Wednesday, January 6, 2010

RITZ-CARLTON, MARRIOTT HOTELS MAKE TRAVEL + LEISURE’S ‘500 WORLD'S BEST HOTELS’ LIST

There are 28 Ritz-Carlton, JW Marriott, and Marriott hotels on the annual list, including 13 U.S. hotels and seven hotels in Asia.

Please read the full report from usatoday.com

Monday, January 4, 2010

Asian Hotels Continue to Climb

Occupancy levels show signifi cant improvement.

Hotels in the Asia and Pacific region continued to see improvements in occupancy and average daily rates (ADR) in November, compared to the earlier months of the year.

This is the evidence provided by STR Global’s November 2009 data for seven key cities across the region, provided exclusively to TDA. The figures show all seven of the studied cities posting occupancy levels significantly higher in November than the average for the first 11 months of the year.

This trend continues in terms of ADR, although only two of the cities (Sydney and Tokyo) saw ADR rising compared to the same month last year. Overall revenue per available room saw
five out of the seven markets rising year-on-year, but all of the cities showing considerable
improvement compared to the year-to-date average.

Taken from traveldailyasia.com

Sunday, January 3, 2010

First Leisure Trip this year.

Yesterday, 2nd January 2010, we had a one-day leisure trip to various recreation sites in Bahrain. It was the first time this year and we enjoyed a lot

I rented a budget car from Elite Rent a car. It was a small city car, Toyota XA. It's ok for city tour.

I invited Zuhri, Marcia and Sebastian (sorry for other members of the gank, I couldn't include you due to the limited seats, hahaha.. Lol)

Instead of rounding the city, we actually travelled out of the capital Manama. We visited Amwaj Island, we went to Sitra, we did shopping at the City Centre, we went to Al Bander Resort, as well as visiting Al Dar Island office at the Fishermen Port and we also went to a beach somewhere near to a heavy manufacturing and mining area in Muharraq island (not Hid area).

Well, overall, we really enjoyed the recreation. Both Marcia and Zuhri were so happy and don’t ask Sebastian, coz he's the one who pushed me a lot.

We started from home at 9am and finished at 10pm, no wonder I was quite tired, since I was the driver. I will post details of the trip later.

Friday, January 1, 2010

This Year Resolution

I have a very high resolution image in my mind. How high? 300 dpi? Or even 1200 dpi? (Hahaha… printing guys will understand these terms).

Well, this year, I have a big dream. I planto move to Jakarta, live in one roof with my family and join with one of the Marriott properties in the city.

Second, I must improve my skill and knowledge as well as the quality of my life.

Third, making money through any channels of passive income.

Fourth, I wish I can by my dream car.

Amin.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

The best places to stay in the world by Condé Nast Traveler

Please visit this link http://www.concierge.com/tools/travelawards/goldlist/2010/all to see a listing of the best hotels as per Conde Nast Traveler.

Part of the list, more than 45 Ritz-Carlton and Marriott-brand hotels made this year’s list of the world’s finest properties selected by the magazine’s readers.