Bali’s international wedding business booms – but Australians still lag behind
(October 2007)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company’s specialist weddings and events organiser Bali Weddings International has just concluded what the company says has been its busiest May-September wedding season in more than two years.

BWI owner Katrina Simorgankir said the increased Australian arrival figures for the year to date and the best forward bookings “we have seen for months” are all good indicators of a slow but steady return to business for Bali. read more

LBHRC releases new Bali accommodation offers
(August 2007)

One of three new LBHRC member accommodation deals, the Legian-based Puri Etnik Hotel is offering 10 nights accommodation from $99* per person twin share until 31 March 2008. read more

LBHRC members release new pre-Christmas ‘stay/pay’ Bali accommodation specials
(June 2007)

Reminding Australian travellers that Bali still offers some of the vest value shopping to be had anywhere in south east Asia, LBHRC members The Bali Garden Hotel and The Samsara Resort & Spa have released new October-December ‘stay/pay’ accommodation offers. read more

Bali Weddings International, Whatever the bride dreams - we’ll deliver
(June 2007)

In itself a clever marriage of Indonesian and Australian tourism and business expertise, Bali Weddings International (BWI) is today Bali’s biggest, best known and best-respected wedding event organiser.

Speak with BWI co-founder Katrina Simorangkir and it’s no surprise why literally thousands of couples have chosen her and her experienced team of western consultants to handle that once in a lifetime special day since BWI was first engaged to manage a wedding ceremony in 1992. read more

Sobek softens adventure tour pricing with 50 per cent discount
(20 May 2007)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company’s (LBHRC) soft adventure specialist member Sobek is offering a 50 per cent discount on all white-water rafting, mountain cycling and trekking programs from 01 November until 15 December 2007.

The discount means pricing for the company’s spectacular two-hour rafting trips down Bali’s Ayung River will cost just AUD49* per person during the period. read more

LBHRC gives Bali visitors the bird
(30 April 2007)

Ever wanted to have a sticky beak at a Racket-tailed Treepie, a Blood-breasted Flowerpicker or a Sooty-headed Bulbul – well now you can.

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company® (LBHRC) and soft-adventure specialist Sobek are offering keen birdwatchers an opportunity to ‘spot’ some of Asia’s rarest birdlife with the release of a new ‘Bali Bird Watching Walks’ tour program.

LBHRC has enlisted the involvement of world-renowned ornithologist and author Victor Mason, an expatriate Briton who has called Bali home for 40 years and acknowledged as one of the world’s foremost experts on Asian birdlife. read more

BWI braces for best Bali wedding season in two years
(3 April 2007)

While cautiously celebrating what is shaping up to be its busiest May-August wedding season in more than two years, Bali Weddings International (BWI) has released a new special deal offering a choice of free photography or floral arrangements across its entire product range. read more

LBHRC offers ‘Nyepi’ hotel specials as Bali gears up to welcome in 1929
(12 February 2007)

Offering a huge incentive to visit Bali during the ‘Nyepi Festival’ (16-20 March) all Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) members are offering special accommodation rates, many of them inclusive of meals and other value added extras,  throughout the festival period and beyond to 31 March. read more

Bali’s very own Lara Bingle and the star of the highly successful ‘Where the Bali hell are you?’ campaign, Ketut Suarmadijasa has assured the Balinese tourism industry he won’t, alike his famous Australian counterpart, be hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons. read more

Bali tourism receives further awareness boost as LBHRC wins second major Australian travel industry accolade
(15 January 2007)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) has been named as one of the top 50 Australian travel industry news stories for 2006 by the prestigious ‘Travel Weekly’ (formerly Traveltrade) magazine. In addition to being named one of the top 50 news stories, LHBRC also earned the accolade of ‘Most innovative idea’ for 2006. read more

Up the Balinese creek WITH a paddle – Bali adventure tour specialist Sobek launches half-price white water rafting offer
(4 December 2006)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company’s (LBHRC) newest recruit, Bali’s best known adventure tour operator Sobek has launched its entry into the ‘Where the Bali hell are you?’ campaign with a 50 per cent discount on all Ayung River white water rafting tours. read more

LBHRC releases ‘engaging’ Bali Weddings International photo/flower deal
(27 November 2006)

The ‘Where the Bali hell are you?’ campaign received another boost from Bali today with the news that Bali Weddings International (BWI), one of the destination’s most respected tourism operators, has joined forces with The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC). read more

'Where the Bali hell are you?’ campaign wins ‘The Golden Mole Award’
(20 November 2006)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company® (LBHRC) has been awarded the coveted ‘The Golden Mole Award’ for its highly innovative approach to international marketing via its ‘Where the Bali hell are you’ online viral marketing campaign. ‘The Golden Mole Award’ has been presented by Australia, New Zealand and UK-based online travel publication ‘The Travel Mole’. read more

LBHRC - four new members and four nights from $49*
(19 November 2006)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) has further swelled its Bali membership base with four new affiliates. All four hotels have immediately joined in the LBHRC 'Where the Bali hell are you?' initiative with the release of attractively-priced, value-added accommodation deals designed to encourage Australians back to the destination. read more

LBHRC applauds GA turnaround as ‘Where the Bali hell are you?’ website hits pass the 110,000 mark
(16 November 2006)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) has applauded the Garuda Indonesia (GA) decision announced today to continue to provide direct services from Australia to Bali from next year. According to LBHRC co-founders Brett Morgan and Mike Parker-Brown, the GA resolution constitutes a major step forward for the company’s plans to help reposition Bali on the Australian marketplace. read more

LBHRC appoints VIC/TAS rep
(15 November 2006)

The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) has appointed Melbourne-based Travel Sales & Marketing to handle its sales activity in Victoria and Tasmania, effective immediately. read more

LBHRC receives massive support – but is it enough to change GA stance
(07 November 2006)

Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company (LBHRC) co-founder Brett Morgan has confessed to being “absolutely gob smacked” by an overwhelming industry reaction to the release of the  company’s tongue in cheek www.wherethebalihellareyou.com online marketing campaign. read more

‘Where the Bali hell are you?’ viral marketing campaign makes big impact in Australia
(01 November 2006)

Frustrated by what they perceive as an ongoing inability by major Australian and Indonesian industry players to finalise a Bali tourism revival plan, a small group of Balinese operators have decided to take matters into their own hands. read more