With the next two weeks seeing the biggest ever e-Travel Blackboard on location programme featuring not only one of Australia’s favourite international destinations Bali, but also as part of Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays’ Mega Fam programme, I was fortunate in taking part in the programme and meeting Nick Deacock, Garuda Orient Holidays’ Product Manager Nick Deacock and click below to hear what he had to say.

The recognised Indonesian experts, Garuda Orient Holidays launched a new website in July providing agents and industry partners what they describe as the ultimate resource to assist in selling travel to Indonesia, with the site created with agents in mind, including a password protected agent facility as well as increased functionalities and improved navigation.

Garuda Orient Holidays says the site allows agents will become instant Indonesian experts through the site’s dedicated agents only section and through this protected portal, agents will have access to all the latest package special flyers available for download in PDF along with group tour and wedding booking forms, credit card authority forms and the latest industry e-newsletter.

The site also includes dedicated pages for all Bali and beyond Bali destinations including ‘must do’ lists, images, comprehensive hotel information and ‘selling tips for agents’ under the ‘Bali experts suggest’ section, plus almost everything an expert would need to know about travelling to Indonesia from visa, travel insurance and health information plus tips for travelling with kids.

Michael Woods, Marketing Manager for Garuda Orient Holidays said, “This new website will give our industry partners access to the most comprehensive source of travel information on Indonesia available in Australia and New Zealand”, adding “With consumer appetite for travel expanding beyond Bali to Jakarta, Bandung and Bali’s neighbour Lombok, it is certainly timely that a new resource for agents is now available.”

The new website can be found at  www.BalionANYbudget.com.au or contact the GOH team of Indonesian experts on 1300 657 747.

To hear what some of the agents had to say about the Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays’ Mega Fam programme and Bali and Indonesia, please click on the video below: -

So, with Garuda Orient Holidays by far the largest operator to Bali and Indonesia, I was able to not only rediscover Bali, but also get really off the beaten track to less well known locations in Indonesia, with getting really under the skin of this great country as I tend to do when on location, absolutely awesome.

I discovered the real “off the beaten track” Indonesia on the 1,000 km long Mahakam River in East Kalimantan on a river cruise that was a very new experience for me, joining a fantastic group of great travel agents from all over Australia on the Garuda International and Garuda Orient Holidays Bali and Beyond Mega Fam. 

The river cruise was a real adventure, basic, but great fund and great to discover the real Indonesia and met real people in remote villages and to join me on this real adventure, please click on the video below: -

Please join me over the next two weeks as I continue my amazing journey through Indonesia and Bali, discovering fabulous Indonesia and Bali product, not only in articles hot from the destinations, but also amazing on location videos – for the two next weeks starting today Monday 8 November on eTB and eTBTV go on location from Indonesia and Bali brought to you by Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays.

John Alwyn-Jones reporting for e-Travel Blackboard and e-Travel Blackboard TV on location from Indonesia and Bali brought to you by Garuda Indonesia and Garuda Orient Holidays.