Bartending Contest

JIMBARAN - Intercontinental Resort Bali’s staff members joined a bartending competition held at the ‘Padi Prada’ Lounge on Friday, 9 May 2003. Its participants are from the Food and Beverage staff of the Resort. Judgement of the participants’ skills included tasting and recipes, presentation and garnishes, preparation time, attraction and showmanship, attractiveness of cocktail, and creation originality, The panel of judges comprised in-house guests, representatives of Bali Moon Liquor, the General Manager and some of the management team.
Director of Food & Beverages and Executive Chef of the resort, Shane Giles, proudly disclosed the importance of this event for the resort’s staff to show off their talents and creativity. After a 3-hour long contest, Kardana (bartender) won first place with his drink with the name ‘Lampion’, Budi Artika of ‘Water Jimbaran’ came second with his ‘ Green Field’ drink, and Sukariasih of ‘Long Waters, placed third with her drink, ‘Blue Iba-Iba’. (bud)

Bali’s Travel Agents Congress

SANUR – Bali’s Association of Indonesian Travel Agents (ASITA) has chosen a theme of ‘leaping ahead with popular orientation’ for their tenth regional congress (‘musda’), held in Paradise Plaza Hotel, Sanur on Wednesday, 7 May. Deputy Governor of Bali Alit Putra, Deputy Mayor of Denpasar Robin, consultants, and airline men were present amid ASITA members, who apply their right to elect Agung Prana as chairman of the organization. (dar)

Post-SARS Recovery Strategy

PATA and an international public relations firm are working on a post-SARS tourism recovery campaign to be announced later this month. If supported by PATA NTO members, the collective and far-reaching campaign will provide the world’s media with consistent and positive messages about travel to, from and within Pacific Asia. The campaign aims to fully complement the marketing and recovery programme of both public- and private-sector travel and tourism organizations throughout Pacific Asia.

THK Team in Besakih Temple

Recently, the THK Team gathered to pray in Besakih Temple, Karangasem. The prayer is a routine schedule before the team member giving a mark to give the hotels that follow an annual competition THK Awards. The picture shows half of the team members in front of Besakih Temple.