Maluku Governor Karel Albert Ralahalu, confirmed the presence of Swiss-Belhotel International managed network will support the execution of Banda Sail 2010 sailing events scheduled for the July-August.

"The presence of Swiss-Belhotel with professional services and have extensive networks throughout the world, will add to the confidence of tourists and foreign participants to attend the upcoming 2010 Banda Sail," the governor said when inaugurated the operation of the Swiss Bel Hotel "Pearl In Ambon, on Ambon, Monday .

According Ralahalu, build international confidence on the security situation in Maluku more conducive and safe is not easy, because it takes a long time to convince businessmen and tourists visiting this area.

"I am often asked if the Parade is completely safe, which hotel in Ambon, which is representative and guaranteed security and various other pessimistic tone of his questions. This proves the international community has not fully believe that the Moluccas have been safe," he said.

Ralahalu admitted, in a variety of opportunities are always promoting and informing that the Moluccas have been safe and comfortable place to visit disatawan domestic and foreign.

According to him, the potential of natural resources and tourism are huge and promising future in the Moluccas, is meaningless if security conditions do not warrant a major factor.

"Maluku provincial government and the community welcomed the presence of Swiss-Belhotel, because it will serve as collateral for the international world that the Moluccan is completely safe and ready to carry out various 'events' of national and international, such as Banda Sail 2010," he said.

The presence of the first five-star hotel in Maluku is also a form of participation in local and foreign investors to build the Moluccas and the impact on investment growth in the Moluccas, particularly in the field of tourism in the future.
Sail Banda, he added, is one of the Maluku provincial government programs with

Central Government to restore the image of the Moluccas as a safe and feasible areas visited by tourists, while realizing this region as one of the leading tourism destinations in the country other than Bali.

Meanwhile, one of the shareholders of Swiss-Belhotel, Hendra Wisal, asserted that the intention to build an international hotel, begins with the desire of businessmen to build the Maluku region of the downturn in 1999 and post-conflict.

"We are eager to build post-conflict Maluku from the downturn, with bringing the international hotels, which serve as collateral and attractiveness for both domestic and foreign tourists to visit this area," he said.

He admitted, Maluku excellence in the tourism sector as well as the availability of abundant natural resources and has not managed optimally for the welfare of the community, helped push them to accelerate the completion of hotels built since 2005 and it was.

"Hopefully this hotel's presence becomes the starting point of development in Maluku, as well as be an attraction for foreign tourists to visit this area in future.

Swiss-Belhotel "Pearl in Ambon," 11-story hotel features 111 rooms with six types of rooms and features a spa, fitness center, six meeting rooms unit with a capacity of 500 people, swimming pool, meeting room presents an open view of Ambon City, and various local dishes Maluku and international flavor 

 Translated from : http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/06/14/16562968/Swiss.Belhotel.Ambon.Bantu.Perbaiki.Citra.Maluku