THE LAGUNA, A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT & SPA, NUSA DUA, BALI PARTNERS WITH PURETENNIS

Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, June 2010,- The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali partners with the best tennis management company in Asia, PureTennis. PureTennis is a Singapore-based company that provides Tennis Management Programs to resorts and clubs around Asia. In Bali, PureTennis provides quality tennis services for The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua such as consulting, coaching, tennis holidays and events. PureTennis offers the ultimate tennis experience to The Laguna’s guests and also creates added value to their tennis activities.

A variety of services and products are available at The Laguna such as; a Junior Tennis program, Ladies’ clinics, adult clinics, camps, tennis holidays, tennis events, corporate tennis events, private and group lessons.

PureTennis is to be the pioneer of tennis instruction and management in Asia, creating a loyal customer base by having unique services. PureTennis immediate target is to lead the Bali tennis market by partnering with The Laguna. The coaching team itself is composed by renowned international tennis professionals. Having worked with top tennis players around the world, PureTennis team is able to bring an ultimate experience to the guest in the resort.

“Delivering our guests an unrivalled experience while staying in the resort is a top priority at The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali,” said David Cuddon, the General Manager of The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali. “We are pleased to partner with PureTennis, as one of the best tennis management companies in Asia. Pure Tennis provides a comprehensive solution with high quality services”.

Turtle Hatching Story

On 9 June 2010 at 12.45 am, one of the St. Regis Bali security guards who was on duty at the beach found a sea turtle nesting. The turtle found its way from the water up to the front of our Strand Villa number 721 and decided to lay its eggs right there.

Being a rare incident and moment, the security guard called on the Duty Manager, Security Supervisor and Assistant Manager to witness for themselves this wonder of nature.

The turtle laid its eggs and very naturally headed back to the ocean and they assisted in releasing it into the Indian Ocean. They then searched for the eggs of the turtle and found approximately 14 eggs and secured them in the safe place and will monitor and take care of them. It will take approximately 37 days for the young turtles to hatch.

AN ENCHANTING MOMENT OF “BE FASHION”, A PAINTING EXHIBITION BY NI NYOMAN SANI AT THE LAGUNA, A LUXURY COLLECTION RESORT & SPA, NUSA DUA, BALI

Nusa Dua, Bali, June 2010, - The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali organised a painting exhibition themed “Be Fashion”, a painting exhibition by Ms. Ni Nyoman Sani specially opened by Miss Martine Andraos – Miss Lebanon 2009, Miss Ayu Diandra Sari - 1st runner up Puteri Bali 2008, Miss Ita Roosyani Dewi – 2nd runner up Puteri Bali 2009, Mr. Ahmad Sofyan – the media social & cultural affair from Embassy of Indonesia in Lebanon and Mr. Andrew Fairbairn – the director of sales & marketing of The Laguna on Wednesday, 9 June 2010 at Cascade Bar of the resort. “Be Fashion”, a painting exhibition by Ni Nyoman Sani is open for public from 10 June until 23 June 2010 at Mayang Sari Restaurant of The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali.

Miss Martine Andraos – Miss Lebanon 2009 is proudly to join this charity event while visiting Bali, the island of home many Indonesian and International Artists. She has also visited Padang, Jakarta and Bandung for social & charity mission in Indonesia.

Ms. Ni Nyoman Sani is one of very rare to find women artists in Bali, She was born in Sanur on 10 August 1975 as the 7th of 8 children. In 1993, she took a year learning English when finally she got formal training in painting at STSI (Indonesian Art College), Denpasar, Bali. Ms. Ni Nyoman Sani has been exhibiting her collection abroad, including in Singapore, Italy, Melbourne and recently in Holland at 2009. The painting are available for sale and profits will be donated to The Laguna’s Green Initiatives by planting some indigenous plant in Bali

On this occasion Ni Nyoman Sani brings her 9 (nine) artistic work which most of her collections are based on the world of fashion. As an artist, she views fashion as a fraction of the representing reality around her. Thus, Sani’s works reflect subtler objection on the imposed ideal imagery through fashion.

The Laguna’s Green Initiatives by planting some scarce plant in Bali. This green program is reflecting to the well-known Hindu’s Balinese life of concept, Tri Hita Karana. One of the Tri Hita Karana pillars is Palemahan which is highlighting a harmonious life between the people with its surrounding community while Starwood Hotel & Resorts also have a similar program called Starwood Care and in this part related to Care to Community.