamdani,
\nwrote a special book, entitled Wiratama Gelar Pariwisata, for the
\ninauguration of the completion of an expansion project of the
\nHotel Sahid Raya Solo in Surakarta, Central Java.<\/p>\n
In addition to the inaugural book, Sukamdani has written
\nanother book on tourism, Pariwisata dalam Perspektif Pembangunan
\nEkonomi Indonesia (Tourism in the Perspective of Indonesia's
\nEconomic Development).<\/p>\n
Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunication Joop Ave is
\nexpected to officially inaugurate the expanded four-star hotel on
\nJuly 8.<\/p>\n
Sukamdani said the expansion of the Surakarta hotel cost
\napproximately Rp 45 billion (US$20 million), of which only 40
\npercent was accrued from bank loans.<\/p>\n
The 12-story Sahid Raya Hotel has 102 standard rooms, 23
\nexecutive suites, 14 standard-plus rooms and one luxury suite. It
\nis equipped with a coffee shop, restaurant, conference room, 200-
\nchair banquet-size ballroom, swimming pool, business center and
\nfitness center.<\/p>\n
Sukamdani said he was preparing to improve the hotel to a
\nfive-star hotel because \"this hotel is leaving me with a deep
\nmemory\".<\/p>\n
Opened on July 8, 1965, as the Sahid Sala Hotel, with only 28
\nrooms, the hotel was the first one built by the Sahid Group
\nthrough its oldest subsidiary PT Sahid & Co.<\/p>\n
The Sahid Group currently controls 14 hotels, across the
\ncountry, with a total of 2,621 rooms, including the publicly-
\nlisted Hotel Sahid Jaya in Jakarta, and one apartment building.<\/p>\n
In addition, Sahid also is developing two hotels in
\nUjungpandang, South Sulawesi, and Lombok, east of Bali, which
\nwill add 400 rooms to the Sahid hotel chain next year.<\/p>\n
Sukamdani said he was greatly optimistic about the future of
\nSurakarta as a major tourist destination because of the opening
\nof its airport as a new international gateway to Indonesia later
\nthis year.<\/p>\n
Singapore's Silk Air will start linking Singapore with
\nSurakarta twice a weekly later this year.(rid)<\/p>",
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