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June/July, 1998
No. 035/VI/98

cover story

After The Boom
What future is there for
Bali's modern theatre
scene?

Warung Society
Bali has its own history of
communal philosophising
and coffee-drinking

Renaissance
Twenty years of Bali's
Festival of the Arts

beyond
bali

Sumbawa's Secrets
Photographs from
Kuang Amo

regular
features

Dangerous Times
Orchestrating a
cremation in Ubud

Home Grown
A preview of
the Quicksilver Pro

Adventure
Getting over a fear
of diving

Health and Beauty
Foreign aid for optic
health

Books
The Painted Alphabet
reviewed

Food
Two boutique hotels,
two top chefs

Fiction
'Our Moon'
by Mas Ruscitadewi

Jungle Drums

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Jungle Pub at Melia Bali

What was previously the Alas Fun Pub at Melia Bali, Nusa Dua was relaunched as the Jungle Pub on 9 April, and staff of the Jungle Pub dressed in British colonial uniforms to celebrate the occasion. Enjoy a rumble in the jungle, and discover Melia Benoa’s wild side where DJs keep the beat pulsating all night long. Snacks and the most exotic cocktails are available from the bar. Merchandise such as tshirts, ashtrays and caps are also available. Open from 18.00pm. – 02.00am daily.

Cathay Pacific’s new flights

Cathay Pacific will add two more weekly non-stop flights between Denpasar and Hong Kong this summer. This increased frequency means that Cathay Pacific will operate daily between Denpasar and Hong Kong. "The additional flights will fulfill the high demand of tourists coming to visit Indonesia’s popular holiday island Bali. The daily flight will provide more flexibility and enhancements to our passengers itineraries with great connections to and from Europe and North America," said David Nye, Cathay Pacific’s Manager Denpasar. Cathay Pacific also has non-stop flights from Surabaya and Jakarta to Hong Kong. Tel. (021) 5151739/40 Fax. (021) 5151733.

Elton John and Madonna in Bali

World-famous Elton John impersonator, Even Steven, will soon be at the Hard Rock Beach Club (HRBC) - Bali. Look closely at Elton John’s oversized glasses with the piano keys on each side and ‘EJ’ spelled out in rhinestones on the front - you’d never know it wasn’t the man himself. So if you want to hear ‘Candle in the Wind’ and Elton’s other hits after a day at the beach, book your ticket now because Even Steven will be rocking Bali only at the HRBC Centrestage.

Madonna fans (isn’t everybody Madonna fan) will also have the chance to view our exclusive collection of her memorabilia at the HRBC Centrestage. We have Madonna’s signed cross necklace, her black leather cap worn on the cover of the CD single ‘Justify My Love’, a pair of her Guess jeans singed on the front leg and the black bullet bra worn on her ‘Blonde Ambition’ tour (check out how sharp it is, OUCH!! Bandages are available from the bar).

Spa News

Two new spa pavilions opened this month at the Nusa Dua Spa at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel. "Following a high demand for treatments for couples we have created two spacious pavilions with an outdoor bath, shower and floating relaxation bale to totally rejuvenate two people wanting to spend time together," said Nusa Dua Beach Hotel’s General Manager, Erik Gangsted. The Nusa Dua Spa now has six massage rooms, 2 body spas, one couple body spa, one couple massage room, one spa villa and two pavilions. "Kawas Spa" located at The Melia Benoa Hotel and two spa at Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran and Sayan, Ubud have also recently opened.

Click It!

Last-minute get-aways in the Asia Pacific are now as close as your personal computer, thanks to a new promotion called Click-It! Weekends from Inter-continental Hotels and TravelWeb. Every Monday morning, Intercontinental hotels and resorts in the Asia-Pacific are listed under Click-it! Weekends icon on the TravelWeb (http://www.travelweb.com) and Interncontinental Hotels and Resorts (http://www.interconti.com) websites. The listed hotels offer 50% discounts off rack rates for the coming weekend. The hotels change weekly, and offer the lowest rates published anywhere. Rates are only applicable for the following weekend. Click-it! Weekends can only be booked via the Internet, and rates are per room, per night. Reservations must be made within six days of arrival, and apply only to Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. Rates do not include taxes and service charges, and are fully comissionalbe to trravel agenct. Click-it! Wekends runs until 31 December 1998 and is subject ot availability.

Awards for two new resorts in Bali

Le Meridien Golf and Spa Resort Bali which officially opened in November last year was nominated as the winner of the Best New Resort Hotel during the presentation of the 10th Annual PATA Travel Award in Singapore. The presentation which took place during the 1998 Travel Award Gala Dinner in Sun Cruises Ship, Singapore was attended by many tour operators and hoteliers from the Asia Pacific. Le Meridien Nirwana Bali was voted the best in its field by suppliers and industry leaders around the Asia Pacific region.

Hard Rock Hotels and Resorts Management Pte Ltd has clinched this year’s New Player of the Year Award by Travel Asia. The award recognizes the accomplishments made by the travel trade personalities in Asia and the new Hard Rock Hotel impressed Travel Asia’s readers votes as well as a distinguished panel of worldwide travel industry leaders. A special awards presentation dinner was attended by Mr Marc Hediger, Senior VP Hard Rock Hotels and MR Stephen Michie, VP Sales and Marketing.

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