In Reply to: Specials from Adelaide. posted by david_robyn on Wednesday, 18. January 2006 at 13:16 Bali Time:
with Garuda and Freestyle Holidays.
Basically just trying to let everyone know that there ARE great specials around right now but must be quick as need to be paid by 27th January.
It is SO good to see Bali enquiries happening again - plus heaps of new bookings.
To those in the Oz Media who have made a concerted effort to promote a bad image for Bali whilst ignoring the DFAT "Advisories" for just so many other countries with similar level to Indonesia, you will never deter those who think laterally about booking their Bali Holidays. All I ask is that they report facts, rather than "embelishing" what has been written to gain optimum advantage for their ratings. What I can NOT reconcile is how, when the DFAT "Advisory", level of which has not changed since October 2002 can be "reviewed" by DFAT up to 4 times without mention but, on an apparent "slow news day", it is picked-up and run with - headlines "New Terrorist Threat for Bali" when clearly, when reading the advisory, the first line for which reads "Whilst this advice has been reviwed and up-graded, the level of status has not changed" and, in the "revised text" there is actually no reference to Bali!
We provide a link to the DFAT Website on ALL of our Quotes and Bookings, as part of our professional code of ethics. The consumer can then make-up their mind from the known facts rather than an "ebelished" view which has been made available to produce increased ratings or newspaper sales.