A Traveller's Paradise

If you ask any traveller you know, they are sure to mention a place they call paradise, a place where the sun shines, palm trees swing in the gentle breeze and the way of life is very relaxed, but where is this paradise?

There are a few idyllic places that come to mind like the Bahamas, Cancun or Bali, but finding out which one of these places is paradise can be difficult due to their alluring nature.

The Bahamas

The Bahamas are a group of islands lying not far from the coasts of Florida, America and the country of Cuba and also situated in some of the clearest waters in the world.

With a warm climate, plenty of sun, golden sands and a welcoming smile from the Bahamian people it seems that the Bahamas will be hard to push from the number one spot of being paradise.

Cancun

Situated on the eastern border of Mexico, the city of Cancun is world renowned for the Caribbean Sea lapping up against its golden beaches.

What sets Cancun apart from the Bahamas and Bali and relegates it to third position is the commercial interest in the vacation hotspot.

Bali

Bali is an Indonesian island with many small islands surrounding it, with beautiful beaches, warm sunshine and surrounded by wonderful culture, Bali is the true paradise.

Not only does Bali boast the best weather and amazing culture but it also has hospitality from the local people that cannot be surpassed and a cost of living that means paradise can be enjoyed without breaking the bank.

Summary

Although I have not gone into detail, it is proven that Bali is the true paradise on Earth and that once there a person can live in comfort for a considerable time on a limited budget.

Bali is a place that many who travel there always wish to go back due to the wonderful weather and fond memories of the people who live there.

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Bali Named the Top Island of the World 2007

As the part of its World’s Best Award 2007, the prestigious New York based travel magazine Travel + Leisure has just named Bali as The World’s Top Island for the sixth consecutive years.

Despite of our pride in getting such a glorious International appreciation, it is interesting to find out why Bali has been so attractive to International holiday makers, this way all stakeholders of travel industry in Bali can work out the right way to make the interest even higher.

As expressed by the editor-in-chief of the magazine Nancy Novogrod, the choice of the islands was based on the natural attractions, activities, sights, restaurants, foods, people, and value. In addition she also cited that 2007 result underlines the magazine’s readers’ ever increasing embrace of global travel in their search for distinctive and authentic experiences. Quite interestingly, officials and executives of Bali tourism industry have different opinion. As quoted by the Island’s only English newspaper The Bali Times, Cok Oka Arta Ardana Sukawati, deputy head of the private run Bali Tourism Board, said “Why most distinguishes Bali is its culture, which is why Bali keeps being named the world’s best island.”

However, difference is not something to set us back, it is indeed to strengthen us even more. Preserving natural attraction, increasing quality of tourism services including food, accommodation, transportation, and activity operation, as well as better presentation of rich Balinese cultural heritage remain the main keywords.

The main question remains to address is how we translate this prestigious appreciation into real figure in number of visitors and their spending, which immediately related to flow of wealth into the island which its economy is very much depend to tourism industry. Wisna Wedhana, the MD of Private Leisure who operates online holiday rental business in Bali and other Asian island destination confirms that inquiries for Phuket is higher than Bali, regardless Phuket’s eighth position in L+P nomination.

Following are the top 10 in consecutive order: (1)Bali, (2)Maui, (3)Kauai, (4)Glapagos, (5)Santorini, (6)Vancouver Island, (7)Dalmatian Islands, (8)Phuket, (9)Hawaii, (10)Great Barrier Reef Island.

Adi has been spending more than five years focusing on helping his clients in private villa and holiday rental industry in Bali to gain better online exposure. Combination of information technology and marketing backgrounds brought him to become the man behind most commercially successful websites in Bali.