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One of the tourist attractions worth visiting and taken into account on the Bali Island is the Alas Kedaton located at Kukuh Village, Marga Subdistrict, Tabanan. Aside from inhabited by thousands of monkeys, this destination also becomes a homey habitat to hundreds of fruit bats. During school holidays, Alas Kedaton is thronged by thousands of domestic and foreign tourists. When met amidst his busy time, the Operational Manager of Alas Kedaton Tourist Attraction, I Gusti Bagus Suryawan, said the tourist visits during school holidays this year was quite abundant. They were school students, both elementary and college from outside Bali who were spending their holidays on the Bali Island. “Not to forget, many domestic (local) tourists and foreign tourists enjoy the charm of this destination,” he said. He added there was an increase in the visits from month to month. Throughout last
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June, the tourist visits to Alas Kedaton amounted to 12,368 people. This number increased from last May reaching 10,354 people. Many additional facilities were made to the area of Alas Kedaton. For instance, the rel a xing benches had been restored and repainted. However, the most noti ceable was the addition and construction of two ponds within the area of Alas Kedaton. They were still under construction. Both ponds would enable the mo n keys to play and swim. It was inspired by the behavior of local m onkeys that previously only utilized the w a ter flows in the river nearby for water play. “With the construction of both pon d s, the monkeys will be able to show off an amazing attraction in the pond. Such attraction will draw the attention of tourists who are making a visit,” he said.
“In years to come, there will be many more additions to the area of Alas Kedaton. Slowly and gradually, we will make some changes so that more and more tourists will pay a visit to enjoy the natural charm of the thousands of monkeys here,” added Gusti Bagus Sur yawan. v BTNewspaper/Ary
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Operational Management of Tanah Lot considers that security is one of the elements in the Seven Charms (Sapta Pesona) that must be persistently maintained and carried out to create the comfort for tourists making a visit to a destination. On that account, the management of Tanah Lot Tourist Attraction organized security training for the Security Division of Tanah Lot on July 5-7. The training was opened by Chief of Beraban Customary Village, I Wayan Arwata, witnessed by the Operations Manager of Tanah Lot, I Ketut Adnyana Toya. The training was expected to result in human resources that in turn could increase the security services for tourists making a visit and
form brisk and disciplined officers. Besides, it was also intended to encourage a high awareness and ethics in performing their duties. In addition, the training was also expected to enrich the insight of security officers. Such three-day training was followed by 24 security officers. Subject matters taught in the training included the development of discipline insights, ethics, self-defense, marching and tourism knowledge. They were trained by Tabanan Police Department, including the tourism police in charge of the tourist area.
At the end of the training, right at the closing ceremony, all participants expressed their satisfaction with the activity. Even, they hoped the training could be organized each year with different subject matters. v BTNewspaper/arik
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Grand Opening of Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali
A New Comfort with Indonesian Touch
On entering July 2012, the Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts proudly added three more hotel properties namely the Amaris Hotel Juanda (Jul 9), Hotel Santika Palu (Jul 13), and another property located in Nusa Dua named the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali (Jul 17). Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali is the eighteenth property of Hotel Santika and the fiftieth property within the lineups of the Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts group. The number 50 denotes a proud gold number. With the opening of the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali as the fiftieth hotel, the leaders, employees and guests did a Walk of Blessing constituting a walk covering a distance from The Samaya Seminyak to Hotel Santika Premiere Beach Resort Bali along Kuta Beach on the edge of Indian Ocean of approximately 5 km. It marked the journey of Santika that had reached the 50th hotel property since its establishment in 1981. Bali Island is a tourist destina-
tion always favored by travelers. To Hotel Santika Group, the Hotel Santika Siligita is the seventh property in Bali, after the existing Hotel Santika Premiere Beach Resort, Hotel Santika Kuta, Amaris Hotel Legian, The Samaya Seminyak, The Samaya Ubud and The Kayana Seminyak Bali. Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua, Bali The opening of the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali was attended by Tjokorda Darmawan as the Head of Badung Government Tourism Office, General (Ret.) AM Hendropriyono, Andy Widjanarko serving as Director of PT Griya Nusa Kencana as the owning company, Agung Adiprasetyo as CEO of Kompas-Gramedia and President Director of PT Grahawita Santika, Lilik Oetama as Executive Director of PT Grahawita Santika managing the Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts and Sang Nyoman Gunarta as General Manager of the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua, Bali.
The happening was marked by cutting a rice cone performed by Agung Adiprasetyo, CEO of Kompas-Gramedia and President Director of PT Santika Grahawita and then presented to Sang Nyoman Gunarta as General Manager of the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali. The cone cutting procession marked if the Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali was ready to receive guests effective July 17, 2012. It was witnessed by Tjokorda Darmawan, General (Ret.) AM Hendropriyono, Lilik Oetama and Andy Widjanarko. Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali is located right on Jalan Pintas Siligita 3A Peminge Hamlet, Nusa Dua and within easy reach to Nusa Dua tourist resort becoming a well known tourist and convention destination in Bali. Hotel Santika Siligita Nusa Dua Bali offers 153 rooms and suites designed in modern minimalist and classy style and nicely arranged with a touch of elegant Balinese art-
AROUND the GLOBE
415 million Tourists Expected Worldwide International tourist arrivals worldwide grew by 5% in the first four months of 2012, despite remaining economic uncertainties in some of the major outbound markets. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, prospects remain positive for the period May-August, the Northern Hemisphere’s summer peak season, with around 415 million tourists expected to travel abroad. Recovery Between January and April 2012, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) worldwide totalled 285 million, 15 million more than in the same period of 2011 (+5%). Asia and the Pacific and Africa (both +8%), show the best results. Both regions saw a clear rebound in some of the destinations experiencing declines in 2011. In Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s inbound and outbound travel is clearly on the mend, with arrivals to the country up by 40% in the first five months of 2012. In Africa, North Africa (+11%) returned to positive growth thanks to the results of Tunisia (+48% between January and May).
The Middle East also shows signs of recovery with arrivals up by 1% between January and April 2012, and particularly promising results for Egypt (+29% between January and May). “It is very encouraging to see demand returning to countries such as Japan, Egypt and Tunisia. These are long standing tourism destinations ready to fully welcome back the millions of tourists that each year chose to visit them,” said UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai. The Americas (+6%) recorded growth slightly above the world average, with solid results across almost all destinations. Europe (+4%) consolidated its record growth of 2011, despite continuing economic volatility in the Eurozone. The UNWTO Confidence Index confirms these positive results. The evaluation of tourism performance in the first four months of 2012 by the over 300 participants of the latest UNWTO Panel of Tourism Experts’ survey slightly exceeded their expectations expressed at the beginning of the year. v BTNewspaper/UNWTO-PR
works. It consists of Superior Room, Deluxe Room and Suites. Each room is equipped with safe deposit box, tea/coffee maker, LCD TV and Wi-Fi Internet access. Besides, the Hotel Santika Sili gita Nusa Dua Bali is also equipped lobby lounge, Mengiat Cafe at the lobby area, Santika Meeting Room with capacity up to 200 participants as well as other amenities like fitness center, spa and swimming pool for adults and children. The promotional price offered is IDR 580,000 net including breakfast for 2 persons. This offer is valid until August 31, 2012. All the properties of Hotel
Santika situating throughout major cities in Indonesia perfectly combine the local traditions with a touch of nature that will bring every guest to feel the elegant beauty of the natural resources of Indonesia harmoniously wrapped with warm service. In short, the comfort and convivial service on offer is labeled as a ‘home away from home.’ Whatever the purpose of travel made by customers, either for business or holiday, the touch of comfort of a home will be felt in every single brand of where the Santika hotel property occurs. For information, simply click website at www.santika. com. v BTNewspaper/PR
New Egyptian President Support for Tourism UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has congratulated Mr. Muhammad Morsi on his election as E gypt’s new President and applauded his support for the tourism sector, as e x pressed in the President’s first speech after taking office. “We will work together to encourage investment in all sectors, and restore the role of tourism for the benefit of the Egyptian economy and every citizen in Egypt,” said Mr. Morsi in his first speech as Egyptian President. “I warmly congratulate President Morsi on his recent win and welcome his strong commitment to tourism, a major pillar of the Egyptian economy,” said Mr.
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Rifai. “Tourism to Egypt, one of the leading foreign exchange earners and job creators in the country, is showing clear signs of recovery, boosted by political support at the highest level. UNWTO offers its full support to the Egyptian tourism sector and will continue to work closely with the relevant authorities towards its full recovery.” 14 million international tourists arrived into Egypt in 2010, generating US$ 13 billion in tourism receipts. While arrivals were down 32% in 2011, following the prodemocracy movement that swept across North Africa and the Middle East, results for the first five months of 2012 show arrivals up 29%. v BTNewspaper/UNWTO-PR
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Adventure Tour Operator Collapses UK adventure tour operators are rallying round to offer assistance to customers of Kumuka Worldwide, which has ceased trading. Founded in 1983, Surrey-based Kumuka which sold adventure holidays, was well-known in the Australia market where it recently offered holidays as prizes to housemates in the latest Big Brother TV contest. Clients around the globe are believed to have been hit by its collapse. It was licensed to carry 500 UK passenger a year. The Civil Aviation Authority said it was too early to say how many clients were affected, but it was likely to be only a small number. Dragoman, Imaginative Traveller and Intrepid Travel are among rival adventure travel companies offering support for Kumuka customers. Intrepid Travel is offering customers booked
to travel before September 18 a 20% discount on equivalent tours; those due to travel from September 19 to December 31 are being offered 15% off Intrepid holidays, all subject to availability. Intrepid is also offering a hotline for agents and customers to re-book holidays. Dragoman is offering to pick up any stranded Kumuka passengers with on-the-road discounts of up to 25%. Both Dragoman and sister brand Imaginative Travelller have pledged to sell Kumuka customers alternative trips at the same price. Intrepid managing director Geoff Manchester said: “It is sad to see the closure of a company that we have long respected as a collaborator in building the adventure travel sector. We understand that this is a distressing time for Kumuka staff and our thoughts are with them. v BTNewspaper/Linsey McNeill/TravelMole
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Take the time to reconnect & treat your loved one to a romantic holiday. Enjoy time for just the two of you during your stay at Bali Mandira Beach Resort & Spa. You need only each other - we’ll provide an unforgettable setting and all the romantic touches. Inclusion: A wonderful breakfast for 2 at our restaurant, served with flowers & romantic touches; Chocolate covered strawberries & a bottle of champagne upon arrival; 1x2 hour Couples massage at our Glow Spa; 1x private Romantic Dinner for 2 person with flower arrangement and 4 course menu; Beach Sarong with Mandira logo; Flower petals on the bed; Frangipani garland on arrival. v BTNewspaper/PR
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Congratulations! Maya Ubud have achieved a Travelife Gold Award
Maya ubud resort & spa has just achieved another remarkable record on its sustainability practices by achieving the Travelife Gold Award on June 2012. This Gold award is an excellent result where it indicates that the businesses display a very high commitment to sustainability. We encourage others to get involved, constantly seek new opportunities for improvement, and actively communicate their progress to others. Travelife is a practical tool for hotels to monitor and manage their social and environmental impacts. Supported by some of the largest tour operators in the world, It is the international certification scheme of choice for the travel industry, and is based on European and international standards. Maya Ubud Resort & Spa team and management dedicate this award to this beautiful island that we call home, from its ocean depths to the mountain peaks, to the mother earth that constantly moves. May you always smile with care from Bali future generations. v BTNewspaper/PR
Organized Several The Patra Bali Resort & Villas
Sport and Fun Games PT. Patra Jasa, a National Hotel and Property Management Group of Hotels, Resorts, Apartments, Office Buildings and Catering, with nation-wide operation through-out Indonesia was established since 37 years ago. Fully renovated in 2003, The Patra Bali Resort & Villas, an ocean front 5-Star Resort located in Bali, has just organized several Sport and Fun Games activities to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the Management Company of PT. Patra Jasa, participated by all management, staff and families After the fun walk, several fun games followed like a Coloring Program (for kids), Cracker-Eating, Marble-on-spoon Running, Sporty-Fashion (for kids), Balinese ‘Gebogan’ (for ladies/female), Head-carrying of water-full-bucket, 4-persons long-wooden-sandals tandem-walk, suck running, and many others. The event was even more exciting with lots of Prizes, drinks, food and of course with some songs and other musical entertainment. The event was also meant to appreciate all em
Snapshot Ground Breaking Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel & Conference Center, seen in the image (left to right) Mr. Moh Fariz Firdaus – Director of PT. Nusa Pratama Property, Mr. Andy Arslan D – Chief Commissioner of PT. Nusa Pratama Property, Mr. Jules Brookfield – Director of Technology PT. Aston International, Mr. H. M. Anas Efendi SHMM – Mayor of South Jakarta, Mr. Kadafi Yahya – Chief Director of PT. Nusa Pratama Property and Mr. Mahdi Hidayatullah – Commissioner of PT. Nusa Pratama Property.
Ground Breaking Archipelago International and PT. Nusa Pratama Property celebrated the ground breaking of Jakarta’s largest and most important hotel development to date, the Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel & Conference Center. The Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel & Conference Center was conceptualized to
support the southern area of South Jakarta’s development by providing international standard accommodations and conference facilities to the area’s growing industry and commerce. The future Aston Simatupang will feature 321 spacious guest rooms and suites as well as a wide range of facilities befitting
ployees contribution, with the support from their families, in achieving continuous best performance of the hotel to deliver its highest service to the guests. Such anniversary activities’ program have surely also given opportunity to all staff in getting more crossdepartmental closeness and build spirit of friendship as in this year’s event motto; Togetherness in Smile. Proudly to share if the word of SMILE itself is been used by the Group’s Corporate values, encompassing the message for Satisfaction, Maximization of profit, Innovation, Learning-continuously and Environmental & Social Responsibility. The 37th anniversary Sport and Fun Games activities was officially opened by the General Manager of The Patra Bali Resort & Villas, Mr. Nyoman Wiryanata on Sunday, June the 17th, 2012 by releasing 37colorful balloonsas to remark the number of years the Group has been in hospitality industry. Congratulations, wi shing always the best and excellent years to come. v BTNewspaper/PR
Snapshot Ground Breaking Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel & Conference Center, seen in the image sirens button’s pressing by Mr. H. M. Anas Efendi SHMM – Mayor of South Jakarta together with the managements of PT. Nusa Pratama Property and PT. Aston International as an official sign of Aston Priority Simatupang Hotel and Conference Center’s development.
an international hotel including a specialty restaurant, coffee shop, lounge, swimming pool, gym, spa, several meeting rooms and a grand ballroom for up to 600 guests. “We believe the Aston Priority Simatupang will be a welcome addition to this area which has seen tremendous growth and hotel demand in recent years. By combining Aston’s signature style and service standards with such a superior conference property and location, we will create an exceptional and memorable guest experience. Our airy lobby
combined with our comfortable guestrooms, convenient guest services and friendly hotel team members will make our hotel an ideal choice for business or leisure travelers to the Simatupang area. Situated just minutes from several important businesses and corporations, the Aston Simatupang provides all the amenities to ensure guests sleep deep, stay fit, eat well, work smart and treat themselves while on the road,” commented Norbert Vas, Aston International’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing. (BTNewspaper/PR)
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Balinese Dances For the matter of dancing, I Gusti Agung Ayu Oka Partini is the expert. She has been very familiar with dancing since her childhood. She has a wealth of experience in this field. The woman born at Abian Tuwung, Tabanan in 1949 is indeed old enough, but her spirit remains extremely fit. When Partini was met at her beautiful home on Tuesday (Jul 3) on Jalan Gandaria, Denpasar, at a glance her face impressed a Japanese nuance. As the note of the writer, she indeed often travelled to Sakura Country, Japan. The purpose was no other than showing off her skill in the Balinese arts, especially dancing. It was said she came to Japan together with her husband, I Wayan Sugarta, who is also an artist. The woman with some grandchildren still looks energetic let alone when she trains Balinese dance. In her neighborhood, she is familiarly called Mrs. Sugarta by her friends. To cultivate her talent, she attended school in the Gamelan Music and Dance Conservatory (Kokar) of Denpasar and then she continued her study to the Indonesian Dance Academy (ASTI) of Bali. Now, Mrs. Partini is a lecturer at the Indonesia Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar.
Ideas Her role in the ISI along with the experience of visiting several countries makes Partini well known among the people interested in Balinese dance. There are several foreigners who come to her house on Jalan Gandaria, Denpasar to learn to dance. So many students have learned Balinese dance to Partini, then an idea came to her namely to reunite all the students into a performance. Her desire finally came true. The organizing committee of Bali Arts Festival (BAF) 2012 welcomed her idea to participate in jazzing up the annual cultural extravaganza. It can be imagined how hard to bring in foreign tourists to Bali whose number reached a dozen of people. However, when love and dedication came together, the difficulty could finally be resolved. Perhaps, it was a manifestation of love and dedication of Mrs. Partini to the arts and Bali. The affection of her students consisting of foreigners to Balinese traditional dance seemed to have built a synergy in overcoming the difficulty. Seven dances The art performance by foreigners initiated by Mrs. Partini then became one
of the agendas of the Bali Arts Festival this year. There were seven independent dances specially performed by those foreign dancers. Such amazing dances were presented in the Ksiraarnawa Hall, Denpasar Art Center at night on June 30. At that time, all seats were fully occupied. There were also special ‘spectators’ then, namely the former rectors of the ISI Denpasar respectively Prof. Made Bandem and Prof. Wayan Dibia. They came to see the show lasting approximately three hours. “I Wayan Sinti was also watching the presentation,” said Mrs. Partini happily and proudly when her performance was witnessed by important figures in the arts. The performance was opened with the presentation of Gabor Dance. Subsequently, it was then followed with the Wiranata, Bayanginte, Panji Semirang, Teruna Jaya, Legong Kraton Lasem and Oleg Tamulilingan. No exaggeration to say if the art presentation at that night received a rousing applause from the audience. Gamelan player who accompanied the traditional dance was the Iswaram (an acronym for the Association of Karangasem Artists) Gamelan Troupe. According to Wayan Sugarta, Iswaram was established a year ago. Although it was still young, at that night Iswaram could show off a quite nice and compact performance. Despite the dancers were not Balinese, the face, body and movement looked very similar to that of Balinese dancers. On the other hand, Partini did not deny if a small error occurred in the dance performance at that night. She said the
arrival of her former students in Bali was just few days before the BAF was officially opened by the President of the RI, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. “As a result, they have not enough time to take an exercise,” she said while adding if some of them fell ill on the arrival in Bali. Probably, it happened because they got jetlag. Method Teaching foreigners to dance was not easy. It highly depended on the capability of the participants to catch the lesson. In this connection, Wayan Sugarta added that his wife already had a method to transmit her expertise in dancing to foreigners. “Until now, there have been some 340 foreigners who have studied Balinese dance with her. They came from several countries such as Japan, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, the United States, Thailand, France and other countries,” he said. Partini, the mother of three sons and daughters said that her team was very enthusiastic when invited to grace the BAF. They flew from far distance to Bali with their own expenses to grace the performance in the annual cultural extravaganza. Showing off their dance in Bali would surely give a special and memorable experience on the Island of the Gods when they returned home. Through the times, the Bali Arts Festival is getting more and more developed. It was initiated by the late Prof. Ida Bagus Mantra. It first appeared in 1978 when Mr. Mantra served as the Governor of Bali. v BTNewspaper/I Made Surita
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U.S. travelers seek to stay in shape on the road, reveals TripAdvisor survey TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site, announced the results of its health and fitness on vacation survey of more than 1,400 U.S. travelers, revealing that healthy eating and exercise play an integral role in many Americans’ vacations. 69% say healthy eating is important to them when traveling for leisure, while 53% always or often exercise when they’re on the road. Travelers’ Top Physical Activities on Vacation: 1. Walking (87%); 2. Swimming (46%); 3. Hiking (35%); 4. Using cardio machines (23%); 5. Biking (16%). Travelers’ Favored Spots for Vacation WorkOuts: 1. Hotel gym (52%); 2. Pool (42%); 3. Beach (38%); 4. Hotel room (27%); 5. Flight (9%). Training While Traveling Among those that exercise on vacation, 31% say their primary motivation is to maintain their fitness regimen. A further 28% do so in order to avoid gaining weight, while the third most popular reason for exercising on holiday is to capitalize on having more free time to work out (14%). 33% of all respondents always or often take fitness paraphernalia, such as workout clothes, with them on vacation. However, among those that tote fitness gear on their travels, 27% never make use of it, while a further 26% rarely do so. 13% of survey respondents have taken a vacation dedicated to improving their health, with the same number planning to do so in the coming 12 months.
Green Tourism Assessors Wanted
Green Tourism Business Scheme is taking on two new assessors - to deal with an increase in business and as part of plans for expansion / recruitment drive which includes: • A new marketing plan to include completely new interactive website to be launched by the end of the year • A social media campaign • Activity around planning for next years’ Green Tourism Week • Closer working with destinations to offer business support. Sustainable Tourism Assessors salaries range from £17,000 - £19,000 pa dependant on experience. This post is for someone with an appropriate qualification or experience of auditing against recognised standards. The role will include a comprehensive training on the internationally recognised GTBS standard. The job involves planning, booking and communicating with businesses to undertake site assessments and grading reports within a set timescale and to established standards. This is to ensure clarity, credibility and transparency of the process / grading levels and maintain good level of service for businesses. The assessor will be provided with all the equipment needed to carry out assessments and will be required to make all arrangements such as booking public transport and / or hire car and overnight accommodation. Further information from andrea@green-business.co.uk v BTNewspaper/TravelMole
Healthy Road Habits 66% of all respondents say they often eat healthily on vacation, while a further nine percent always do so when traveling for leisure. 58% start their trip as they mean to go on, by packing healthy foods for the journey to their destination. In the interests of a balanced lifestyle, 62% choose to order healthy menu items while vacationing, and 37% store wholesome foods in the hotel fridge. Temptations on Tour 36% have dieted in preparation for a vacation, while 33% have started a diet after a vacation – and 29% say they always or often gain weight during a trip. Travelers confess that delicious cuisine and cocktails can be hard to resist: 65% are more likely to overindulge on food on vacation than while at home, while
49% are more likely to overindulge on alcohol. In spite of calorie-laden temptations on the road, 81% rarely or never feel guilty about their vacation excesses, post-trip. Savvy Sun Practices 87% of all respondents say sun safety is important to them on vacation, and while 60% indicate they always use sunscreen when traveling in warm climates, a further 28% often do so. While one in five travelers say they always sunbathe on vacation in warm climates, 30%
rarely do so, and 24% avoid catching rays altogether. The “lobster-look” gets a resounding thumbs-down, with 85% rarely or never claiming to get sunburned in warm climates. “While most Americans will spend at least some of their vacation relaxing, many now balance their fun with fitness, as TripAdvisor’s survey shows that a significant number of travelers also prioritize personal health on their trips,” said Brooke Ferencsik, director of communications at TripAdvisor. v BTNewspaper/Tatiana Rokou K12-I.13-12