Pulau Khayangan

Pulau Kayangan adalah sebuah pulau kecil berpasir putih seluas sekitar 1 ha dan secara administratif termasuk dalam wilayah Kelurahan Bulo Gading Kecamatan Ujung Pandang, Kota Makassar Sulawesi Selatan. Lokasinya berjarak ± 0,8 km dari Kota Makassar, tidak jauh dari Pelabuhan Soekarno-Hatta Makassar dan bentang peninggalan Belanda Fort Rotterdam yang didalamnya terdapat Musium Lagaligo , atau dapat ditempuh 15 menit perjalanan dengan menumpang perahu boat 36 PK yang khusus disediakan bagi para pengunjung. Pulau ini dulunya bernama Marrouw atau Meraux.

Pulau Kayangan mempunyai beberapa fasilitas seperti tempat penginapan, resort/pondokan, panggung hiburan, restoran, gedung serba guna, tempat bermain bagi anak-anak, sarana olah raga, dan anjungan memancing. Di bagian lain terdapat sejumlah aquarium yang menampung beraneka ragam jenis ikan hias air laut. Daya tarik : Berenang, panorama matahari terbenam (sunset), olah raga air, musik & pertunjukan, permainan anak-anak, akuarium.

Sumber:http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Khayangan

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Kabupaten Tana Toraja

Sumber:http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabupaten_Tana_Toraja

Kabupaten Tana Toraja adalah salah satu Daerah Tingkat II di provinsi Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia. Ibu kota kabupaten ini terletak di Makale. Kabupaten ini memiliki luas wilayah 3.205,77 km² dan berpenduduk sebanyak kurang lebih 400.000 jiwa.

Suku Toraja yang mendiami daerah pegunungan dan mempertahankan gaya hidup yang khas dan masih menunjukkan gaya hidup Austronesia yang asli dan mirip dengan budaya Nias. Daerah ini merupakan salah satu obyek wisata di Sulawesi Selatan dan obyek wisata adalan Indonesia sesudah Bali.

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Implementasi Tahun Kunjungan Wisata

Sumber: Tribun Timur, Makassar
www.tribun-timur.com

Sabtu, 12-01-2008

Implementasi Tahun Kunjungan Wisata

Salam Tribun

PROGRAM tahun kunjungan wisata Indonesia 2008 atau "Visit Indonesia Year 2008" sudah bergulir. Di beberapa daerah tujuan wisata andalan, berbagai kegiatan pariwisata telah pula digelar. Pemerintah berharap pencanangan tahun wisata 2008, sekaligus peringatan seratus tahun Hari Kebangkitan Nasional mampu mengundang wisatawan mancanegara hingga 7 juta orang. Tahun kunjungan wisata juga bertujuan meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui pembangunan sektor pariwisata. Itu sebabnya, seluruh pemerintah daerah, terutama yang menjadi daerah tujuan wisata andalan menyiapkan diri dan membenahi sektor pariwisata. Bahkan, seluruh komponen masyarakat hendaknya berpartisipasi menyukseskan tahun kunjungan wisata Indonesia 2008. Dalam mengisi kegiatan Visit Indonesia Year 2008, Provinsi Bengkulu yang bukan daerah tujuan wisata andalan pun tak ingin ketinggalan. Gubernur Bengkulu, Agusrin Maryono Najamudin, Rabu (9/1), membuka Festival Tabot 2008 di kawasan wisata Tapak Paderi, Kota Bengkulu. Festival itu menjadi agenda pertama program Visit Indonesia Year 2008.

Lokasi pelaksanaan kegiatan sengaja dipusatkan di kawasan wisata Tapak Paderi yang berlokasi di pinggir pantai. Letaknya tidak jauh dari obyek wisata sejarah berupa Benteng Marlborough, Tugu Thomas Parr, dan Persada Sukarno. Pemerintah Provinsi Bengkulu menginginkan festival menjadi sarana untuk memperkenalkan sejumlah obyek wisata di Kota Bengkulu. Kegiatan yang sama dilakukan pula oleh Dinas Pariwisata Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Peristiwa pariwisata seperti lomba pancing internasional, sail Indonesia, expo NTT, dan lomba dayung diusulkan ke Departemen Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata sebagai bagian dari program Visit Indonesia Year 2008. Kegiatan tersebut bertujuan menunjang pengembangan dan pelestarian budaya. Jangan ditanya kegiatan di Pulau Bali, daerah andalan utama pariwisata Indonesia. Persiapan sudah berlangsung sejak lama. Pemerintah Kota Denpasar, misalnya, meluncurkan program teranyar, Denpasar Sightseeing atau jalan-jalan ke Denpasar. Pemerintah dan masyarakat setempat berusaha memanjakan wisatawan yang berkunjung ke pasar tradisional, museum Bali, dan Taman Budaya. Pada hakikatnya, kegiatan di daerah-daerah dalam program Tahun Kunjungan Wisata Indonesia 2008, bertujuan menghidupkan pariwisata lokal. Lewat program nasional itu, berbagai potensi obyek wisata daerah bisa dipromosikan ke luar negeri. Dengan kata lain, daerah tujuan wisata andalan yang sering mengeluh kekurangan dana, bisa tertolong. Di samping itu, kegiatan-kegiatan yang mengisi program Visit Indonesia Year 2008 merupakan wujud kebersamaan antara komponen pariwisata dan masyarakat. Lewat kegiatan pariwisata terpadu, daerah-daerah menunjukkan dapat pula kondisinya yang aman dan layak dikunjungi oleh wisatawan mancanegara. Paling tidak, program pemerintah itu bakal merangsang peningkatan kunjungan dan lama tinggal wisatawan di daerah-daerah. Dampak lain, kreativitas masyarakat untuk berinovasi dalam pelestarian dan pengembangan seni budaya, serta obyek wisata akan meningkat. Sayang, Tahun Kunjungan Wisata Indonesia 2008 tak keras bergaung di Makassar dan Sulawesi Selatan. Padahal, obyek wisatanya melimpah dan masuk daerah tujuan andalan.

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Pantai Losari

jika anda berada di Kota Makassar,paling asyik melewatkan senja di Pantai Losari. Duduk santai di meja terpanjang di dunia sambil menikmati pisang epe atau es Pallu butung menyaksikan mentari terbenam di ufuk barat.

Tropical spices 101:Cloves

Cloves are one of the most pungent and unique spices. The Dutch held a monopoly over production and trade of the spice, native to the North Moluccas (Indonesia), up until the 18th century.

Clove trees are sensitive tropical evergreen trees from the myrtle family. They grow up to 15 meters in height and at the end of each small branch small crimson flowers grow in triple clusters. Harvesting is first done when a tree reaches six to eight years of age and continues for 50 years, although each tree usually only delivers one bumper crop in four years. Rough handling during harvest will mean diminishing yields later and, thus, the trees are handled with extreme care. The Scottish anthropologist James Frazer, in his 1890 publication, “The Golden Bough -- A Study in Magic and Religion,” wrote: “When the clove trees are in blossom, they are treated like pregnant women. No noise may be made near them; no light, no fire may be carried past them at night; no one may approach them with his hat on, all must uncover in their presence. These precautions are observed lest the tree should be alarmed and bear no fruit, or should drop its fruit too soon.

Searching for spirits in Indonesia

After visiting pagodas, churches, synagogues and mosques in five continents seeking the holiness humanity holds in common, in Jogjakarta, Indonesia, I saw one of the most elegant spiritual symbols of my life: a green elephant foot flower pot.

The icon in question, a green pillar emerging from a lotus flower blooming out of an elephant foot, was situated in Jogja's kraton, the palace of the city's sultan. The foot represents the island's base of Hinduism, the flower the coming of Buddhism, and from these two stem the modern Indonesian religion of Islam; the green pillar symbolizes the Islamic Five Pillars of Faith.

Registered Seller List (as per 11 September 2006

No.	Company	Province
1.	Sol Melia Group	Bali
2.	PT. Merrys Tour & Travel	Bali
3.	Bali Village Association	Bali
4.	Febri's Hotel & Spa	Bali
5.	Pertiwi Resort & Spa	Bali
6.	Alila Hotels & Resorts	Bali
7.	Ayodya Resort Bali	Bali
8.	Hotel Sanur Beach Bali	Bali
9.	Bali Handara Kosaido Country Club	Bali
10.	Contiki Resort Bali	Bali
11.	Dhyana Pura Beach Resort	Bali
12.	Grand Balisani Suites	Bali
13.	PT. Bali Info Iklanindo Semesta (Indo.com)	Bali
14.	PT. Selamat Jalan Tour	Bali
15.	Rama Hotels & Resorts Bali	Bali
16.	Alam Kulkul	Bali
17.	Golden Kris Bali	Bali
18.	Lotus Asia Tours	Bali
19.	The Vira Bali Hotel	Bali
20.	Champlung Hotels & Resorts	Bali
21.	Floressa Bali Tours	Bali
22.	Risata Bali Resort & Spa	Bali
23.	Alliance Lovina	Bali
24.	The Lokha Legian - Santhi Hotel	Bali
25.	Grand Hyatt Bali	Bali
26.	Resor Seminyak	Bali
27.	Wisata Titian Nusantara Tours	Bali
28.	Central Java Tourism Office	Central Java
29.	Gallery Hotel Kresna Wonosobo	Central Java
30.	Losari Coffee Plantation Resort & Spa	Central Java
31.	PT. Nusantara Tour & Travel	Central Java
32.	Surakarta Tourism Office	Central Java
33.	Surya Dirgantara Tours	Central Java
34.	Tlogo Agro Plantation	Central Java
35.	Kalimantan Tours	Central Kalimantan
36.	PT. Mulio Angkasa	Central Kalimantan
37.	Central Sulawesi Culture & Tourism Office	Central Sulawesi
38.	PT. Duta Wisata Travel	Central Sulawesi
39.	Adventure Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
40.	Choice Hotels Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
41.	Choice Hotels Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
42.	Choice Hotels Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
43.	Aryaduta Hotels Group	DKI Jakarta
44.	Aryaduta Hotels Group	DKI Jakarta
45.	Swiss-Belhotel International	DKI Jakarta
46.	Swiss-Belhotel International	DKI Jakarta
47.	Sahid Hotels	DKI Jakarta
48.	Mulia Senayan Hotel	DKI Jakarta
49.	Mulia Senayan Hotel	DKI Jakarta
50.	Santika Hotel	DKI Jakarta
51.	Santika Hotel	DKI Jakarta
52.	Patra Jasa Groups	DKI Jakarta
53.	Patra Jasa Groups	DKI Jakarta
54.	PT. Garuda Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
55.	PT. Garuda Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
56.	Jakarta City Government Tourism Office	DKI Jakarta
57.	Jakarta City Government Tourism Office	DKI Jakarta
58.	Jakarta City Government Tourism Office	DKI Jakarta
59.	Jakarta City Government Tourism Office	DKI Jakarta
60.	Pacto Ltd	DKI Jakarta
61.	Pacto Ltd	DKI Jakarta
62.	Jayakarta Hotels & Resorts	DKI Jakarta
63.	PT. Hotel Indonesia Natour (Inna Hotel Group)	DKI Jakarta
64.	PT. Hotel Indonesia Natour (Inna Hotel Group)	DKI Jakarta
65.	Le Grandeur Mangga Dua Jakarta	DKI Jakarta
66.	Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Republic of Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
67.	Ministry of Culture and Tourism, The Republic of Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
68.	Grand Kemang	DKI Jakarta
69.	PT. Tauzia International	DKI Jakarta
70.	Hotel Bumikarsa Bidakara	DKI Jakarta
71.	Senggigi Beach Hotel & Pool Villa Club Lombok	DKI Jakarta
72.	PT. Satriavi Leasure Manager	DKI Jakarta
73.	Hotel Menara Peninsula	DKI Jakarta
74.	Singgasana Hotels and Resort	DKI Jakarta
75.	Synergy Destination Indonesia	DKI Jakarta
76.	The Sultan Hotel	DKI Jakarta
77.	Bulanmadu.com	DKI Jakarta
78.	Indonesia Ecoventure	DKI Jakarta
79.	Indonesia Specialiast Consortium (ISC)	East Java
80.	Singgasana Hotel Surabaya	East Java
81.	Trans Borneo Adventure Tours/Pacific Hotel	East Kalimantan
82.	East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Forum (ENTF)	East Nusa Tenggara
83.	Incito Tour	East Nusa Tenggara
84.	Diparda Lampung	Lampung
85.	Hotel Grand Puri Manado	North Sulawesi
86.	PT. Mapanget Mega Wisata Tours & Travel	North Sulawesi
87.	NDC Resort Dive & Spa	North Sulawesi
88.	North Sulawesi	North Sulawesi
89.	Tasik Ria Resort & Spa	North Sulawesi
90.	Narasindo Tours & Travel	North Sumatera
91.	Ecolodge Bukit Lawang	North Sumatera
92.	Dinas Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan Sumatera Utara	North Sumatera
93.	Horas Tour	North Sumatera
94.	Dinas Pariwisata Propinsi Papua	Papua
95.	Culture , Art and Tourism Service Riau Province	Riau
96.	Bintan Resort & Nirwana Garden	Riau Archipelago
97.	Culture & Tourism Office of South East Sulawesi Province	South East Sulawesi
98.	PT. Tari Tours	South Sulawesi
99.	Caraka Travelindo	South Sulawesi
100.	Dinas Pariwisata dan Budaya Kabupaten Pangkep Sulawesi Selatan	South Sulawesi
101.	Salim Tour & Travel - Disbudpar Kab. Enrekang SulSel	South Sulawesi
102.	Anoatour Sulawesi	South Sulawesi
103.	Atos Tour & Travel	South Sulawesi
104.	Pacebo Tours	South Sulawesi
105.	PT. Anta Tour Express & Travel Service Tbk	South Sulawesi
106.	Ramayana Toraja Top	South Sulawesi
107.	Singgasana Groups	South Sulawesi
108.	Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata Pare - Pare	South Sulawesi
109.	Horison Hotel Group	West Java
110.	Horison Hotel Group	West Java
111.	Grand Preanger Hotel Bandung	West Java
112.	Hotel Papandayan Bandung	West Java
113.	MQ Travel	West Java
114.	Lombok Golf Kasaido Country Club	West Nusa Tenggara
115.	Holiday Resort Lombok	West Nusa Tenggara
116.	PT. Sunda Trail	West Nusa Tenggara
117.	Sol Melia Hotels & Resort	Yogyakarta

Airport TAX

An airport departure tax of Rp. 100.000,- is levied by the airport authority for travelers on international flights and Rp 30.000,- for domestic flights. The tax must be paid in Rupiah.

Passport and Visa

Passport

All foreigners wishing to enter Indonesia must have a passport valid for at least 6 (six) months from the date of arrival along with proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.

VISA - Free Tourist Visa

The immigration authorities provide free tourist visa for period of 30 days to nationals of 11 countries, they are: Brunei Darussalam, Chile , Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Macao SAR, Malaysia , Marocco , Peru , Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam .

VISA - Visa on Arrival

Visa on arrival is given to nationals from 36 countries, they are: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Maldives, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

The visas on arrival fee are classified into two:

• USD 10.00 for maximum 7 days visit
• USD 30.00 for maximum stay of 30 days

VISA - Calling Visa

Immigration clearance or Calling Visa is needed for those who do not have Indonesian Embassy or Consulate in their country. We will assist the Buyers who need it and they can collect the immigration clearance at nearest Indonesian Embassy or Consulate from their country. Please get in touch as early as possible with the TIME 2006 Secretariat if you need our assistance to get the Calling Visa.

Other nationals who are not mentioned above must apply for a visa at Indonesian Embassies or Consulates in their home country.

Liability

TIME 2006 Steering Committee and TIME 2006 Secretariat shall not be liable for personal accidents or losses or damage to private property of registered Buyers of TIME 2006. Buyers should make their own arrangements with respect to personal insurance.

Aceptance of Registration

Your application, when signed and stamped by the company's common seal, shall serve as an agreement between TIME 2006 Secretariat and the applying organization and shall indicate that the above terms and conditions have been read and fully comprehended by the applicant.

TIME 2006 Secretariat reserves the right to consider as incomplete any Registration Form submitted without signature or common seal of the company.

Cancelation Conditions

All cancellations of registration must be made in writing to the TIME 2006 Secretariat. Refund for cancellations of registration will be made after the Mart and subject to the following deadlines and charges.

• By June 30, 2006 : Entitled to 50% refund
• After June 30, 2006 : No Refund

Payment

Payment methods of TIME 2006 are as follow:

• Bank Transfer
  Account details are as follow:
  PT. Pacto Convex in favour to TIME 2006
  Lippo Bank – Kuningan Lippo Life (KLL)
  Plaza Centris, 1 st Floor
  Jl. H. R. Rasuna Said Kav.5-8, Jakarta
  A/C No. (USD) : 705-30-70053-7
  Swift Code : LIPBIDJA
  
• Credit Card
  American Express (AMEX), Visa, and Master Card are accepted. Please fill in the necessary sections of the Registration Form.
  Please note if you pay by AMEX, in the line with the Indonesian Banking Rules and Regulations, TIME 2006 Secretariat requires the 4-digits security number, copy of your passport or ID, and both side of your AMEX Card for charge the credit card.

Buyers Registration

The Registration Fees are as follow:

Buyer Registration :	USD 250.00
Spouse/Accompanying Persons Registration :	USD 100.00

Buyers are requested to fill in the Buyer Registration Form and Buyer's Profile Form with 2 (two) colour photographs (2 cm x 3 cm). In order to match Buyers to meet preferred Sellers and vise-versa, it is imperative that all Buyers complete comprehensively their Buyer's Profile Form.

Buyers will get allocated rooms at sponsoring three, four, or five star hotel including breakfast, 75% discount on return economy air fares from sponsoring airlines, ground transport, admission to the Mart area, pre-scheduled appointment with Sellers, Opening Ceremony, Lunches, Dinners, Late Night Functions, Buyer & Seller Directory, and Conference Kits.

Spouse / accompanying persons will get room (sharing with the buyer – their spouse), ground transport, admission to Opening Ceremony, Lunches, Dinners, Late Night Functions.

TIME 2006 Secretariat must receive the filled in Buyer Registration Form, Buyer's Profile Form, and the photograph on July 30, 2006 at the latest.

Description of Buyers and Sellers Attending TIME 2006

Buyers invited to attend TIME 2006 are those operating in the main travel markets of Asia, Australia, Europe, the United States of America, Canada, Africa, Middle East and many others. They represent travel wholesalers and retailers, incentive organizations, tour operators, meeting planners, destination management planners, etc.

Sellers at TIME 2006 are those operating throughout Indonesia in services such as airlines, destinations, adventure special interest / activity holidays, land, air, and sea packages, business travel packages, conference, convention, and exhibition organizers, management corporate travel planners, hotels / resorts / accommodation providers, golf holidays, tour operators, tourist attractions and many more related to the travel trade business.

Makassar

Sunset Losari Beach

Sumber:http://www.pasarwisata.com/

Indonesia 's archipelago of over 17.000 islands provides you with countless destinations to cater to the well-heeled, five-star tourist to the easy-going, backpacking traveler. Yes, Indonesia gives all Buyers and Sellers over 17.000 reasons why all should be at TIME 2006. After twelve successive staging, TIME 2006 aims at linking the two of you to bring the wonders of the Indonesian archipelago to the traveling world.

Organized by the Indonesia Promotion Board (ITPB), Garuda Indonesia and this year hosted by Makasar Regional Province and its tourism industry, this great travel event showcase world's fastest-growing tourism area under one roof with qualify products aimed at every market. This diverse nation of over 200 milion people offer everything from value for money tour packages to the more exotic eco-tourism, a world-class tropical underwater world, international class hotels and convention venues, and for the more adventurous - a journey to the habitat of the fearsome komodo dragons and more.

For Buyers, Sellers from throughout Indonesia stretching over 5000 kilometers eastward from Sabang on the northern most tip of Sumatera to Merauke in Irian Jaya - will fill the 150 booths in TIME 2006. You will have the best opportunity to sample the entire national travel destination at one single stop.

Indonesia has quality products targeted at almost every market niche. The variety and innovative of the products on offer was stand out feature of this year's line up will be even bigger & better, offering everything from trekking up Irian Jaya's snow capped mountains, to the bull racing of Madura Island, the exotic culture of the Minangkabau people and Nias Island's formidable surf.

For Sellers, ITPB and all of infrastructure supported has marketed TIME 2006 to the world. To ensure quality participation, TIME 2006 will be publicized worldwide at the ATF in Davao, ITB Berlin, ATM Dubai, and widely in the Indonesia and regional media. Official invitation were sent out to 3000 prospective buyers internationally and Sellers throughout Indonesia. Buyers are expected from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Eastern Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Middle East, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, USA, and many more.

If you couldn't get your product to all these countries in one year, TIME 2006 is your platform to meet buyers from these rich markets!