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Bali Safe Haven: indo.com's new campaign to communicate
the situation in Bali and Indonesia to the international market

Jakarta - October 17, 2001. With the current global situation, and especially the much talked about demonstrations and "sweepings" of foreigners in Indonesia, many people are wondering: "Is Bali safe"? To answer that question, www.indo.com invites all those involved in Indonesian tourism to work together in a campaign to communicate the real situation of Bali and Indonesia to the world.

As Indonesia's leading Internet travel portal, we have received dozens of emails asking about the security situation in Indonesia. Whilst we can continue to answer these questions directly, we all need to be more proactive in spreading the word that Bali is a safe haven for visitors.

This is where the Bali Safe Haven Campaign comes in. We have included a Bali Safe Haven Campaign button on our homepage: http://www.indo.com - please check it out. By clicking the button the reader gets the latest news about safety in Bali. The current edition has interviews with the Governor of Bali as well as the Head of Police Department and Head of Armed Forces of the Province of Bali, as well as a statement from President Megawati asking all Indonesians to cordially welcome guests of our country.

As Eka Ginting, CEO of indo.com explains, "We feel that the current situation requires urgent action in order to maintain the image of Bali and Indonesia the eyes of the global travel community. We are therefore taking the first step by launching the Bali Safe Haven Campaign. This is a simple campaign with single purpose: to continuously communicate the real situation in Bali and Indonesia to the world in order that travelers and tourism industry professionals can get a more genuine picture of the real situation here. The first issue contains interviews with several key Balinese and Indonesian government figures. Next we have interviews with spokespersons of several foreign Embassies in Bali and Jakarta to give their first hand accounts of safety in Bali".

The campaign is expected to play a lead role among a number of public relations efforts from the private sector to maintain the images of Bali and Indonesia as safe and enjoyable tourism destinations. With indo.com's readership of 18 million hits per month, Bali Safe Haven can reach a wide global audience; however, indo.com encourages all industry players and those who care about Bali and Indonesia to participate simply by attaching the following tag to your website:

<a href="http://www.indo.com/indonesia/news108.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.indo.com/banner/balisafehaven.gif" alt="Bali Safe Haven" border="0"></a>

By working together we can restore the damage that is currently occurring to the image of Bali and Indonesia.

About Indo.com
Established since 1995, indo.com, more popularly known as Bali Online, is the leader in Internet travel to Bali and Indonesia. Deeply enmeshed in the Internet, indo.com enjoys over 17,000 links from other sites pointing, from the world's largest such as America Online and the biggest travel companies such as American Express and SABRE of American Airlines. indo.com generates hits of around 18 million per month and hotel booking from thousands of people worldwide. indo.com operates in two cities, Bali and Jakarta. Backed by a team of more than 70 professionals, the company strives to provide the highest quality services and products for travelers to Indonesia. For additional information on indo.com or the services that they offer, visit their Web site at http://www.indo.com or call Aji/Franky at (62-21) 798-4290.