Thai, Singapore hotel chains tie up with Bakrie<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): General Hotels Management of Singapore and
\nSoneva Pavilion of Thailand agreed here yesterday to operate
\nhotels and tourism resorts now being developed by the Bakrie
\nGroup in Lampung.<\/p>\n
The two companies signed the agreements with Bakrie Group's PT
\nKrakatau Lampung Tourism Development Corporation, which is now
\ndeveloping the 350-hectare resort site in Kalianda, South
\nLampung.<\/p>\n
Bangkok-based Soneva Pavilion Hotels and Resorts agreed to
\ndevelop and manage two luxury resorts at the resort called the
\nKalianda adventure and nature resort.<\/p>\n
"We will operate Kalianda's first resort, which is expected to
\nbe completed in December this year," Soneva's managing director
\nBernhard Bohnenberger said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The site would be a nature theme resort site, he said.<\/p>\n
Bohnenberger said Soneva also planned to invest 20 percent
\nstake in the Kalianda hotel resort development, as was stated in
\nits letter of intent submitted to PT Krakatau. He declined to
\ndisclose his company's investment in the project.<\/p>\n
The company would start the construction of another luxury
\nresort at the same site next year, he said.<\/p>\n
"We also intend to find other investors to cooperate on the
\nproject with us," he said.<\/p>\n
Soneva Pavilion, which operates hotels and resorts in
\nThailand, the Maldives and Vietnam, have several ongoing projects
\nin Indonesia and other South East Asian countries.<\/p>\n
The Singapore-based General Hotels Management (GHM) agreed to
\nprovide a technical assistance agreement for the design and
\nconstruction of Serai-Lampung Hotel.<\/p>\n
GHM's director in Indonesia Mark Edleson said the hotel's
\nconstruction was scheduled to start early next year, and would be
\ncompleted in mid 1999.<\/p>\n
The hotel would have 120 rooms, two restaurants and a spa, he
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
GHM operates two types of hotels, namely the Serai and Chedi.
\nSome of the resort hotels it operates are Chedi Ubud in Bali,
\nChedi Bandung (West Java) and Chedi-Phuket in Thailand.<\/p>\n
National resort operator PT Kelola Sarana Wisata (Kelawi),
\nalso agreed yesterday to be part of the resorts management.<\/p>\n
Kelawi's president Herman Hartomo said his company would
\nmanage several aspects of the resort such as the security, the
\nrestaurants, and discotheques.<\/p>\n
PT Krakatau Lampung Tourism Corporation (KLTD) is 90 percent
\nowned by the Bakrie Group, while the remaining 10 percent is
\nowned by the provincial government of Lampung.<\/p>\n
The joint venture was established to develop a 350 hectare
\nsite in Lampung into a world-class integrated resort, which would
\neventually contain 20 cluster hotels and three saleable
\ndevelopments such as golf areas and camping grounds.<\/p>\n
KLTD's project director Chairul Hakim said yesterday his
\ncompany expected to invest US$50 million in the first phase of
\nthe development.<\/p>\n
Seventy percent of the funds came from bank loans, and the
\nremaining 30 percent from the company's own funds, he said.<\/p>\n
The number of foreign and domestic tourists in Lampung reached
\n397,580 last year, a 7.11 percent rise from the previous year.
\nThe government expects a 15 percent increase in tourists to the
\narea this year. (das)<\/p>",
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