Indonesia Tourism Development Coporation (ITDC) says that the huge Mandalika mega-resort will be open for business in 2018. Many think this is an overly optimistic goal for a project so massive in scale. Date: September 30, 2016 Source: The Jakarta Post The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) said Thursday that the the [...]
Garuda intends to fly larger Jets to Lombok, like this Boeing 737 NG with 162 seats, in order to service increasing inter-island flight demand. Date: September 25, 2016 Source: Bali News Garuda Indonesia considers larger Lombok jets on Bali to Lombok runs to accommodate growing passenger demand. Quoted by the State News [...]
Indonesia "will focus its efforts to brand the Mandalika Resort as a Halal tourism destination by actively taking part in related annual international competitions" the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, Riyanto said, adding that it will take part in the upcoming 2016 World Halal Tour Awards scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi in [...]
Groundbreaking ceremony of the Mandalika Grand Mosque in Central Lombok. Gearing up for construction, the state Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno, State-owned tourism company PT Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) president director Abdulbar M. Mansoer and West Nusa Tenggara administration officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony in Kuta, Lombok. Date: September 12, 2016 Source: [...]
Club Med announced plans to open their 350 room Club Med Lombok. Spanning over a 15 hectare site with 650 meters of ocean frontage, the refined "5 Trident Luxury Space" will offer dedicated concierge and personalized services for suite guests. The resort will feature restaurants serving international cuisine, bars serving free-flow drinks and [...]
State-owned port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III (Persero) will build a new deep water port allowing large cruise ships to directly disembark passengers. In addition to cruise ship docking the new port will have container cargo loading/unloading facilities. Pelindo III expects to finish the new port by 2018. Date: September 6, 2016 [...]
The massive new Mandalika Resort development plan sprawls over 1,200 hectares of land, with 7.5 kilometers of beaches and ocean frontage. Four new Mandalika Resort Hotels have been announced and more are coming as the project finally gains traction and begins to remake the face of Kuta, Lombok. Date: 16 December 2015 [...]