Garuda to give away free Bali tickets

Garuda to give away free Bali tickets

JAKARTA: National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia launched its
Cinta Bali (Love Bali) program, in which the airline will give
away 10,000 tickets to Bali -- half for domestic flights and the
rest for international flights -- to help the island's economy
recover.

The program was launched on Tuesday here by State Minister of
Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, State Minister of State
Enterprises Sugiharto and Garuda President Emirsyah Satar.

"Giving away 10,000 tickets is expected to boost the number of
tourists to Bali," Emirsyah surmised.

Domestic passengers have the chance to get the free tickets
when flying by Garuda to Jakarta from Nov. 10 to Dec. 10 and from
Jan. 10 to Feb. 10, 2006. They will have to fill in the provided
form when checking-in and the forms will be drawn during the
flight. The date of traveling for the program is between November
and April 2006.

Garuda's international flight passengers -- except those
flying from Jeddah, Ad Dammam and Riyadh -- also have a chance to
get the free tickets by registering via the airline's website at
www.garuda-indonesia.com from Nov. 10 to Dec. 31. Winners need to
use the tickets between Jan. 8 and May 31, 2006.

Bali's tourism industry was hit hard by its second terrorist
bombing in three years, on Oct. 1, which claimed 23 lives. The
island was just recovering from the attack on Oct. 12, 2002,
which killed 202 tourists, mostly Australians. -- JP