Bali Hotel Association Awards Local Scholarships

(9/4/2006)

The Bali Hotel Association (BHA) has announced another eleven students to receive the BHA Hospitality Scholarship Awards for 2006/2007. The scholarships, sponsored by the Ketut Tantri Foundation and the Annika Linden Foundation which honors the memory of Annika Linden, who died in the Bali Bombing in October 2002.

An ongoing program between BHA and Bali's Tourism University (Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata Bali), a number of past award recipients are now working in Bali hotels while another 8 are still pursuing tourism degrees.

Among the benefits included in the awards are full coverage of schooling fees and a mentoring program involving General Managers who are members of BHA. This program provides for students and their Mentors getting together on a regular basis to discuss school-related concerns or their studies.

The most recent scholarship recipients are:

o	Ida Nyoman Jelantik Subawa, The Legian Bali
	Diploma 4 Hotel Administration.
o	Ni Putu Wahyuningsih, Bali Hyatt
	Diploma 4 Tourism Management
o	Ni Wayan Budi Purnama Dewi, The Patra Bali
	Diploma 3 Food & Beverage Service
o	Putu Shinta Rahayu, Four Seasons Resort Bali, Jimbaran
	Diploma 4 Hotel Administration
o	I Gusti A. Agung Puspita Pringga Dewi, Grand Hyatt Bali
	Diploma 3 Hotel Management.
o	Ida Bagus Dwi Budiartha, Melia Bali Villas &Spa Resort
	Diploma 3 Hotel Management
o	Ni Luh Putu Ika Kutari, Amanusa
	Diploma 3 Tourism Accounting.
o	Luh Ari Padmayani, Four Seasons Resort Bali, Jimbaran
	Diploma 3 Hotel Accounting.
o	Ni Putu Helda Silpia Apriyani, The Ritz Carlton Bali Resort & Spa
	Diploma 4 Hotel Administration.
o	Dewa Made Tirta Yadnya, Alila Manggis
	Diploma 3 Hotel Accounting

Bali Hotels Association is a professional association of star-rated hotels and resort in Bali. Members include general managers from 72 hotels and resort,representing 13,808 hotels rooms and 21,578 employees in the Bali hotel sector.

Shown on balidiscovery.com is a photo of the latest batch of BHA sholarship recipients.