YTG Blog(Yogyakarta Travel Guide.com Blog)YTG Blog will keep this website and you up to date with what is happening in Yogyakarta in particular and Indonesia in general. If you have any news that you think needs to be posted here, please feel free to suggest it to me. Thank you. Agustinus Back to Yogyakarta Travel Guide.com from YTG Blog UGM to Introduce Educational Tourism in YogyakartaMonday, September 7, 2009The dream of having a professor as a tour guide is soon to become a reality in Yogyakarta as Gadah Mada University's (UGM) Center for Tourism Studies is set to introduce "knowledge-based tourism". The initial step was taken on Tuesday when the center officially launched a one-day tour guide training course for university professors and scientists from various backgrounds. "They are not just ordinary interpreters whose fee is Rp 15,000 (US$1.3) per hour but tour guide professors with a service rate of Rp 1.5 million a day," head of the center, Chafid Fandeli, said. Read more on http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/04/16/ugm-offers-knowledgebased-tourism039.html Garuda Reinstates direct Flights Jakarta to Sydeny, Melbourne and Seoul 3 August 2009The existing flights to the three cities served from Denpasar In order to improve its services to costumers and as part of the realization of the development plan of its network, Garuda Indonesia reinstate direct flight from Jakarta to Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul . The Direct flight from Jakarta to Sydney will be commencing on Saturday (01/08), while the flight from Jakarta to Melbourne and Jakarta to Seoul will be commencing on Sunday (02/08). The existing flight to these cities, at this time, also served from Denpasar, Garuda Indonesia's second hub. Jakarta - Sydney route is served every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with departure schedule from Jakarta (GA 712) at 22:00 local time, arrived in Sydney at 07.25 local time. The flight depart from Sydney (GA 713) at 10.00 local time and arrived in Jakarta at 14.35 local time. Read more on http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/news/2009/08/03/garuda-indonesia-reinstates-direct-flight-jakarta-to-sydney-melbourne-and-seoul Garuda unveils new fleet, corporate indentity, August 2009Garuda unveils new fleet, corporate indentity, August 2009 SINGAPORE – Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has unveiled a new aircraft fleet, new in-flight product and a fresh corporate identity to mark the start of the next phase of its transformation into one of Asia’s most successful and profitable airlines. The launch of the “Nature’s Wing” livery on Garuda Indonesia’s new Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 737-800NG (Next Generation) aircraft coincided with the opening of its new headquarters building near Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta. Both events symbolise the success of Garuda Indonesia’s transformation strategy, which saw it report a net profit of IDR669 billion (US$65.2 million) in 2008 Read more http://www.travelweeklyweb.com/article/garuda_unveils_new_fleet_corporate_indentity.html
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