Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine February 2015 | Page 12

10 Publisher PUBLISHER www.garuda-indonesia.com February 2015 Chinese New Year Shanghai Cover By BJI / Blue Jean Images Yuánbăo is an ancient Chinese currency of gold or silver ingots, forged in a boat-shaped elliptical oval with a circular or oval bump formed in the middle. Oleh BJI / Blue Jean Images Yuánbăo adalah nama untuk uang dari emas atau perak yang digunakan oleh bangsa China kuno, dibuat menyerupai bentuk perahu dengan tonjolan di tengahnya. 2 Salam Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo, President & CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., personally welcomes you. 40 Explore Travel Trends The chicest locations; the most stylish events; our ultimate hit-list for the in-the-know traveller. 90 Travel Shanghai Ring in the Year of the Goat in China and enjoy a rich season of local culture, cuisine and joyous celebrations. 5-Star Airline Reaching the highest honour, Garuda Indonesia is now one of only seven 5-star airlines in the world. Welcome to Colours EDITORIAL BOARD Pujobroto, Djunadi Putra Satrio We hope your year is getting off to a great start. If your resolutions aren’t going quite as planned, fret not: with Chinese New Year around the corner you have yet another chance for a fresh start. In Shanghai, Chinese New Year celebrations come with a rich season of local culture and cuisine, and the opportunity to ring in the Year of the Goat with fireworks, bells and firecrackers. Back home in Indonesia, we travel to the second most popular tourist destination in the country (after Bali), Bandung; we set out to explore the city that was once known as ‘the Paris of Java’. In the far eastern reaches of the Lesser Sunda Islands lies the fascinating Alor Archipelago – on its eponymous main island we discover that this small archipelago is home to big diversity, ecologically and cu lturally. Finally, for a combined taste of Europe and Asia we visit Istanbul, one of the most popular destinations on the planet. Follow us to escape the tourist trail and experience vibrant Karaköy; once grungy and rundown, this up-and-coming neighbourhood presents an eclectic mix of traditional Turkey alongside gentrified establishments for the modern traveller. PUBLISHER PT Visindo Agensi Tama / Agency Fish Semoga tahun yang baru ini menjadi sebuah awal yang baik. Bila ada resolusi yang belum sempat terwujudkan, jangan khawatir, Tahun Baru China sudah di depan mata sehinggga Anda pun masih berkesempatan untuk kembali mengawali tahun. Di Shanghai, perayaan Tahun Baru China diramaikan dengan sejumlah tradisi dan aneka kuliner serta kemeriahan kembang api, lonceng dan petasan untuk menyambut datangnya Tahun Kambing. Sementara itu di Indonesia, kami terbang ke destinasi paling populer kedua (setelah Bali), Bandung; di mana kami menjelajahi setiap sudut kota yang juga mendapat julukan “Paris of Java” ini. Di ujung timur dari rantai Kepulauan Sunda Kecil, kami mengulas tentang Kepulauan Alor, di mana pulau utamanya, Pulau Alor, memiliki keanekaragaman ekosistem dan budaya yang menakjubkan. Kami juga mengajak Anda untuk menikmati suasana Eropa dan Asia di Istanbul, salah satu destinasi wisata paling populer di dunia. Di sana, kami sengaja tak menyusuri jalur wisata biasa, tetapi langsung menuju ke Karaköy, daerah yang dahulu kurang terawat tetapi kini menjadi kawasan bergaya, dengan segala kekhasan tradisi Turki serta hal-hal modern yang hadir berdampingan. DIRECTOR Herawati Saragih ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dwi Supratina EDITOR Obed Napitupulu ASSISTANT & COMMISSIONING EDITORS Agung Pramudyo Vikaria Lestari FINANCE Dede Trisnawati DESIGN AND ARTWORKING Nanda Giftanina, Rizky Iskandar, Aldy Jeremia Tjan, Arief Rizky, Vaughan Davies DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT Ujang Rohman, Dedi Kholidi Herry Kurniawan PT Visindo Agensi Tama 21st Floor Suite 2101 MNC Tower Jl. 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