Bali, Places of The World's Best Spa 2009

This year, the date of March 26 Nyepi, Bali Island, Indonesia received an award again. This time, the magazine obtained from the Senses in Europe. Some 60,000 readers of Bali declares the Best Destination Spa in the World 2009.

Received this award at the Wellness Award 2009 in Berlin, Germany, on March 12, received by the Director General of Budpar Sapta Nirwandar, and this day is given to the Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika Minister Jero Wacik Budpar in Wiswa Sabha Building, Denpasar.

Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Spa Mooryati Soedibyo proud, and that this could push up tourist visits. This motivated the development and standardization of labor in the spa industry.

According to him, a spa in Bali Indonesia is particularly unique. Bali Governor Mangku Pastika hope, the public does not terlena Bali with this award. "Employment is still a lot of us," he said.

Bali several times received an award, among other international destinations as the world's best version of the magazine Travel and Leasure. Established this award six times in a row until 2008. (Source: Kompas)

Around the world Stay Healthy?

Long vacation stay a few days. All the preparation would have dimatangkan now. Desire a holiday abroad in a safe? Relax, all have triknya. That must be remembered, you have to prepare all sesuatunya, including medicines that sometimes forget to take.

Different countries, it is also different. It's just that I can weather the flu because it is different with Indonesia, and there is also a disease that must be carefully diwaspadai. What are the vaccines that are required? Check this out ...

List of destination countries and the vaccine that is required:
- Countries Middle East
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies (when conducting activities in the outdoors such as camping, biking, rock climbing), Tifoid (contagious through water and food that left people who have been infected), Diphteri, Measles, and Polio. Malaria to Iran, Turkey, Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. While in the countries of Bahrain, Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and there is no risk of malaria disease.

- North Africa
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Tifoid, Measles, Diphteri, Polio, and Malaria. Risk of other diseases: dengue fever., Filariasia (elephant leg disease), Leishmaniasis (a disease marked by mucous ulserasi nose and pharynx), Onchorcerciasis (river blindness) are diseases caused insect bite.
While the disease Schitosomiasis listed in this area is parasitik infection that can be found on the water including Nile river. So, avoid swimming in water that is not a swimming pool.

- Southeast Asia
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Japanesse Encepthalitis, Tifoid, Diphteria-Tetanus, Measles, Polio, and Malaria. Except for Singapore and Brunei Darussalam is free from malaria.

- South Africa
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Tifoid, Diphteri, Measles, Polio, and Malaria. Be careful and again pay a visit to this country because of all places, including in major cities at risk of malaria-infected diseases.

- Australia and South Pacific
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Japanesse Enchephalitis, Tifoid, Diphteria-Tetanus, Measles, and Polio. In Australia, there is no risk of malaria.

- Mexico and Central America
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Tifoid, Diphteria-Tetanus, Measles, Yellow-Fever (in Panama), and Malaria.

- Tropikal South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Paraguay, French Guiana, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru)
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Tetanus-Diphteria, Measles, Yellow Fever, and Malaria.

- United States and Canada
Only a certain disease that sometimes arise, such as plaque (terkumpulnya of substances not normal to the material in the network, arise on the skin surface) and the Rabies can be found in the region where the wild animals. Histoplasmosis (infection histoplasma network that can cause infection of the light channel of breath but can be spread wide, along with fever, anemia, indigestion ulserasi channel, nekrosis children and kidney), also commonly found in the Mississippi, Ohio, and around the St Lawrence river valley. Lyme disease is often found in the Sea of Timut the United States, Middle Atlantic, and the top of the northwest and southwest Canada.

- Western Europe
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Tetanus-Diphteria, Tickborne Encephalitis - infection caused by bacteria virus from the central nerve system. Usually occurs in Austria, Germany, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark (only on the island of Bornholm), several cases of this disease is also reported in the area of Italy, Norway, and France. It is very risky if the work or melancong to forest areas in the summer and livestock that consume the results do not dipasteurisasi. Avoid any animal bites such as small head lice.

- Eastern Europe and North Asia
Hepatitis A vaccine, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Tifoid, Measles, Diphteri (usually found in the countries of the Soviet Union fraction), Malaria (in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Krygyztan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).

So, I have been ready to have fun? Stay conscious and health have fun of course. (Source: Kapanlagi)

Most paid accommodation

Poll conducted by Visa works with PATA shows, the international travel at most a third of the funds spent to pay for accommodation. Seturut poll results titled "Setting the Preferences in the Goal of Tourism to the Year 2009 and future" which received Kompas.com, Friday (6 / 3), outside the ticket costs, accommodation determine the portion of 30 percent of budget travel.

Furthermore, tourists often rub international credit card to pay for food and beverages (22 percent), shopping in the duty-free shops in the airport tax (10 percent), buy clothes and accessories (9 percent), and cash in the ATM (8 percent).

Then, the remaining budget is usually spent to buy trinkets other goods and works of art including carvings, sports clothing, electronic goods and electrical equipment, leather goods and bags. "Things such as important places to try and stay local cuisine is the main source of expenditure when traveling abroad," said Visa Country Manager for Indonesia Ellyana Fuad.

Poll also noted that the average holiday budget for international travel as much as 2302 U.S. dollars per person.

This poll was conducted online by Synovate in August 7-28 since 2008 involving 5,554 respondents from 11 major travel markets in the Asia Pacific (Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, France, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Singapore, United Kingdom, and United States States) on the previous tour and travel itinerary to come.

For each market, the respondents are internet users, aged 18 years and over, never travel holiday tour in two years ago, or plan to do so in 2009 or 2010. (Source: Kompas)

Many of the Plan Review Re-Ride

According to the Asia Pacific Travel Health, as many as 64 percent of respondents choosing review their travel plans this year. Soalnya, global economy is not stabilized.

Meanwhile, the rest, 36 percent, says no plans to change travel plans in the near future. Surveys Travel garapan Asia Pacific Asia Tourism Association (PATA) in cooperation with Visa is titled Defining Preferences Tourism Destination in the year 2009 to Frontpage. There are 5554 people surveyed respondents.

Among the respondents who reviewed the plan that, 57 percent said travel but will still be looking for a cheaper option. Meanwhile, 38 percent of states will only travel in the country. Only 36 percent of that will delay their travel as a result of the uncertain economic conditions.

Meanwhile, according to notes PATA President and CEO Brian Deeson, Friday (27 / 2), travel and tourism industry is a provider of employment in almost every major destination in the Asia Pacific region.
In fact, two of the world market for the employment in the travel and tourism sector is China (74.5 million jobs) and India (30.5 million jobs). Then, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand are in the top 10 positions. (Source: Kompas)