www.balidiscovery.com Weekly Bali Update Named the Asia-Pacific's Best E-newsletter by the Pacific Asia Travel Association.
(7/30/2007)
The hard-working team at
Bali Discovery Tours received much-welcomed news on July 25, 2007, that its weekly newsletter
Bali Update has received the prestigious
PATA Gold Award 2007 - voted as the best travel e-newsletter in the Asia Pacific.
Bali Discovery Tours and a host of winners in other categories were granted gold status by the
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) from among a fiercely contest's record total of 339 entries from 132 travel and tourism organisations.
The winners will be honoured at a special luncheon during the
PATA Travel Mart 2007 in Bali on September 28, 2007.
The PATA Gold Awards are generously sponsored by the Macau Government Tourist Office.
Bali UpdateFirst published on March 02, 1998, the Bali Update has "gone to press" 568 times under the continual editorship of
Bali Discovery Tour's President Director, John M. Daniels.
Originally sent out in response to developing situations affecting Bali tourism,
Bali Update is dispatched every Monday to a free subscriber base exceeding 19,000 readers.
Prior to the most recent honor,
Bali Update has been lauded as "Bali's Truth Ministry" by
TIME Magazine; "The Accepted Voice of Bali Tourism" by
Travel Asia Magazine; the "Respected voice of Bali's tourism industry" by
Indonesia Digest and cited for "Marketing Excellence" by the
PATA Indonesia Chapter.John M. Daniels,
Bali Update's Editor, has spent more than 30 years in Indonesia and is the recipient of the
Adikarya Wisata - the highest national award for service to Indonesian tourism given by the Government of Indonesia. Daniels is also a recipient of the
Karyakarana Pariwisata award the highest award for contributions to tourism and culture presented by the Governor of Bali.
PATA Gold Awards 2007
Grand Award Education and Training "We dreamed a dream" - The Jetwing youth development project at Vil Uyana, Sigriya, Sri Lanka,
Jetwing Hotels, Sri Lanka
Grand Award Environment "Social and Environment Conscience programme,"
Six Senses Resorts & Spas, Thailand
Grand Award Heritage "2006 Macau World Heritage Year,"
Macau Government Tourist Office, Macau SAR
Grand Award Marketing "Incredible India global media campaign",
Ministry of Tourism & Culture - Government of India, India
Gold Award Marketing Campaign Primary Government/Destination "Uniquely Singapore,"
Singapore Tourism Board, Singapore
Gold Award Marketing Campaign - Secondary Government/Destination "Great Tropical Drive,"
Tourism Tropical North Queensland, Australia
Gold Award Marketing Campaign Carrier "Home Away from Home,"
Srilankan Airlines, Sri Lanka
Gold Award Marketing Campaign Hospitality "Phuket Perfect,"
Delivering Asia Communications for C9 Hotelworks, Thailand
Gold Award Marketing Campaign Industry "The Malaysia International Gourmet Festival 2006,"
AsiaReach Events, Malaysia
Gold Award Environment - Ecotourism Project "Chaaya Village Habarana,"
Chaaya Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka
Gold Award Environment - Corporate Environmental Programme "Responsible Travel,"
Intrepid Travel, Australia
Gold Award Environment - Environmental Education Programme "Soneva Nature Trip,"
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Gold Award Heritage "Heritage Friendly Tourism Campaign,"
Heritage Watch, Cambodia
Gold Award Culture "Aranmula,"
Kerala Tourism, India
Gold Award Education and Training "LNTA-UNESCO Cultural Heritage Specialist Guide Programme,"
Lao PDR
Gold Award Marketing Media Brochure "Kerala Tourism," India
Gold Award Marketing Media - Broadcast Media "Malaysia Truly Asia global TV commercial,"
Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia
Gold Award Marketing Media - Print Media "Malaysia Truly Asia media campaign,"
Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia
Gold Award Marketing Media Poster "Ayudhaya Ancient Sites,"
Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thailand
Gold Award Marketing Media Video "Korea, Sparking,"
Korea Tourism Organization, Korea (ROK)
Gold Award Marketing Media - Public Relations "Lord Howe Island spring campaign 2006,"
Tourism New South Wales, Australia
Gold Award Marketing Media - CD-Rom"Chaaya Hotels & Resorts, Sri Lanka"
Gold Award Marketing Media Website "www.malaysia.travel,"
Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia
Gold Award Marketing Media - E-Newsletter "Bali Update,"
Bali Discovery Tours, Indonesia
Gold Award Travel Journalism - Destination Article "Tea for Twenty Million,"
Simon Rowe, Discovery, Emphasis Media, Hong Kong SAR
Gold Award Travel Journalism - Industry Business Article "Myanmar Takes on Tourism,"
Fred Gebhart, Travel Professional, USA
Gold Award Travel Journalism - Travel Photograph "Old Manila,"
Lester V Ledesma, Smile (Cebu Pacific Air), Ink Publishing, Singapore
Gold Award Travel Journalism - Travel Guidebook "Lifestyle Destination Guide: NYC,"
Thai Airways International, Thailand.
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