Hotel Borobudur recently received the Green Hotel award at Indonesia Sustainable Tourism Awards 2019 organised by the Ministry of Tourism at The Ritz Carlton Pacific Place Hotel Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Hotel Borobudur/NOW!JAKARTA Known for practicing a sustainable model on their hospitality business, Hotel Borobudur has received another prestigious achievement as an environmentally friendly hotel at

Condé Nast Traveler awarded InterContinental Bali Resort as one of the top 20 resorts in Indonesia according to this year's 2019 Reader's Choice Awards. Photos Courtesy of InterContinental Bali Resort/NOWJAKARTA Luxurious beachfront resort InterContinental Bali Resort has been recognised by Condé Nast Traveler as one of the Top 20 Resorts in Indonesia according to this year's 2019

  GoWork gives you tips to organise events. Photos courtesy of GoWork/NOWJAKARTA FOMO is a powerful feeling. It drives people to spend their resources just to immerse themselves in an experience that they feel that they’re missing out on. People don’t want to be “out of the loop”, and not being able to connect with

MVB Indonesia once again showed their commitment to spread awareness about sustainability towards all aspects of business. Photos by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA Another MVB seminar was held on 19 September 2019—this time emphasising on sustainable tourism involving key industry players—at Raffles Jakarta. A number of key tourism figures joined MVB champion, Alistair Speirs, in addressing the issue

Dan Benzaquen, General Manager of Pullman Jakarta Indonesia. Photo by Raditya Fadilla/NOWJAKARTA NOW! Jakarta welcomes Dan Benzaquen, the new General Manager of Pullman Jakarta Indonesia, who is also the youngest to hold the position at 36 years of age.  Your previous post was in the Middle East. What are the similarities between Jordan and Jakarta in

Get to know the origin of Oktoberfest, a Bavarian tradition that’s over 200 years old, where celebration centres around food, beer, music and unique fun and games. It all started in 12 October 1810, with a royal wedding. King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen decided to celebrate their union by inviting the citizens

The European Union is ready and willing to assist Indonesia to achieve its ambitions. Photo courtesy of iStock/NOWJAKARTA Vriens & Partners (V&P) conducted an independent study titled Transforming Indonesia Economy-Making Indonesia Industry 4.0 for EuroCham Indonesia under the ICI+ Project, an action funded by the EU, and published on July 2019. Below is a summary of the

Marco Noto La Diega, Managing Director of PT Piaggio. Photo Courtesy of PT Piaggio Indonesia/NOWJAKARTA Managing Director of PT Piaggio Indonesia, Marco Noto La Diega shares his view on how Vespa has persisted through generations, the size of Indonesia’s Vespa community and the brand’s future plans. You have held the Managing Director position at PT Piaggio Indonesia since

The MVB seminar about sustainable fashion in Indonesia invited experts and industry players to discuss the potential movement towards sustainability from textile to garment business. During MVB Seminar in July, Sustainability Specialist, Marina Chahboune said that the shift to a circular fashion system has already begun with 12.5 per cent of the fashion industry committing

Andry Stefanus is the new executive chef of the elegant, yet casual lakefront Lagoon Cafe and Lagoon Lounge. Andry Stefanus, executive chef  at Lagoon Cafe and Lagoon Longue. Photo by Raditya Fadilla Andry will oversee all restaurant and dining activities, including room service for the hotel’s 700 guest rooms and suites, as well as extensive banqueting offerings

TAUZIA International Management with its 124 hotels portfolio consisting of brands Préférence, Vertu, HARRIS, FOX, YELLO and POP! is celebrating its 18 year anniversary this year. Press Conference of the 18th anniversary celebration of TAUZIA Hotels. Photo Courtesy of Tauzia Hotels/NOWJAKARTA For the celebration, TAUZIA Hotels launched an attractive offers to 500 thousand members of My

ARTOTEL Group recently announced its joint venture cooperation with Sinar Mas Land to establish one joint company, namely PT SINAR ARTOTEL INDONESIA (PT SAI). The joint venture aims to manage Rooms Inc., a hotel brand initially created and owned by SINAR MAS LAND. PT SAI also strives to expand Rooms Inc. to become a hotel network