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Travel and Leisure magazine has named Bali as the worlds favourite holiday island following a recent poll of its readership.

The recognition comes as great news for a very nervouse Indonesian tourism industry which once again is facing a potential crisis following terrorist attacks. The latest being the bombings of the JW Marriot and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta last month.

Bali topped the list of Island destinations nominated which included the Galapagos and Maui. The head of the Bali Tourism Board, Ida Bagus Ngurah Wijaya, has said that it was hoped the first place would be further evidence that Indonesia holidays would remain a successful economic earner for this part of South East Asia.

Many people believe that the latest bombings in Indonesia are unlikely to signal the catastophic decline in Holidays To Bali and Indonesia that the original bombing in 2002 produced though initial figures do show that many have cancelled their flights and holidays to Bali. “Although many hotels in Bali have reported cancellations of foreign tourist arrivals, this could not yet be taken as reflecting the whole situation in the industry,” Association of Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) chairman Ben Sukma said. Initial reports say that many luxury hotels in and around Indonesia have seen significant occupany decline, presumably as propsective guests are fearful of similar attacks. The backpacking fraternity, the Australian youth and other such traditional tourists who flock to the area seem to be unperturbed.

Since the original Bali bombing in 2002 targets closer to home have of course been targeted and there is a considered feeling amongst many travellers that the potential of bombings is just as likely at home as in other countries. For further information about holidays to Bali visit http://www.garudaorientholidays.biz

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