From Barongsai, Gala Dinner, to invited fortune-teller guests
Entering the Chinese New Year holidays, many events held on some hotel management in Samarinda.
It is said by Front Office Manager of Bumi Senyiur Hotel, Samarinda, Ari Apriadi, on Thursday (30/1) a future rooms are in a position 70 percent. "In the Chinese New Year, there was no significant increase of occupancy. Almost the same as the ordinary days," he said.
Even so, in order to improve the visitors, many offers were given to welcoming Chinese New year. In addition to make a discount rooms up to 605,346 for two persons, they also held gala dinner.
"We held a party dinner entitled " A Night in Shanghai. In that event, we present the master of fortune-teller to predict good fortunes in the Year of Horse ," said Senior Sales Executive Bumi Senyiur, Ahmad WiJaya added.
As Swiss Belhotel Borneo Samarinda also said that there was not any particular increasing of occupancy regarding the Imlek festivals. "Most settled Chinese in Samarinda were coming from outer area, so, they prefer to celebrate New Year to their hometown," said Sales and Marketing Executive Swiss Belhotel Borneo Samarinda Noviana Sari. However, she mentioned, number of high occupancy exactly happened to restaurants. "Some people who celebrate Chinese New Year, prefer to hold dinner party," she said.
To cherish their traditions, Swiss Belhotel she continued, held a special gala dinner Chi nese New Year over three days. "There is also a Barongsai attractions and handing out Angpao money. Chinese resident (their) believes that the feast, such as to repel misfortunes , especially at the turn of the year," explained Noviana.
A different exactly happened at Aston Hotel and Convention Center Samarinda. Entering a holiday Chinese New Year, hotels address in Jalan P. Hidayatullah, experienced a surge occupancy.
"There is a tradition that prohibits those who celebrate Chinese New Year invited guests staying in the house. For this reason, many guests from outside the city who had fled to the hotel," said the Public Relations Aston Samarinda Sherly Ariestia Megariana.
Mega mentioned, occupancy rate in the recent Chinese New Year reached more than 90 percent. "As a result of coincidences falled on Friday forward to Longweekend," he explained.
Similar to other, Aston were also not want to be left behind to hold thematic events to celebrate Chinese New Year. "We have prepared special dinner package for family. There were also Barongsai performance of course," closed mega. (*/dns/*/man/lhl//DURON/K7)
