Regional administrations are better placed than the central government to develop local creative economies, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said in Jakarta on Friday. “Bandung is one area that is progressively developing its creative economy. They were ahead in developing a blue print for a creative economy long before the central government. …
Read more »Interview 22 November 2012, 08:35 Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Republic of Indonesia, mentions that ASEAN tourism needs better connectivity and infrastructure and shares her vision on what ASEAN’s tourism priorities should be. The ten destinations of ASEAN are very diverse. To what extent is that a help or a hindrance …
Read more »Breaking Travel News talks with Indonesian tourism minister Mari Elka Pangestu, as she shares her vision for ASEAN tourism in 2013. Breaking Travel News: The ten destinations of ASEAN are very diverse. To what extent is that a help or a hindrance when promoting ASEAN as a destination? Mari Elka Pangestu: I see the diversity …
Read more »November 22, 2012 | 12:07 pm | Print Above: the Grand Velas Riviera Maya By the Caribbean Journal staff World-renowned Spanish chef Juan Mari Arzak has been named the Gastronomic Ambassador for the Grand Velas Riviera Maya Resort on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. Arzak, considered one of the leading figures in Basque cuisine for more than …
Read more »Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya, Mexico (PRWEB) November 21, 2012 Grand Velas Riviera Maya honored Juan Mari Arzak, one of the world’s most renowned chefs and a star of Spanish gastronomy with a special dinner in the resort’s Cocina de Autor and named him Gastronomic Ambassador of this exclusive resort of the Velas Group. Considered …
Read more »Misaki Doi crushes Mari Tanaka to reach round two – Dunlop World Challenge 2012 Local star, Misaki Doi, devastated her compatriot, Mari Tanaka, with a bagel at the Dunlop World Challenge 2012 on Wednesday. She jolted down a 6-3, 6-0 victory over the 25-year-old to power into the second round at this ITF (International Tennis …
Read more »Premium Article Preview | For full site access: Subscribe Now Ana Mari Cauce • Provost and Executive Vice President • University of Washington Puget Sound Business Journal Date: Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:00am PST – Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 5:58pm PST Ana Mari Cauce is doing exactly what she set out to do. …
Read more »Back to 1942 An epic movie about a devastating Chinese famine has finally made it to the screen at the Rome Film Festival. ‘Back to 1942’ is a no-holds-barred telling of one of modern China’s most grim times. It is based in Henan province where the famine had forced millions to search for food. Even …
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Read more »What a sight: A foreign tourist takes a picture of Mount Batur and the nearby Lake Batur. The area has been officially designated as a geopark. BD/Agung Parameswara The central and provincial governments have jointly agreed to develop Mount Batur area as a major tourist attraction after UNESCO inscribed the volcano and its surrounding area …
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