Bali Hotels Association CELEBRATES ITS OUTSTANDINGYEAR OF
SUCCESS
Hotels
association toasts awards, achievements and awareness
October
26, 2012, Seminyak—A couple of days ago Bali Hotels Association (BHA) celebrated a year
of achievements and milestones as its Board of Directors and addressed a cocktail party held at Royal Beach Seminyak Bali resort.
So far BHA’s education and scholarship program has reached its tenth
anniversary: and most of the alumni are now being employed in the hotels that have sponsored them. At
the same time, this year we could also see an impressive 23% decrease in plastics usage within BHA
member hotels, Jean-Charles Le Coz, BHA chairman noted.
Mr Le Coz also noted that with 2012 being the tenth anniversary of the first Bali bombing, he was proud of BHA, its members and local law enforcement agencies in developing sound security policies. He further said that the association’s efforts to promote a positive image of the island had been paying off.
Mr Le Coz also noted that with 2012 being the tenth anniversary of the first Bali bombing, he was proud of BHA, its members and local law enforcement agencies in developing sound security policies. He further said that the association’s efforts to promote a positive image of the island had been paying off.
“In addition to a favorable press coverage, which is often a challenge for an island
destination like Bali, our 'Bali is My Life' Facebook page has also been being followed by
more than 3,600 fans, and our association has achieved a staggering amount of
print and online media impressions,” said Mr Le Coz.
Bali
has also earned a place in all high-profile travel publications’
best-of-the-best lists. Awards garnered in the past two years include Travel +
Leisure’s Best Island in Asia (2011 and held for 10 consecutive years);
DestinAsian’s Best Island Destination (2010 and 2011); BBC travel’s World’s
Best Island (2011); and Smart Travel Asia’s Asia’s Best Island Destination
(2010 and 2012).
There were more than 100 BHA members’ hotel executives as well as the media attending this event. On this wonderful, occasion , Mr Le Coz thanked them all and toasted for the ongoing success of
Bali’s tourism industry.
“As
you can see, together as stakeholders in Bali’s future, we have won hundreds of
awards, as well as certificates of excellence, first prizes, and as the best destination in
the world. This is definitely a good reason to be proud of and to raise our
glasses,” he said.
The Bali Hotels Association is a member of the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a fast-growing grassroots travel and tourism coalition of global destinations committed to quality service and green growth.
The Bali Hotels Association is a member of the International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP), a fast-growing grassroots travel and tourism coalition of global destinations committed to quality service and green growth.
October
15 , 2012 BHA Press release
Bali scholarships scheme celebrates one decade
of success
BHA initiative has sent nearly 100 students on
study program
The
Bali Hotels Association’s Scholarship Program—which provides scholarships to 16
students every year to attend the county’s largest tourism institute—has just
celebrated its 10th birthday.
The
partnership between Bali Hotels Association (BHA) and the Inspirasia Foundation
(formerly the Annika Linden Foundation) has seen 91 students in total receive
full scholarships and partial scholarships.
“The
hotels’ support comes in the form of candidate selection at the initial stage,”
said Jean-Charles Le Coz, BHA chairman. “Thereafter, students that are eligible
for full scholarship receive a financial support provided by the Inspirasia
Foundation while students that are eligible for partial scholarship receive funds from 28 BHA hotel members and/or other sources.”
Note about Inspirasia
in 2002, the Annika Linden Foundation was formed to create something positive out of this terrible tragedy In the following nine years, the Annika Linden Foundation funded 16 projects across Bali, Thailand, and India working alongside small non profits addressing issues affecting some of society’s most marginalised groups.
In 2012, after 10 years of memorial to Annika’s life, the Annika Linden Foundation became the Inspirasia Foundation.
He cited the example of I Gede Budiman, who was awarded a BHA scholarship in 2005–2006. With a hotel security guard father and a housewife mother, Budiman was invited by the Alila Manggis resort, where his father used to work, to join the program.
Note about Inspirasia
in 2002, the Annika Linden Foundation was formed to create something positive out of this terrible tragedy In the following nine years, the Annika Linden Foundation funded 16 projects across Bali, Thailand, and India working alongside small non profits addressing issues affecting some of society’s most marginalised groups.
In 2012, after 10 years of memorial to Annika’s life, the Annika Linden Foundation became the Inspirasia Foundation.
He cited the example of I Gede Budiman, who was awarded a BHA scholarship in 2005–2006. With a hotel security guard father and a housewife mother, Budiman was invited by the Alila Manggis resort, where his father used to work, to join the program.
Budiman then completed
the hotel management program at Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Nusa Dua Bali in
May 2009 and, as part of the program's objectives, was hired by the Alila
Manggis resort. In this way, hotels that sponsor scholarships directly benefit
from the program. It was also a personal triumph for Budiman, to continue
working where his father worked.
“BHA Scholarship Program has made my dream come true to be in the hospitality industry, and I am keen to support the continuity of the program by being an exemplar alumnus. I want to be loyal, dedicated, and responsible to my family, the company and community in Bali.”
“BHA Scholarship Program has made my dream come true to be in the hospitality industry, and I am keen to support the continuity of the program by being an exemplar alumnus. I want to be loyal, dedicated, and responsible to my family, the company and community in Bali.”
Mr Le
Coz went on to add that BHA is going to have a book launched celebrating this
one-decade of success. This book, which is expected to be a basis and motivation
for similar program sustainability, will be printed and distributed to various
institutions such as the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and
embassies.
Bali Hotels
Association (BHA) is a professional group of star-rated hotels and resorts in
Bali. Members include general managers from more than 100 hotels and resorts in
Bali, representing more than 15,000 hotel rooms and almost 30,000 employees in
the tourism sector. BHA’s vision is to keep Bali as the most desirable
destination in Asia through the warmth and hospitality of its people, and
through sustainable tourism. Its mission is to bring together stakeholders in a
non-competitive environment, to exchange information on matters of general
interest, to have a common voice on issues pertaining to the tourism and
hospitality industries in support of Bali as a destination.
For
more info about Bali Hotels Association, please visit http://www.balihotelsassociation.com
For
more info about Bali Is My Life, visit www.baliismylife.com, join
www.facebook.com/baliismylife, or follow our tweet: BaliIsMyLife
For
further information, contact:
Jean-Charles
Le Coz
Chairman
of Bali Hotels Association
Nia
Septinawati
Scholarship
and Education program Bali Hotels Association
For
press inquiries, contact:
Rebecca
Leppard
Media
& Public Relations Bali Hotels Association
