New air links great news for Bali
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The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) has applauded the advent of Pacific Blue services and resumption of Garuda Indonesia flights from Brisbane to Bali in the first half of December.
LBHRC Sales and Marketing Manager Paul Cutler said the news from both airlines was a fantastic and a long overdue boost for Bali’s return to prominence in the market.
“I could question why GA chose to reinstate its services after closing its Brisbane offices in June 2007 - they had the perfect opportunity to establish themselves in a demand filled marketplace,” Cutler said.
“But it’s all good and the news is certainly a real leg-up for Bali’s hoteliers and Bali’s long suffering tourism industry in general. It will be interesting to see how things will develop from here.”
However Cutler warned that the increased services will put even greater pressure on the island’s accommodation sector revenue managers.
“Instead of the traditional ‘rate war’ that many hoteliers have had to fight
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