Bali Blog

This’s about rates war that i read on newspaper, where so many hotels in Bali on grab their customer using decrease rate strategy, and it’s lower than standard rate. High and low of hotel rate has been a value to appraise their service to the customer. Hotels with high rate will mirroring their service has accorded with their classification, hotels with low rate is opposite with that.

Bad service or not appropriate with their classification also may be made hotel rate lower than the standard. If any hotels like that, it might be they have something wrong on their service or management, and they have to decrease their classification, said Perry Markus – a Accessor Head Team of Hotel Classification.

Even many hotels use lower rates than standard, there’s a five star resort in Nusa Dua applied rate higher than standard. For example, St. Regis Villa is one of hotels that have high rate, rate for night could be USD 12.000 in that hotel. But, i think it worth with their services to their guests.

In my opinion, this strategy also applied by many hotel sales and marketing as we known, the competition in Bali accommodation is hard right now.

We know Iran is a conservationist country, but many Iranian peoples have overseas traveling hobby.  Many places has been their travel destination, such as Brazil, Cyprus, Turki, Dubai, India, Thailand, Malaysia and also Indonesia. Especially Indonesia, travel visit by Iranian peoples to Bali on last 3 years has increased. It’s caused our government put into effect Visa on Arrival (VoA).  It’s also implicated by official visited of Iran President in several month ago where his visited has been successful.

Bali has been a favorite destination for Iran tourist, beside Malaysia and Thailand. 3 years ago, their first group was only 75 peoples, but after that it’s increased, said a tour guide for Iran tourist. Most Iran tourist be opting Bali as their travel destination as compared to another destination, it’s caused Bali has unique culture and its panoram more complete that others.

Iran touris can be group as midle-top class tourist as they spend much time on five-star hotels in Nusa Dua and Kuta area. Next June 2009, Mahar Airways -  a flight company from Iran – will open their flight rute direct from Teheran to Jakarta, it will increase many Iran tourist come to Indonesia especially Bali, if we do incessant promotion. I wish  be sides living in five-star Resort, Iran tourist also make choice to live in Bali villas as its also give five-star services but they can have private holiday.