NIKKO BALI RESORT & SPA JOINS BALI HOSPITALITY & TOURISM JOB FAIR 2008

To create job placement in Bali’s tourism sector, Nikko Bali Resort & Spa joined the Bali Hospitality & Tourism Job Fair 2008 on 29 th – 30 th July 2008 at Bali Hotel Tourism Institute (STP Nusa Dua – Bali). This event is a collaborative program and developed by Hotel Tourism Institute with Bali Trainers Association (BTA).

Nikko Bali Resort & Spa opened for 16 job vacancies from craft to management levels. More than 50 applicants showed up and submitted their resumes. The hotel’s Human Resources Department will review and screen the applications and will interview the listed candidates shortly.

he Bali Hospitality & Tourism Job Fair 2008 is an opportunity for Nikko Bali Resort & Spa to create job opportunities and decrease unemployment in its sector.

NIKKO BALI RESORT & SPA’S FAMILY DAY 2008

It was a beautiful day for the Nikko Bali Resort & Spa’s Family Gathering 2008 which took place on Sunday, 27 th July 2008. This program involved the Nikko Bali’s employees and their families. About 500 people turned out for the event and they participated in the various games and many door prizes were won. They were also entertained with the twister balloon from clown, band and kids’ singer, Chicken Little and Naruto, the drake queen and fun games. The door prizes for them are bicycles for kids and adult, daily needs parcels, school bags, lunch boxes, tumblers and many kinds of kids’ toys.

The event commenced at seven in the morning and the participants enjoyed a relaxing walk start from loading dock, passing the Sawangan village and back to the empty land. The program was highlighted by many games for kids and joined by their parents. Light refreshments and drinks were also provided throughout the event.

veryone enjoyed the casual mood of sitting all over the lawn in picnic style. The event was organized by Human Resources Department of Nikko Bali Resort & Spa to commemorate in advance the 63 rd Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia.

PASTRY TRAINING AT NIKKO BALI RESORT & SPA

NIkko Bali Resort & Spa in collaboration with Hospitality and Tourism Consulting in Asia, successfully conducted a pastry training “Professional Pastry Certificate” with Master Pastry Chef Jean Francois-Arnaud MOF and team on 14 July 2008 to 19 July 2009. Jean Francois-Arnoud is the recipient of the most prestigious awards for a pastry chef in France. This Program started from 08:00 am and finished 05:00 pm, organized by Food and Beverage Department and supported by Bali Hotel Association and Bali Culinary Professional. The chefs from another hotels and restaurants at Bali participated in these pastry training programs which take place at Nikko Bali Resort & Spa.

This course content two days module trendy and healthy dessert for buffet and cake shops, two days module contemporary mini pastries for high tea and cocktails, and two days module all about chocolates. Every participants obtained course manual standard recipes, pictures and professional pastry certificate from “The French Culinary School in Asia”.

ikko Bali Resort & Spa presented Mr. Jean Francois-Arnaud MOF to share his expertise and experience about pastry with chefs at Bali. We always concern for the development of human resources in all section of the hotel.

NIKKO BALI CULTURE APPRECIATION NIGHTS AUGUST 2008

Nikko Bali Resort & Spa takes great pleasure to announce that 3rd Nikko Bali Culture Appreciation Nights have been scheduled for the entire month of August. This is an initiative by the resort to help showcase Bali’s unique artistic legacy to an international audience by presenting performances by some of the island’s finest dancers and musicians.

Nikko will treat guests’ to a festive evening of Balinese entertainment and authentic cuisine. Upon arrival guests’ will be greeted with a tropical welcome drink, complimentary Indonesian snacks and presented with a batik sarong, fan for the ladies and traditional cloth headdress for the men to wear. Additional mementos of the evening include a program booklet and CD of Balinese instrumental music. A sumptuous buffet of local delicacies such as suckling roast pig, Balinese style roasted duck (Bebek Betutu) and many others will later be served taking dinners on a culinary journey across the island of Bali.

The Nikko Bali Culture Appreciation Nights August 2008 will be held every day, excluding Sundays at the Kupu-Kupu Amphitheatre, start from 07:00 pm to 09:30 pm. For these occasions various parts of the resort will be decorated in a Balinese theme with indigenous fabrics, ceremonial flags and umbrellas. The amphitheatre environment will also adopt the ambience of a traditional village with artist demonstrations.

Nikko Bali Resort & Spa will commence this month long extravaganza with a grand opening ceremony featuring Indonesian Institute of Arts with a special performance by renowned dancing maestro Mrs. Ni Ketut Arini Alit S.St. This gifted artist, who has dedicated her life to the evolution of Balinese dance by performing around the world, will present a collection of popular traditional dances.

Following the official opening, every Monday will feature the Kecak dance – a famous Balinese sacred dance, with chanting in beautiful and hypnotic rhythm. Every Tuesday, will present Balinese classical and created dances by Indonesian Institute of Arts, Denpasar. The Magical Barong Dance will be featured every Wednesday. The Thursday night performance will feature the unique sounds of Jegog Bamboo music on oversized bamboo instruments that the musicians physically sit upon. The living legend, Mrs. Ni Ketut Arini will perform every Friday. Alternatively; the Saturday cultural evenings will be highlighted by a selection of dance and music performances by children who were competition winner from the recent Bali Art Festival.

The Nikko Bali Culture Appreciation Nights is a social evening of exclusive dining and entertainment not to be missed. The priced at just Rp398.000++ / per person.

L'AMBASSADEUR DE FRANCE VISITED NIKKO BALI RESORT & SPA

On Saturday, 12th July 2008, l'Ambassadeur de France (The Ambassador of French), Mrs. Catherine Boivineau visited Nikko Bali Resort & Spa. The purpose of her visit was to attend the French Day Celebration held by French Community in Bali. Together with the Honorary French Consul of Bali, Mr. Raphael Devianne , she welcomed all invitees for the welcome cocktail at cliff top garden, Nikko Bali Resort & Spa

Mrs. Boivineau had an opportunity to give a speech over the crowd before dinner at Brasserie des Celebrites. The setting of this occasion was dominated by red, blue and white colour as French national flag. Special lavish menu of French dishes was prepared by talented Executive Chef, Juergen Domani with his team.

The French Day or Bastille Day is a national holiday commemorates the storming of the Bastille, which took place on 14 July 1789 and marked the beginning of the French Revolution.