Indonesia’s Batam Island Eyes Singapore Tourism Growth

Indonesia's Batam island, an industrial zone with desires of remodeling into a significant vacationer destination, is sprucing itself up to lure massive-spending guests from subsequent-door Singapore. Batam is seeking to emulate the success of other Indonesian island close to Singapore, Bintan, which is already luxurious seashore and golfing vacation spot after opening high-pace ferry links to the town-state within the 1990s.To do so it must overhaul its picture to faucet into the spillover from the booming tourism market in Singapore, the city-state only a 45-minute ferry trip away.With Malaysia's close by Johor state luring extra visitors to its Iskandar metropolis, islands, seashores,...

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Oppa Batam Style

To know more about it, I wrote this article to introduce the place where I live on the island of Batam Riau Islands, Indonesia. I will not write about Batam city profile due to you can search by yourself on Google, so that will be written this time around Batam is my experience that certainly  different from the experience in my village. Ok let started. So here are the interesting facts about Batam. Singapore As one of the province closest to the neighboring country, it is no wonder Singapore has a lot of influence on the lives of Batam. The distance is usually by a ferry only 45 minutes away plus 5 ferry terminal scattered everywhere so it is not surprising to most people in Batam is...

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4 Types of Nightlife Location in Batam, Indonesia

When you imagine that an array of great hotel deals in Batam is sufficient to experience an unforgettable trip in Indonesia, think again. The island's gorgeous pure attractions make for a pleasurable holiday, however there's extra to Batam than just the obvious, typical vacationer destinations. Your Batam journey packages and deals may also be a part of an exceptional getaway, as you'd have the ability to take pleasure in plenty of activities without worrying about how costly the trip goes to be. During daytime, you can spend lengthy hours exploring the city, participating in a water sport activity, body massage or shopping. However, be sure that to save lots of your vitality for an evening...

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A Short Guide to the Five Ferry Ports of Batam, Indonesia

With quite a few ports, it may be laborious to decide on the ferry you need to journey on the way to your lodge/hotel in Batam, Indonesia from Singapore or Malaysia and vice versa. Whether you are a business traveler pressed for time or a tourist eager to unwind, you'd need to choose an arrival and departure point that is not too far from your hotel. To help you choose the best ferry and port on your trip, here is a short guide to Batam's 5 ports (in order based on the number of traffic coming to the port). Batam Center SeaportThis busy seaport has the most frequent ferry connections to Singapore and Johor Bahru in Malaysia. Nevertheless, ferries from this port take the longest route from...

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My First Time Bring Guests to the Goodies Batam

Last Saturday August 4. 2012, I have brought my guests from KTM resort  who want to have dinner to a local mix western food restaurant that is  Goodies which located in Smiling Hill Batam, with a help guide it over the phone from the Goodies’ receptionist, we can finally reach the destination. Below are my info about this restaurant that I get from some resources. The Goodies Restaurant at Smiling Hill is an oasis amidst a bustling and industrial urban landscape. Situated alongside the Smiling Hill pool complex, Goodies presents among greatest Western-style food discovered anyplace on the island - at competitive prices. Lamb and seafood are specialties (the lamb shank is excellent,...

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From Singapore Rolling Down to Batam Island

Motor scooters are in plague proportions, every taxi driver has one hand always pumping the horn, and roads that begin as autobahns all of the sudden flip into pot-holed tracks. Hey, Mates, I don't think you're in Singapore any more.However you're solely 20km away, on Indonesia's Batam Island, and it's only taken you an hour journey to get right here on the Batamfast ferry from Singapore's Harbourfront.Common ferries shuttle Singaporeans to Batam to purchase low-cost clothes and layer cake, and convey Indonesians to Singapore to buy cellphones that work. There are massive, excited, chattering crowds, competing with the Indonesian music blared out by the onboard TV within the nook of the ferry....

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Shopping in Batam Baloi Area

Baloi Batam is a second largest business district in Batam, located adjacent to Nagoya, In this area there is the oldest supermarket in Batam (TOP 100) where you can find imported goods at affordable prices. BCS is the newest and other shopping center in that area and an also international golf course SouthLink (about 10 minutes from BCS). Hang Nadim International airport only 30 minutes from BCS Mall. There are many shopping and tourist places (like the Toa Pek Kong) in the region to visit. Batam City Square: the second largest mall in Batam Batam City Square Mall is a large mall and is one of the center of tourist visiting in Batam Area. This huge mall opened in 2009 and has been a...

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A Little Story about Batam

Batam is one of the many islands in Indonesia, noted as one of the youngest province of the provincial capital of Tanjung Pinang. Batam’s sea geographically located at Malacca Straits and Singapore Straits, with an area of 1570.35 km ², because Batam is an island so it’s land area  only 715 km ² or 115% of the area of Singapore in a whole. Batam have tropical climate with a temperature of 26-34 degrees Celsius, and is 160 m above sea level with the terrain is hilly and undulating. Batam is referred to as its Singapore-Indonesia is one of the largest industries in Indonesia, with a population growth tends to be relatively stable, Batam itself centered on the city of Batam Centre which...

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Asean Jazz Festival V Will Held in Batam on 22-23 June 2012

The development of Jazz music in Indonesia has grown with a very rapid progress. Evidently, another jazz event is held again in Batam on 22-23 June 2012. Yes, Asean Jazz Festival for the fifth time it's ready to be held. As in previous years, the venue took in Harbour Bay area, Batam. The event is supported by the Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy wills also Choreography by composer Dwiki Dharmawan. This time the Asean Jazz festival is a creative work that combines Indonesian music with foreign. There are 10 foreign jazz musicians will enliven Asean Jazz Festival, some of them, namely: Erik Hargrove (USA), Nathasa Pattamapongs and Arnat Lamwongsrikul (Thailand), Jerry De Leon...

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Tua Pek Kong Batam Twice Survives Raging Fire

Batam people are generally more familiar with Buddhist Vihara Budhi Bhakti as the Tua Pek Kong. One of the oldest monasteries in Batam, located in Windsor, District Lubukbaja. The atmosphere of the past will be felt when we visited the Buddhist Vihara Budhi Bhakti. Buddha Vihara Budhi Bhakti is different from most of the monasteries. In this monastery there are three religions (Tri Dharma), namely Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism who perform religious rites in it. Although in the same temple, but worshiped different Gods. The main building is a place of worship Taoists and Buddhists, where the altar there were Toa Pek Kong statue of the god, the god Kwan Kong, and god Lupan Sien Sen...

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The beauty Schemes of the Batam at Night

Have we ever tried to see the face of Batam city at night? She has talked a lot, though we never hear, never pay attention to. We work fatigue from morning to evening and even from night until morning. Makes you forget the sweetness of her seclusion at night. Once you've seen it maybe once when she was young, and dull. As the face of a girl who never washed. But this time, try, try to see it again. Batam has to grow and mature. With so much of its charm, being beautiful and shapely. Look at the Engku Putri Park at Batam Center, City Park for young and old who traveled with the virtual world for installed hotspots throughout the park. Hangout, a place to skate board, or just a place to joke...

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Good Things to Do in Batam Indonesia

Batam  is located less than 20km from Singapore, with the ferry journey from Singapore to Batam taking around 45 minutes ~ 1 hour – the perfect weekend getaway near Singapore. Batam not just the place where dirty old men go in search of sex.  Batam is also a nice place where you can enjoy fresh seafood, cheap shopping, watersports, many tourist attraction and affordable massages. Here’s a list of things to do in Batam for a short weekend getaway: Shopping in Nagoya Hill Mall Nagoya Hill is the biggest and busiest (especially at the weekend) shopping mall on the island. You can buy the popular Kueh Buah Naga (Dragon Fruit cakes); eat ayam penyet (crispy fried chicken) at Nagoya...

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3 Day Itinerary in Batam

You will be amazed to know that the attractive island of Batam is probably the most affordable tourist vacation spot in Southeast Asia. This small island was formerly well-known for its illegal casinos which are closed down by the federal government currently. Now it ranks second within the checklist of most preferred tourist vacation spot after Bali for its stunning beaches.Regardless of how brief a time you decide to spend on this beautiful island you can't afford to overlook these 3 day thing must to do's in Batam to have an ever memorable journey here.Day 1: Arrive and Relax Your first day in Batam is the day you let go of the need to fill the hours, the day that reminds you of the aim of...

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Travel to Batam: Dragon Fruit Plantation in Barelang Bridge and Seafood

When you arrived in Batam, Some tour guide told you to try a cake made of dragon fruit. Probably you will be wonder if the dragon fruit is the typical fruit in Batam?When visiting the Barelang Bridge, you also can go to dragon fruit plantation there and you will know that the dragon fruit is the typical Batam’s Fruit.The dragon fruit plantation normally located close to the beach. This is a perfect location to plant the dragon fruit because based on the growers the dragon fruit need medium that nutrient-rich, sandy, sunny place and not muddy (therefore the dragon fruit crops shouldn't be watered too often) to grow. There are two kinds of dragon fruit which is split according to its color, white...

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Travel and Shopping Tips in Batam Island

1. Cheap goods. Long ago, when import duties are exempted trade all foreign goods coming into Batam sold very cheaply, especially electronic items (mobile phones, Laptops, LCD, etc.), perfumes, bags and clothes imported. The price could be up to 50% of the price of similar goods that sold in other big cities in Indonesia. But along with the removal of duty-free policy by the city government to the Riau Islands (Riau), then only the price of perfumes and bags (Super KW and KW 1) course which is still much cheaper than the market price in Indonesia. However the price of mobile phones, cameras, LCD or laptop there is still discounting its price, depending on your skill in the bid price. Mobile...

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The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) Tourist Place in Batam Island

The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) Tourist Place in Batam IslandBatam city is not only known as a city of commerce and industry, but the city of Batam also has a remarkable tourism potential. At mid-year holiday season and year-end, the ferry port in Batam Island is always filled with local tourists and foreign tourists, mostly from Singapore. One of the favorite tourist attractions on the island of Batam, especially for tourists from Singapore is Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum).The Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum) on Batam Island became a favorite tourist attraction because from this Smile Hill (Bukit Senyum), we can look at the sight of the distant city of Singapore. From the top of this hill, you can see the...

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3 Vacationing Goal in Batam

Batam is a scorpion-shaped city. located when reached by ferry from Singapore approximately take about 1 hour to reach the international port of Batam Center Ferry Terminal or through the airplane distance from Jakarta approximately about 2 hours to arrive at Hang Nadim airport in Batam.Where was your first goal in batam?Actually there are many interesting places in Batam and at the first you must visit is the first bridge Barelang (Barelang Bridge). People said if you go to Batam, incomplete if it did not see the bridge which has a length of nearly 700 meters.Enjoying the scenery was beautiful to see people fishing there, besides you can also enjoy delicious roasted corn while the price of...

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Batam Beach Tourism: the Top Five

Coast of Batam Island already known to the world. White beaches and cleans and has a beautiful ocean view. Travel nuanced culinary seafood to make the visitors always want to come back again.Metropolitan city of BatamBatam is the industrial area in Riau Archipelago. Batam’s Metropolitan Regions itself, is a combination of three islands linked by a bridge. This bridge is identified by name Barelang Bridge. Three islands itself is consist of Batam Island, Galang Island and the island of Rempang.Due to this island lay in international crossings, natural Batam visited by tourists, both domestic tourists and foreign tourists. Its natural beauty is also enlivened by a number of small islands is another...

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Batam Prepare Various Tourism Events in 2012

Batam City Government targeting foreign tourists to visit Batam reached 1.26 million people in this 2012. Target was up about 10 percent of the realization of foreign tourists visiting in 2011 that reached 1.161 million people.Head of Batam City Tourism and Culture Yusfa Hendri said the target is a realistic figure if they see the potential of existing tourism. It also has coordinated with relevant party, ranging from PHRI, Asita, Batam Tourism Board and others, to jointly realize the targets of foreign tourists visit it.Yusfa words, throughout these 2012 Batam agenda prepared a number of tourism to attract foreign tourists, especially the sporting-annual sporting Pemko Batam. As in previous...

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Tracing Exoticisms Tourism Attractions in Batam Island

Usually Singapore became one of the favorite tourist sites for the citizens of Indonesia. But, in fact, in Indonesia there is also a tourist spot near Singapore, even with the charm and natural beauty that much more interesting. Yes, it is the island of Batam in the Riau Islands. One of the places that can be addressed is the Vihara Duta Maitreya is said to be the largest Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia. Batam as much as 6 % of the population adheres to Buddhist and most of Chinese descent. Not surprisingly, this small island was also the basis of spreading the Buddhist kingdom of Srivijaya. However, 80 % of the total of one million inhabitants in Batam embraced Islam. One who is quite famous...

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