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Regent
of Badung Visits THK Tourism Awards Winner
The
Regent of Badung, Anak Agung Oka Ratmadi
has made a visit to one of the hotels that
won Tri Hita Karana (THK) Tourism Awards,
Melia Bali Villas Spa & Resort. On the
visit, the figure of Satria Palace Denpasar
was accompanied by Badung Tourist Authority,
IGN Rai Sudarma, Head of Public Relations
Division of Badung I Wayan Suambara, Team
Leader of THK Tourism Awards Berata Ashrama
and a number of travel journalists.
At Melia Bali, the Regent and party were
hosted by John Raja (HRD Director of Melia
Bali), Gede Suarsa (Room Division Manager)
and Evi Suryaningsi (Public Relation Officer).
Having observed the environmental aspect
(Palemahan), the Regent praised the management
of Melia Bali in managing and preserving
the hotel environment. Ratmadi made time
to feed a squirrel that sprang from one
tree to another. “Animals here are
always fed so they are not wild,” said
John while adding, not only squirrels, other
animals also frequently drop in here, and
on certain seasons there is male turtle
that lays eggs at the hotel’s poolside.
The Regent was also taken to the hotel area
of 4.5 hectares while inspecting the placement
of house of worship (Parhyangan). Here,
the Regent expressed his admiration again
to the hotel as it has paid serious attention
to the house of worship for Hindu devotees,
while for non-Hindu employees is also provided
a special place for saying their prayers.
The regent also visited the hotel’s
kitchen and made dialogue with hotel employees
who were having lunch at the hotel’s
canteen. John Raja explained about human
resources development (Pawongan) and management
transparency in managing the income from
service charges at the hotel. “Our
management is open, service charges are
announced and publicized daily on the announcement
board near the canteen, so employees can
monitor it easily,” said John Raja
who has worked at Melia Bali for 15 years.
To the journalists, the Regent Ratmadi said
that openness in a company is very important
to motivate work enthusiasm and create harmonious
relationships between employees and management.
Head of Public Relations, I Wayan Suambara,
said that the regent’s visit was meant
to see first hand the implementation of
THK concepts at hotels of THK Tourism Awards
winners, chiefly hotels in Badung regency.
“For this moment, the regent only heard
about THK from the mass media,” said
Suambara.
Chairman of the Organizing Committee of
THK Tourism Awards Berata Ashrama expounded
the program that was launched in 2000 aimed
at assessing the eco-oriented hotels in
the perspective of Tri Hita Karana. Melia
Bali Villas Spa & Resort won Gold Awards
for three times in succession, so in 2004
it was entitled to receive Emerald Awards.
Apart from Melia Bali that competed in 5-star
and 5-star plus category, there were two
other THK Tourism Awards winner in Badung
namely The Ritz Carlton Resort & Spa
and Alam Kulkul Boutique Resort. (BTN/013)
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