| After a desperately slow business pace last year | | | | luxury villas on the island, confirms that large |
| in related to the second bomb attack, Bali is now | | | | private villas, especially beachfronts are well |
| taking the heat back. Bali is experiencing a | | | | booked. "We started running out of villas since |
| near-record in hotel and flight bookings for | | | | two months back, especially the large ones with |
| upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays, | | | | four bedrooms or more. Exquisite properties like |
| reflecting a never ending interest to the | | | | beachfronts and those at Uluwatu clifftop booked |
| repeatedly voted the world best island destination. | | | | out even earlier. Most are aftering anywhere near |
| Even the ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin is | | | | Seminyak, however, as none are any longer |
| taking his pre-Christmas holiday in the Island. | | | | available, we start sending guests to remote |
| The local flag carrier Garuda Indonesia operating | | | | areas like Candidasa and Amed" confirmed Wisna |
| ten daily services from Jakarta to Bali is fully | | | | Wedhana, the managing director of the agency. |
| booked for Christmas - New Year period. They | | | | "They mostly research the internet and find that |
| even have added an extra 2,000 seats to meet | | | | options are running out, so they do not really care |
| the high demand. Local private airliner flying | | | | about price any longer" she continued. |
| Jakarta - Denpasar route confirmed similar | | | | Recreation operators are no exceptions. Bali |
| situation. | | | | Adventure Tours who has hosted celebrities like |
| International routes flied by Garuda are also hiking | | | | Claudia Schiffer and David Beckham, receives |
| up. Flights from Japan to Bali are almost fully | | | | thriving bookings both through their website and a |
| booked while there is still six weeks away to the | | | | wide network of travel agents, for its wide range |
| season. Singapore Airlines which operates three | | | | of activities from elephant safari of taro to |
| daily return services between Singapore and Bali | | | | adrenaline taking like white-water rafting, |
| confirmed their optimism in getting double-digits | | | | paragliding, and mountain-biking. |
| increase, compared to the last year, in number of | | | | Most holiday makers make between three to |
| passengers traveling from Singapore to Bali for | | | | seven days. Hotels, mostly those with Russian |
| the upcoming Christmas - New Year holiday | | | | clientele expect longer stays. However villa rentals |
| seasons. | | | | show different pattern. Clients stay in a range of |
| Leading hotels in Nusa Dua and Kuta are in | | | | seven days to two weeks. "Mostly ten days, but |
| average recorded 85% of occupancy for the | | | | some go up to a month" confirms Villa Rental Bali. |
| period, the remainder will be well sold in the | | | | Any plan to make a holiday in Bali? Hurry up, both |
| upcoming weeks. The surge does not only affect | | | | flight and accommodations are running out quite |
| those popular areas. Matahari Beach Resort at the | | | | quickly. For those thinking of villa accommodation, |
| north shore, with prices soaring up to $466 | | | | only small private villas with one or two bedrooms |
| expects a full house. | | | | are still available, if you come in large group, the |
| The new style of holiday accommodation, private | | | | chance is hosted in a number of small villas next |
| villa rentals, has started identifying the surge even | | | | to each others in a complex, or Villa Rental Bali still |
| well before. Villa Rental Bali, one of Bali leading | | | | has a beachfront four bedrooms villa at Amed, |
| holiday rental agents representing virtually all the | | | | scuba diving capital of Bali. |