The trend in Hotels demand in 2012

A travel portal site kompas.com make the interview a few people in contact with the world of tourism, ranging from the government official, hotelier, hotel service users, to journalists in the field of tourism.

For the tourists who will visit Indonesia, they give some of the trends and expectations for growth in 2012 accommodation in either star or non star hotel.

Green Hotel . 2012 is the year for hotels with the go green concept. More and more tourists are starting to ask the extent to which hotel they will stay with the concept of environmentally based.

The development of green hotel concept towards still wide open, for example, Surabaya Plaza Hotel and Century Park Hotel is a bold implement smoking rooms in the hotel area. Four-star hotels and five have largely been implemented and the concept of environmentally friendly building concept that refers to the energy and water savings.

Budget Hotel. Two star hotels, or bed and breakfast concept more and more in the year 2011, continued in 2012. Hotels that offer comfort at a cheap price.

Suitable for limited budgets travelers who need a place to sleep comfortably in air-conditioned rooms and a clean bathroom shower. No need swimming pool, but the important thing there is a restaurant with a breakfast for hotel guests.

Hotels of this type, especially in Java and Bali Island, not only appeared at the district level, but also the sub-district level. Even the national and international hotel chains have started playing at the hotel budget. Santika Group Management with Amaris Hotel which is a two star hotel, Tauzia Hotel Management with Pop Harris Hotel and Aston Bandung issued Fave Hotel.

Free Internet. The main requirement for business travelers. Five-star hotel did provide a standard form of Internet service, although not all hotels provide free Internet.

All hotels under certain management provides free internet in rooms, public areas, meeting rooms, swimming pool, until the restaurant area.

Beautiful hotels. Hotels with a bed with white sheets and brown carpet pads. Typical in star-rated hotels, hotel boutique hotel concept began to emerge with a service like this.

These hotels are featuring beautiful rooms complete with bed runner or patterned lace, patterned wallpaper and as well as good color variation walls and carpet.

In addition to boutique hotels, in the year 2011 appeared the art hotel Pullman Hotel Jakarta Central Park that elevates the art of contemporary pop art in hotel design. Not only five-star hotel, budget hotels such as the 101 Legian in Bali featuring rooms with colors that brighten up the aura.

Typical culinary. Culinary Indonesia is on the rise. Qualification standard hotels in Indonesia requires a five-star hotel provides western cuisine, Asian (such as Chinese food), and Indonesia. Some sources predict hotels in 2012 will feature Indonesia culinary with the fine dining concept, such as Santika Hotel and Santika Premiere Hotel.

Homestay. Some tourist destination continues to grow, for example Tidung Island in the Thousand Islands, Jakarta. Since 2009, growing rapidly with the arrival of tourists, although not a hotel. Accommodations are available on the island is a homestay.

Some developing tourist village with a homestay which is managed by local communities. Predicted in 2012 will be popping homestay with services and facilities are increasingly inadequate.

Friendly Against Disabilities. Hotels in Indonesia, especially star hotels provide facilities for the disabled. Friendly road access for the disabled, each hotel at least provide one room for disabled persons are located on the floor of the hotel.

Hotel Santika Cirebon is one hotel that has long been providing road access for wheelchairs, as well as Asmila Boutique Hotel Bandung which just opened in the year 2011 provides a special room for disabled.

A lot electric plug (electric outlet). Have a minimum of 3-4 star hotels or plug socket. Already includes the plug for television and mini bar. There differences tendency of tourists who used to carry various gadgets and electronic equipment. The need for plug increases.

Electronic equipment also has a plug that cable types vary according to country origin, the need to plug that fits with any type of cable without the need to use the adapter becomes important.

Ritz Carlton Jakarta, this hotel has 5 plug. Pullman Hotel Jakarta Central Park and Pullman Hotel Bali Legian Nirwana newly opened in 2011 providing 5 Indonesia standard plug and connectivity panels.

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