english edition
t of Bali, piri e s ture. th o f n a n
”THK Awa rd the ca s & re A fo r
n” is focuss tatio in i d re ple and conserv g on c c eo ati o p
Vol. II, No. 42 September 25 - October 10, 2012
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ISSN 2252-3537
Publisher : Wisnu Wardana Address : Jl. Melati 43 Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia Phone/fax (0361) 227610 Email : info@www-balitravelnews.com Licence/SIUPK : 0094 / 22-09 / PK / I / 2011 ISSN : 2252-3537
sanur village festival More Info See Page II
Padanda Made Matahari Kesadaran Bali Baru see page 2
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1650: first settlement of Sanur 1906: traditional village (desa adat) 1965: 1 desa dinas, 3 desa adat 1979: 3 desa dinas, 3 desa adat, divided in 27 banjar Total population 7.624 (1964); 30.000 (estimate 2012) 1965: establishment of Sanur Development Foundation (SDF) Objective SDF: the enhancement of welfare among Sanur population that was very poor at that time Strategy SDF: the development of tourism for the benefit of the people of Sanur Activities SDF: schools, traditional markets, rental of business locations, financial banking, financing small businesses, activities sponsored by tourism industry 1976-2000: booming tourism on Bali; Sanur village is becoming a popular tourism destination; especially international tourists like to stay there 1965-1986: policy focused on ‘uniting Sanur’ and development of tourism (chairman foundation Ida Bagus Ketut Beratha) 1986-2000: policy focused on ‘development and consolidation of tourism’ (chairman Ida Bagus Cetana Putra) 2000-2005: ‘booming tourism’ (chairman Ida Bagus Gede Udiana) 2005-2015: policy focused on ‘back to our identity’ (chairman Ida Bagus Sidartha Putra) 2000-2012: mass tourism on Bali, Sanur village on the crossroads, will it be traditional village or busy township 2012: Sanur wants to continue as traditional village by turning down mass tourism; official recognition as THK Village by the Foundation Tri Hita Karana; Sanur becomes the first THK village on Bali
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Chief Editor : Wisnu Wardana; Publicist: Jan Hendrik Peters, KG. Dharma Putra, Journalists/ contributors: Torsten Thierbach, Gung Man, Krisna; Marketing : Made Yudha ; Secretariate : Dewi ; Address : Jl. Melati 43 Denpasar, Bali-Indonesia ; Phone/ fax: (0361) 227610 Email : info@ www-balitravelnews.com ; Jakarta : Bambang Hermawan, Villa Pamulang Mas, Blok C9/4, Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan ; Yogyakarta : Titah Pratyaksa (083 1190 19410); Bank : BPD Bali KCP. Kamboja No. 0370115000510 A/N Biro Promosi & Pengembangan Pariwisata Budaya.
The foundation for the development of Sanur village exists from 1965, when the political situation on Bali was chaotic; the population of Sanur was very poor and tourism had to be built up from scratch on. The development of tourism started in the 1970s and accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s. Till 2000 Sanur village profited from tourism but maintained its character of traditional village. At that time a small fishermen’s settlement was situated along the coast, while the village of Sanur was located more inland. The village became popular with international tourists who appreciated the authentic character of Sanur that so wonderfully fitted into the image of Bali as Island of the Gods. In contrast with Ubud, where the villagers originally were much more engaged in farming, painting and performing arts, the villagers in Sanur were fishermen, but both villages had in common that they held on to their identity of traditional villages. While Ubud developed as center of arts on Bali, Sanur village developed as an extraordinary village where the tourists were enjoying the authenticity of the village and the beauty of the sea. During the last 10 years this situation has drastically changed. Tourists will just go to Ubud for visiting one of the museums, but prefer to stay in a traditional village outside Ubud where the people are still living in harmony and
peace. Probably, Ubud has already developed as a busy township with all the characteristics of a big city and has no alternative than just going ahead. Fortunately, Sanur village has not yet developed that far and has still a fair chance to survive as traditional village. Of course modern times have also come to Sanur village and you can buy whatever you want. Still, the villagers stay true to their belief and stick to their identity. They are not willing to repudiate the classical values of harmony and togetherness they got from their ancestors. This is the true image of Bali as Island of the Gods that can be considered as the uniqueness of Bali. Even in terms of strategy and marketing it would be -bluntly said- stupid to neglect the philosophy of THK. International tourists are looking for spirituality and as long as THK is the life philosophy of the Balinese, international tourists will come to Sanur village to experience the spirituality and beauty of this place. Sanur Village Festival has already built the reputation of being one of the best in its kind. One week long Sanur village is exposing its real identity of a traditional village to both the villagers of Sanur and the international tourists, open to modernity but loyal to its principles. More than ever people in the future will look for spirituality and Sanur village will be the place to be. It is not easy to resist mass tourism that is without any compassion for the life of the villagers. But if Sanur village really wants to continue as traditional village, the most effective remedy against mass tourism will be the acceptance of THK as guide in the development of Sanur village. If Sanur village is successful in resisting mass tourism, maybe there is still hope for Bali as a whole. That’s why so many people are eager to see what is happening in Sanur. v
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Aston Bali Beach Resort & Spa PR & Sales Team welcoming Senang hati Foundation at the last day of Bali Art Festival. They will introduce their products to the guests.
Disabled Artists Recently, Aston Bali Beach Resort & Spa held Bali Art Festival to commemorate Galungan & Kuningan. The Festival brings together Balinese artists from Sukawati, Gianyar and other area in Bali. Local artists from Sukawati display amazing yet affordable wood carvings. Sayang Hati Foundation, a government organization that cares for people with physical challenges also took part in the festival with an exhibition of painting, accessories, handmade bag, webbing slippers and wood carving since the beginning of the festival. The last night of the festival presented dances of Panyembrahma and the classical Ramayana. Sayang Hati Foundation very specially participated in Bali Art Festival. The paintings made were beautiful and very precious due to the story behind each products maker. Physical challenges are not a problem for them to be able to channel their ability and interest in arts. Aston Bali Beach Resort & Spa sees the potential artists in the foundations members and brought many products to be shown in the exhibition. Donation worth of Rp. 3.000.000,was also given to Senang Hati Foundation and other gifts for the benefit
of the foundation. Mr. Pujiono, the Head Aston Bali Beach Resort & Spa Green Team handed the donation to Rudi, one of the staff of Senang Hati Foundation during the Buffet Theme Night with theme Night in Bali of Balinese cuisine as the last day of Bali Art Festival. “We are very happy to receive this donation since we don’t have yet continues donator.” said Rudi with happy smile. Aston Bali Beach Resort & Spa Aston Bali Beach Resort and Spa is an ideal retreat to escape, unwind and enjoy peace of mind. The resort’s spacious and luxurious, 187 rooms and suites are decorated in a Balinese contemporary style and fully-equipped with modern amenities for uncompromising comfort. The hotel located only 20 minutes away from the airport. The property has four versatile restaurants and three bars serving Western, Asian, Italian and Balinese cuisine, an impressive lagoon pool with a swimup bar and Biwana Spa. Celebrate a memorable customized wedding ceremony, experience romantic private beach dinners and enjoy the ultimate in indulgence and heartfelt service. v BTNewspaper/PR
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Coastal Clean-up The Akmani-Legian joins the annual Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up on Saturday (15/9). Forty nine hotel pre-opening team of all levels working shoulder-to-shoulder to remove trash from along 1,000 meters of Kuta beach area, which is located 5 minutes away from The AkmaniLegian. The International Coastal Clean-up in Bali is organized by Eco-Leadership Training. The numbers of organization and volunteer participating in the second year have increased from 2 organizations to 9 plus 3 group zone captains. Trash gathered were categorized and recorded, and the consolidated data will be sent to the Ocean Conservancy to be analysed and used to influence legislation on marine laws. On this one morning we collected more than 6,900 items in some 4 trash bags weighing 42kgs. Fanny Wantah, Corporate General Manager The Akmani Hotels said, “We are excited being part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up this year. We all have a role to play in keeping our
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ocean clean and free of trash. We hope this small contribution helps to keep the Kuta beach clean”. About Eco Leadership Training Eco Leadership works with organizations to identify the possible risks and opportunities they face relating to sustainability and develops an Action Plan to minimise risks and maximise opportunities through the application of a Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. v BTNewspaper/PR
First Tsunami Ready Hotel on Kuta Beach HARRIS Resort Kuta Beach is now officially certified as the first Hotel on Kuta Beach area with Tsunami Ready Certification. The Certification was issued after a successful on site audit conducted on 13
September 2013 by Tsunami Ready. During the audit, the Resort managed to have all Standard Operating Procedures is in place in the event of a Tsunami. The procedures implemented are as follow: source of information and interpretation, decision making, evacuation procedures, routes and point, and post tsunami management and cooperation. “Our main concern is that the HARRIS Fans or
Guests feel safe and secure while enjoying their stay at our Resort. We believe that the hospitality industry in Bali such as Bali Hotels Association also have the same vision. HARRIS Resort Kuta Beach is committed in keeping its standards of safety & security for the HARRIS Fans by maintaining the procedures in place and regularly refreshment training of HARRIS Players or Staffs with the aim of being ready at all times” says Mrs. Virginie Tutin Sandstrom, General Manager of HARRIS Resort Kuta Beach. About Tsunami Ready The company advises trainings and certifies hotels and tourism related businesses on how to prepare for tsunami. It started in Indonesia but works with a focus on Southeast Asia. ‘Tsunami Ready’ is actively supported by Bali Hotels Association (BHA) and cooperates with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia (BUDPAR) as well as ASEAN. ‘Tsunami Ready’ Hotels defines and implements tsunami safety standards ‐ worldwide. For more information, please visit www.tsunamiready.com. v BTNewspaper/PR
“Our Place... Our Planet... Our Responsibility” Clean Up the World is a global campaign that inspires and empowers communities to clean up, fix up and conserve their environment. Held in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme, it mobilises an estimated 35 million people across 130 countries each year to undertake activities to improve water quality, clean up local streets, parks, waterways and forests and educate people about the environment. Clean up the World Weekend 2012 was held from the 14th – 16th September under the theme of “Our Place, Our Planet, Our Responsibility”. The South Kuta Beach Business Association, in conjunction with local community stakeholders including school children, government organizations and beach vendors as well as media gathered to conduct the clean up along Jalan Kartika Plaza and the beachfront.
Robert Kelsall, Chairman of the South Kuta Beach Association reminded all those present that everyone had a responsibility towards the environment and if they did not start to respect the environment then the long term sustainability of tourism could be damaged with devastating impact on all those that worked in the industry. He urged those present to share the “waste” problem in their villages with their families and friends in order to reduce the waves of rubbish that envelope South Kuta Beach in the first few months of each year. The South Kuta Beach Business Association (SKBBA) is an association of hoteliers, restaurateurs, and tourism activity operators whose place of business is located in the South Kuta Beach area and share a common interest to promote the area and preserve the environment to make it more attractive to tourists. v BTNewspaper/PR
Beach Clean Up Day Meliá Bali held a regular Cleaning Blitz Program for the resort’s area organized by Safety & Environment and Human Resources Departments to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment around the Hotel, a simple act for a greener environment. This activity highlights the Meliá Bali’s commitment to sustainable tourism as Asia’s only EarthCheck Platinum Certified company.
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Children now don’t have to run into the restaurant to buy an ice cream when they are on the beach. At Bali Hyatt, we are now selling soft ice cream from the cart, which is located on the beach. Children can choose their favourite flavor; chocolate or vanilla, with additional toppings selection including chocolate vermicelli sprinkles, multi-coloured sprinkles, marble chocolate candy, roasted muesli, roasted almonds and cookie crunch. The ice cream cart is available from 11.30am to 5.00pm. v BTNewspaper/PR
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Activities at Bali Mandira
“Begin Your New Life in Paradise” Weddings are nothing short of enchanted at Bali Mandira Beach Resort & Spa. Nowhere on earth will you find a more ideal place to say, “I do”. Bali Mandira Beach Resort & Spa is the embodiment of romance, with its Balinese palms, tropical breezes, white-sandy beach, and smoldering sunsets. The resort’s private pool villas are perfectly appointed for a honeymoon, with a private wooden terrace, sun lounger, private pool, private garden, outdoor shower and luxurious bedroom and bathroom. Bali Mandira Beach Resort & Spa offers a variety of wedding and honeymoon packages for your considera tion, custom weddings are also available. Breathtaking ceremony locations include the beachfront gardens, beachfront Parasol restaurant, or the beachfront Balinese stage. Photography, videography/DVD services, professional florist, musicians, marriage license and the wedding cake of your dreams can be arranged through Mandira’s wedding coordinator. v BTNewspaper/PR
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The 6th Anniversary of “BEBEK TEPI SAWAH” Villas
Bebek Tepi Sawah Villas is going to celebrate its 6th anniversary on Friday (7/9) that falls at the same day as the owner’s birthday “Putu Gede Suarsana” and Penampahan Kuningan day. Theme of the anniversary this time is “Kebersamaan dalam kekeluargaan yang berlandaskan Tri Hitakarana”. Tri Hitakarana itself is philosophy of Balinese people to maintain the harmony with god, human, and nature. Begin by doing tirta yatra or visit to temple of Batukaru in Tabanan Regency on Saturday (15/9), then followed by visiting Dusun Alengkong, Desa Songan, Kintamani (Balik Bukit Bangli), with Anak Alam Community on Tuesday (18/9) and giving the local poor families some supporting school tools for the children such as books, pencils, clean drinking water for the villagers, etc. Lastly on the 28th and 29th of September
2012, all staff and management of Bebek Tepi Sawah Villas will go hiking to mount Batur while collecting sampah plastic to keep the environment clean. To tone up the celebration, the black and white party is prepared by all staff that will be attended by Bebek Tepi Sawah Restaurant, Villas, and also Nyoman Sumerta Fine Arts Gallery big families on the 7th of September 2012 during lunch time at the Bale Banjar Restaurant by the pool of Bebek Tepi Sawah Villas. Potong Tumpeng for the villas anniversary, Tiup Lilin for owner birthday, and Lunch Bareng of Nasi Bira with all in house guests, and some medias and agents partners while giving door prizes for the staff, and offer 50% off for the spa treatment and any drinks consumed on this day, wishing that Bebek Tepi Sawah Villas more successful in the future. v BTNewspaper/PR
Most hotels strive to reduce power consumption as electricity has become a major expense. Hotel operators want to reduce costs, but not to the detriment of their guests’ comfort; their top priority. Hotels and the hospitality industry in Bali are the biggest users of electricity, consuming almost 55 percent of the island’s total output of 696 megawatts of electricity and the rising demand by the numerous new properties and villa complexes being developed, pose a major challenge for the state power company, PT PLN to cover even the current requirements in Bali. The reduction of our electricity consumption is one of the major goals of our energy conservation initiatives at Maya Ubud Resort & Spa. During the first semester of 2012, we were able to save about 15,000 KWH per month on the electricity used in our cooling system. This was due to the implementation of an energy efficiency program on check-in protocol aimed at reducing electricity consumption. This was done by setting guest room air-conditioning thermostats at 23°C. This contributed greatly in achieving this cost reduction. Optimizing the fresh air circulation into guest rooms during the day, benefits not only in reducing the cost of cooling, but also
reducing the cost of lighting. Others energy initiatives we highlight at Maya Ubud are reducing the lighting of public facilities in the hotel after midnight, maximizing the use of energy saving bulbs ( both LED & CFL), rigidly monitoring our preventive maintenance programs of the electrical equipment, reducing the operation time of all outdoor lighting, corridor and back office area by the installation of timers, controlling the running of pool circulation pumps, using motion sensor and photocells whenever possible for controlling lighting, maximizing natural light for the guest rooms and offices, sourcing equipment which is more energy conserving efficient. The overall electricity reduction achieved in the first seven months of this year has been 215,000 KWH or 16% saving from the previous year 2011. This significant achievement in electricity reduction in 2012 is enhancing our sustainability programs here in Maya Ubud. Maya Ubud is very proud of its employee awareness and contribution to our sustainable energy efficiency initiatives and also appreciative their efforts and those of our stakeholders who are supportive and involved in our achieving performance improvements now and in the future. v BTNewspaper/PR
Good for every stay
Inna Grand Bali Beach hotel known as the most complete complex resort in Bali, with luxurious accommodation and facilities, is ideal for guests who require a more private sophisticated and individual option to the main resort. To live up to its fine standards, the hotel set the bed with King Koil to maximize your comfort, in addition with
Halal Bihalal at Novotel Bali Benoa Wednesday (13/9), the Moslem community and management team of Novotel Bali Benoa celebrated Halal Bihalal, the ceremony of forgiveness after Idul Fitri. Head of the Moslem community, Gatot Margono stated that he is very thankful to the opportunity that has been given by the management team of the resort. Gatot also added that as a minor community in Bali he never felt being treated differently. Facilitated with special praying room located inside the resort allows each Moslem staff to have flexible time whenever praying is needed. Mr. Alexander POINDL, the General Manager of the resort mentioned that he is proud about the harmonious relationship between majority and minority religious communities in the hotel and on Bali itself. During his almost 4 years of living in Indonesia he found that each island has a very strong major religion however there is always a mutual respect showed for one another. Novotel Bali Benoa currently employs about 280 staff and has won an Emerald trophy from Tri Hita Karana sustainable development award for 2 consecutive times. One of the criteria for this highest Emerald award is the ability of the resort to maintain its harmonious relationship between management and staff. Located at the edge of Tanjung Benoa beach, the resort has 187 rooms and private pool villas. With its direct access to the beach, 3 main Restaurants, 3 open Bars, Kids club, Tennis court, Gym facility as well beach front Spa, Novotel Bali Benoa has becoming a favorite getaway resort for families and couples. v BTNewspaper/PR
in-room LCD TV, the hotel also feature a 24 hours room service with a wide selection of food & beverage option. King koil --- known for being comfortable… so please enjoy your saint’s day with us at Inna Grand Bali Beach, Sanur, Bali. For further inquiries, please visit www.innagrandbalibeach. com or www.grandinnabalibeach. com. v BTNewspaper/PR
Coastal Clean Up Drive and Turtles Released W Retreat & Spa Bali – Seminyak shows support for environmental initiatives by taking part in the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) driven by the Eco Leadership – Ocean Conservancy. One hundred and fifty three million pieces of trash and debris have been collected worldwide since Ocean Conservancy launched ICC 27 years ago. Talents and department heads of the W Bali undertook the initiative aimed at creating a green environment for the global community and the wildlife that surrounds Bali. “Bali’s beaches are a major tourism asset” expresses Craig Seaward, General Manager of the W Retreat & Spa Bali - Seminyak. “We are proud to be part of this coastal clean up by extending our efforts to create crystal clean beaches for everyone to enjoy. Every piece of thrash we remove reveals something important, not only for the betterment of our environment, but also for the marine wildlife and for those whose lives depend on it”. The clean-up drive started at 7a.m. on the shores of
the Retreat. All participants showed their passion for a cleaner beach by not only picking up the thrash but also collecting data for ICC as part of the future steps towards understanding and preventing ocean trash. After the clean up concluded, talents and guests of the Retreat released 101 green turtles back into the ocean that had hatched 3 days previously. In the last three months, 6 large green turtles have come and laid their eggs on the beach in front of the Hotel. This is evidence that the talents and also the community are taking care of Seminyak beaches, clean for green turtles to come and lay their eggs. There has been a strong concerted effort to educate the local community to protect and conserve these endangered animals. W Bali is extending our best effort to shelter the turtle eggs and play a strong part to help regenerating the turtle population in Indonesia. v BTNewspaper/PR
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Sanur Village on the Cross-Roads By Jan Hendrik Peters Strategic Advisor THK Foundation
At the moment Sanur is one of the most interesting villages on Bali, because it is going to function as test case whether it can resist mass tourism or not. If Sanur would be successful in fighting mass tourism, it will safeguard its character as a traditional village; if not, Sanur will lose its character of a traditional village and develop as a modern township just as Kuta and Nusa Dua.
Sanur inhabitants feel like strangers in their own village. This situation of feeling a stranger in your own country is a feeling that Balinese are experiencing all over Bali. And this situation will continue as long as mass tourism has free play for the development of new tourism attractions and hotels at the expense of agriculture. More and more rice fields are sacrificed to mass tourism. Probably not all Balinese are aware that the relationship between mass tourism and agriculture is also out-of-balance and that this discrepancy is becoming bigger year by year. If you realize that yearly 1000 hectare of rice fields are getting lost because of tourism development, it is clear that Bali, originally an agriculture land, in the near future will become completely dependent of rice imports from outside. And the farmer, who played originally an important role in the development of Bali, has to look for a job in mass tourism. If he is a lucky man, maybe he can function as gardener in a hotel or tourist attraction. If one is aware of all these negative consequences of mass tourism, one has to ask if this process of self-destruction can be stopped or that the Balinese have to surrender to unscrupulous mass tourism.
Mass tourism infiltrating Sanur village Without intervention Sanur will lose its character as a traditional village. Development of Sanur under the umbrella of THK is the one condition to turn the tide. It would be the first village on Bali that officially will be qualified as a THK village. International tourists will be happy with a development of Sanur as a THK village. It would mean that in this development values as harmony and togetherness will be respected, while at the moment these classical values are in danger. That’s what happened in the last decennium that the values of harmony and togetherness are about to get lost because of mass tourism. Jalan Tamblingan for example is still a rather narrow road that was sufficient for the traffic in the past, but with so many new and big hotels along this road, the situation has worsened and traffic jams are nowadays more rule than exception. As a consequence of this entire busy traffic people are feeling stressed and becoming impatient. The behaviour among both inhabitants and international tourists is changing rapidly. That children would be playing outside is out of the question, because that would be far too dangerous. For children it would be much safer to play in the village at the country side where their grandparents are still living, but not in Sanur where traffic is out of control. This process is difficult to stop. Investors have focused on Sanur and with their money they are infiltrating into Sanur not worrying about the fact that Sanur is hardly Sanur anymore. In a short time Sanur will belong to exactly the same category as Kuta and Nusa Dua, where mass tourism exists and international tourists stay for all excitements of this kind of tourism.
Sanur as test case for the whole of Bali The village of Sanur in the south of Bali is gradually changing from that quiet place it used to be into a big city with big hotels and much traffic comparable with Kuta and Nusa Dua. The main street in Bali is absolutely not fit for the heavy traffic with buses that are nearly as broad as the road itself. You don’t need to be an academic to predict that this bottleneck can only be solved by regulation that big buses are not allowed in the center. What would be easier than to make parking lots nearby Sanur, where passengers can be transferred from big to small buses? Or to decide that big buses are not allowed entering Sanur and have to be replaced by smaller vehicles? New big hotels are already under construction without consultation of the people living in Sanur and not regarding the small businesses that are forced to leave. That is the tragedy of Sanur village today that big hotels can be built, sometimes even without license and mostly without participation of the inhabitants. That is the power of big money and as long as you have enough of this stuff, the door will be opened to come in. Sanur has always been praised for being a typical Balinese village, nicely located along the beach where the people were living according to THK by respecting its values. It was a popular village with the international tourists, but time has come that these tourists will go higher up into the island, looking for something as Sanur was in the past. Sanur is becoming aware that it has to fight to rescue the character of traditional village. It is maybe not too late. In this respect Sanur is in the position as Bali as a whole. That’s why many are looking over their shoulder to what will happen in Sanur. Whether Sanur will capsize under the ‘terror’ of mass tourism or will rise again as the phoenix from the fire, revitalizing Bali culture.
The process of self-destruction has to be stopped Sanur has originally much more the character of a small-scale tourism destination in which the THK values of harmony and togetherness are respected. These values are extremely important to build sustainable tourism. With a policy based on THK it will be possible to prevent that so many aspects of life are completely running out of balance. Most importantly, the people of Sanur who are already living and working in this place for such a long time will feel at home in their own place. But the time has already come that their feelings for Sanur are changing and that Sanur is not anymore their Sanur, but that Sanur nowadays is much more the property of foreigners. The original inhabitants of Sanur are literally bypassed by the foreign investors (not coomited to Bali,ed) who have the power and the capital to decide what will happen with Sanur. In this way the situation has been created that the original
First THK village on Bali The only way to be successful in getting Sanur on the right track of cultural tourism will be to stick to the philosophy of THK as the compass for the further development of Sanur. Of course this does not mean that Sanur will close its eyes for modern times. That would be ridiculous, simply because modern times have no frontiers. Think of ICT and the use of internet. When you are staying in Sanur village, you will be connected to the world; don’t worry about that. In their battle against mass tourism Sanur has to mobilize all powers in society under the motto: who is not for me is against me. The Sanur Development Foundation has already taken some necessary decisions. First of all this foundation has principally chosen for the name of Sanur Village, which is loyal to THK as the life philosophy of the Balinese; secondly they will continue with the organization of Sanur Village Festival, a yearly event that is exposing the identity of Sanur village in all aspects of daily
life to both the inhabitants and the international tourists; last but not least Sanur has the ambition to be officially recognized as a THK Village, which means that in fact all hotels, villas and resorts in Sanur are loyal to THK. Organizations that do not like to follow, will not be allowed to fix the official plaquette “Sanur THK village” at the entrance of their hotel, resort or villa. Hopefully this plaquette will be appreciated by the international tourists who will ask some hotels why they do not implement THK. This could become an effective remedy in the fight against mass tourism if international tourists would prefer to stay in a THK hotel above one that is refusing to respect THK as the life philosophy of the Balinese. If the management of a hotel is really committed to THK, international tourists will feel the difference. Back on track of cultural tourism Some basic conditions have to be fulfilled to get Sanur back on the track of cultural tourism. As such can be mentioned: l Cooperation between government , community and tourism industry; l Blueprint for the development of Sanur Village under the umbrella of THK; l Retaking the initiative in the development of Sanur as a traditional village; l Stimulation of public awareness among the villagers; l Promotion of Sanur as traditional village. Cooperation At the moment the government of Denpasar and the community of Sanur are apparently not on one line. They keep different views on the development of Sanur. Government is admitting quantitative tourism, which is unrestricted as long as new investments are made, while the community is interested in qualitative tourism, which stimulates small-scale tourism fitting into the concept of the traditional village. These different approaches have to be bridged to get all parties united. The administration of Denpasar has to differentiate its policy and has to accept that the development of Denpasar as big city is principally different from the development of Sanur as traditional village. The tourism industry that has become the motor of Balinese economy, will hopefully participate constructively in this tripartite discussion. The shift from mass tourism to cultural tourism has an impact in how tourism will be developed and organized. In this discussion the voice of the tourism industry has to be heard. Blueprint Just as Bali as a whole needs a blueprint for the development of cultural tourism, so does Sanur. In both situations cultural tourism has to be implemented under the umbrella of THK as the life philosophy of the Balinese. Unfortunately, there is not much time left, because all the time spent to deliberations the machine of mass tourism is running at full speed. If this activity of a blueprint would take too much time, a moratorium could be considered that no more licenses will be provided for the building of new hotels for the time being. Still, it seems the best to realize the blueprint for the development of cultural tourism in Sanur energetically, so all parties will know where to go. Under the umbrella of THK means that all initiatives will be weighed whether these are in line or in conflict with this philosophy. Only if the initiative is in line with THK, the license will be provided; in case of conflict the initiative has to be adapted or withdrawn. During all phases from idea till implementation the values of harmony and togetherness have to be respected. This is the only guarantee that cultural tourism in the end will be sustainable. The use of THK as terms of reference for the assessment of new initiatives implies that each element of THK individually and in coherence with each other will be respected. Aspects such as the location of the temple, the architecture, the participation and training of personnel, the treatment of waste and plastic and the contribution to the community are examples of activities that have to be integrated in the realization of new activities. Although all plans will not equally be weighed, it is still a requirement that each plan at least is fitting in the overall plan of the blueprint and
will substantiate the concept of cultural tourism. Retaking the initiative The inhabitants of Sanur Village are of course wondering what happens and what will be next. The moment a provisory wall is erected around some piece of land, one presumes automatically that this will be a new hotel or condominium. After some time people see a huge building that is disturbing the image of Sanur Village and will worsen the already existing problems relating the infrastructure, such as water and energy shortage, insufficient drainage, traffic jam and air pollution. And they feel deep inside that it is high time to retake the initiative regarding the development of Sanur. If they would leave it to the foreign investors (not commited to Bali, ed), in no time Sanur would not be Sanur anymore and they feel ashamed to have waited too long. And the inhabitants feel: till so far and not further. We will take over and see what we still can rescue from the claws of terrible mass tourism that is just interested in making money. The people of Sanur are becoming aware that the foreign investors take care for themselves, what ever they promise, but are not really worrying about the life of the villagers. Public awareness The people of Sanur have to believe that their voice will be listened to. In the past the participation of the people of Bali or Sanur Village has been zero. It would have been also problematic, because the common people did not really know about the problems in society. They had enough trouble to survive and to save some money for the health and education of their children. But times have changed and people nowadays do bother about the quality of life and the quality of society they are living in. Most important for real participation is awareness of what is good or bad in their environment. This public awareness in Sanur Village should be stimulated and developed so the community will know about the changes that are improving their welfare and the dangers that are disturbing their daily life. There are many models to streamline the process of participation and the inhabitants of Sanur can feel positive that the Foundation for the development of Sanur Village already exists, where they can ventilate their opinion about anything that is motivating them. This process –no doubt- can be improved, but crucial is that the inhabitants of Sanur have the basic right to be involved in their own future. All neighborhoods (banjar) have their own meeting place (balai banjar), where the consultation of the villagers could easily be organized. In this way the foundation will collect all relevant information as input for their policymaking. The participation of the villagers has to be convincing in the deliberations of the foundation with Denpasar government. By this kind of participation the activities of the foundation will become more legitimate, while the villagers will feel more motivated since they can express their opinion about as well positive as negative initiatives and developments in their community. Promotion of Sanur as traditional village; THK village If all these conditions are fulfilled, the marketing will be clear by promoting Sanur as traditional village and moreover as THK village, which means that the values of harmony and togetherness have absolutely not disappeared from Sanur, but are still respected in all aspects of life. This message of Sanur as traditional village can even be supported by making publicly that mass tourism has officially turned down by the people of Sanur. The international tourists will be enthusiastic and more than willing to support Sanur village in its policy to continue as traditional village. This choice for traditional village and cultural tourism will be just in time because some of the international tourists had already decided to look for another holiday destination, but learning that Sanur has retaken the initiative for its development as traditional village and has turned away from mass tourism, they are returning to Sanur village that is open for all innovation on the one condition that innovation is fine but has to be in line with THK. v
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Sanur Village Festival Sports
This year the Sanur Village Festival will be held around the football (rugby) field of the Hotel Grand Bali Beach, together with the sports there will be the usual activities, both in the sea and on land, F&B outlets, Jazz Festival, Beach Games, Yoga, Culinary Challenge and the Sanur Kite Festival. Bali Sports Foundation to-
gether with Sanur Village Festival will be holding the following sports events at the festival. The schedule are: 28 September (Bali Strongman); 29 September (2nd Bali Beach Cricket Cup); 29 September (Karate Display); 30 September (Kiteboard Expressions). For further info, please email info@balisports.com v BTNewspaper/PR K12-I.13-12
2nd Bali icket Beach Cr ent Tournam Last year, in conjunction with the Sanur Village Festival (SVF), the Bali Sports Foundation (BSF) were very proud to hold the very first Beach Cricket Tournament in Indonesia. This year’s event, the 2nd Annual BSF/SVF Beach Cricket Tournament, will be the same with an Open and Junior section to the Tournament. Teams from Gianyar and Denpasar continue their rivalry, with Gianyar just edging out their rivals in the Final last year. The Junior section will consist of players from various High Schools in the Denpasar area, all coached by Wayan Suandi (Denpasar Cricket Club). Girls Tournament will be confirmed at a later date. Email to Wayan Sam at cricket@balisports.com With the ocean as our backdrop, all the players are again excited to participate in the 2nd Annual BSF/SVF Beach Cricket Tournament. v BTNewspaper/PR