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The in-flighT magazine of air niugini Vol 4 2014 2015 Paradise Advertising iSLaNd REtREat NEW YORK, NEW YORK Rates Natural wonders and The Big Apple gets a unspoilt coral at jaw-dropping dose of Walindi Resort PNG culture Paradise magazine entered

CitY GUidE PLUS: Everything you need PNG culture, hotel reviews a new era in late 2014. to know about food, movies, books, Hong Kong music and gadgets New publisher Business Advantage International unveiled its first edition of the magazine in September, featuring a brand new lay- out and expanded contents. Our objective is to bring Paradise up to the standard of the most respected inflight publications Get set worldwide. That process The PNG Games are coming to Lae will continue in 2015 with a lower ad ratio introduced to strike a better balance between editorial and advertisements. 2 Paradise magazine 2015 Advertising Rates

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Edition Booking Material In-seat deadline deadline date January/ 14 Nov 21 Nov 5 Jan February 2015 2014 2014 2015

March/April 2015 16 Jan 23 Jan 1 Mar

May/June 2015 16 Mar 23 Mar 1 May

July/August 2015 15 May 22 May 1 Jul

September/October 2015 15 July 22 July 1 Sep

November/December 2015 15 Sept 22 Sept 1 Nov

DEPARTURE LOUNGE NEWS, BRIEFINGS, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AIRLINE NEWS DEPARTURE LOUNGE WITH ROBERT UPE THE LATEST FROM AIR NIUGINI NEWS, BRIEFINGS, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE Boost for PNG airports

ravellers using Port Moresby and Lae airports will see marked Air Niugini backs Q&A improvements in facilities over T the next year or so. Plans to develop Port Moresby include six retail spaces and duty-free stores Jessica in the departures and arrival lounges. Other Pacific Games highlights are a street market-style store The completion of the for local products, an arts and crafts shop Boeing fleet’s retrofit and a convenience store, as well as foreign program has lifted exchange and car rental outlets. Mauboy At Lae, the National Airports Corporation the standards in air is hopeful of developing a bed and breakfast travel. It is timely that Paradise caught up with Australia’s singing accommodation business and a safe parking the upgrade has been sensation ahead of her visit to the PNG facility. n carried out on the Boeing Games in November. For more on the airport expansions, see fleet prior to the Games. Page 104. he Australian music star will perform at the opening ceremony of the PNG Games on November 15. It is the highlight of her four-day visit to the Games in Lae. T She will also play with PNG’s Jokema to record a jingle. Mauboy has been in the world spotlight in recent months. In The future of On board … (from left) CEO of the 2105 Pacific Games Peter Stewart, CEO of Air Niugini Simon May, she was the first solo artist outside Europe to make a Foo, Minister for Sports and Pacific Games guest appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest and in August Justin Tkatchenko, chairman of the Air Niugini travel: airports with Board Sir Fred Reiher, Minister for State Owned she performed at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Enterprises & Investments Ben Micah, and Departure Lounge caught up with Mauboy, who also starred chairperson of the 2015 Pacific Games, Emma in the movie Sapphires, during her busy schedule. beaches? Waiwai. Q: What are you most looking forward to when you lobal travel search site Skyscanner has released a “future come to PNG? of travel” report predicting that by 2024 airports will be A: I’m looking forward to getting to know the culture and entirely automated with passengers taking complete control, community again. I feel very proud and honoured to be a ir Niugini’s two Boeing 737s and a promote the Pacific Games and Papua New “There will be about 4500 participants eliminating check-in desks and queues – ultimately speeding part of such a great community event. Fokker 100 have been emblazoned Guinea in the region including Australia, Asia including 3000 athletes to attend the Games; G Q: Is it your first time in the country? up the process. with the logo of the 2015 Pacific and the Pacific. that is a huge number of people and cargo A: I have travelled to PNG before to raise funds and Passengers will be able to check in and drop off their bags at Games. “The completion of the Boeing fleet’s at one time. We have upgraded our Boeing A awareness for both Operation Open Heart and the Orchid Starbucks as they buy coffee and use their smartphones to monitor The popular yellow lagatoi (double-hulled retrofit program has lifted the standards in fleet and will also be looking at getting Society of Papua New Guinea, and had an incredible time the queue times at security as they choose the best route to get canoe) with red, green, black and blue air travel and offers better customer comfort additional aircraft.” meeting the families of the community sharing my music. to their gates. encapsulates the spirit of the games and on Air Niugini’s Bird of Paradise services and The 2015 Pacific Games is scheduled in Q: Musically, what is coming up next for you? Pre-set digital luggage tags and suitcases are also on the horizon A recent survey by Skyscanner found that 43 per cent of passengers Papua New Guinea. it is very timely that the upgrade has been Port Moresby from July 4 to 18. Twenty-two A: I’m in the process of writing new music and just and will include all flight details and destination information, would love to see an open-air park or beach as part of their airport As the exclusive carrier of the athletes and carried out on the Boeing fleet prior to the countries in the Pacific are expected to take focusing and having a lot of fun making it all come to life. allowing holiday-makers to track their bags throughout their journey. experience. officials of the Games, Air Niugini is proud to Games,” he says. part in 28 sports. One thousand technical Q: Where are your favorite places to travel? These future systems, along with biometric data cards which will Skyscanner’s head of B2B, Filip Filipov says: “Emerging technologies promote the event on the three aircraft. Air Niugini chief executive officer Simon officials and 500 officials will accompany A: I currently live in Sydney and have been for quite some replace passports, mean that travellers will experience a more mean that by 2024 the travel journey from our home to holiday Air Niugini board chairman, Sir Fred Reiher, Foo says the airline will be responsible for the athletes. time, so I like to travel back to Darwin and visit all my family. efficient, pleasant and faster airport journey, according to the destination has the potential to be a stress-free and enjoyable describes the Games as a momentous the movement of most athletes, officials and PNG previously hosted the Pacific Games But I love Greece and Vanuatu and would visit those places Skyscanner report. experience – full of fun distractions for everyone. Airports and flights regional event that will coincide with the 40th freight during the Games and is proud to lead in 1969 and 1991. any day. Skyscanner predicts that departure halls will become the start of will no longer be the price we pay to travel but instead will signify anniversary of the country’s independence. the way in promoting this significant regional The Pacific Games is held every four Q: What’s in your hand luggage? the holiday experience with beautiful, mood-lifting spaces – from art the start of our holidays, where travellers can relax and create the “Air Niugini is pleased to be on board to event. years. n A: Deodorant, toothbrush, toothpaste, a spare set of clothes galleries and gardens to 3D cinemas and yoga retreats (which sounds perfect space to suit their needs, whether they’re flying for business and moisturisers. n not too dissimilar to Singapore’s Changi Airport, pictured). or leisure.” n

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Paradise magazine has a print run of 20,000.

n It is available in every seat of every international flight, and on selected domestic services.

n Copies are also distributed through channels such as Air Niugini lounges, travel industry contacts and PNG diplomatic missions around the world.

n From December 2014 Paradise is also easy to access online via its own dedicated website at: airniuginiparadise.com.

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stablished over 30 years ago at Kimbe Bay in West untroubled by the problems that beset them today. New Britain with just a couple of rooms, Walindi “A short boat ride from Walindi Resort and I am diving Plantation Resort now has more than 20, but actively on reefs that have half the coral species of the world, all works to retain its small, family feel. awaiting those rare photo opportunities that come only with PICTURES: HOPPEN KEN E While Walindi has much to offer tourists – such as bird the clearest water. watching, swimming and walks – the main attraction is the “I am hard pressed to think of anywhere on Earth that has NEED TO KNOW Nature’s diving on pristine reefs and the amazing marine life. this combination of vibrant health, diversity and beauty.” The island only ever has eight to 10 people flows one way or Footprints in ave you ever wanted to go somewhere truly Shore dives are available in front of the resort and the Bird-watching tours are available to nearby rainforests the sand … staying at any one time. the other, so this PANASESA RESORT remote? Someplace your friends have never house reef called Hanging Gardens is a two-minute boat ride and small islets in Kimbe Bay. local dancers With only the resort staff and guests, it is dive is generally Six beachfront traditional-thatched bungalows, include on the deserted heard of, let alone visited? Love to fish, dive, ensuites, balcony and deck chairs. away. Species include the Heinroth’s shearwater, Nicobar not hard to find a place with no-one else in done by boat. A PLACE beach; there or just lie on your own perfect tropical island From about PGK1800 a night. Seven-night package about There are three purpose-built dive boats that go out for pigeon, blue-eyed cockatoo, and the black-headed paradise are six cabins H sight. Clouds of beach? The Conflict Islands might be for you. PGK11,400 includes boat transfers, diving, fishing and other at Panasesa playground two or three dives a day and lunch is usually enjoyed at kingfisher. Still too many people? It’s simple to pack a colourful Resort. Located off the tip of Papua New Guinea, in Milne activities. deserted Restorf Island. MV FeBrina is available for extended trips in search of rare Bay, the Conflict Islands are named after a British lunch and be dropped off on one of the other anthias More information: Diving, bird watching and swimming in volcano-heated rivers are among the natural conflictislands.com; Walindi is also home to the MV FeBrina, a boutique live-on- seabirds, such as Beck’s petrel. survey ship that charted these waters during the islands for a day on your own. swarm over [email protected]; +61 7 4080 7315. wonders at Walindi Resort. Sonja Heydeman reports. board 25-metre dive vessel. Among the popular tours from Walindi is swimming in a OF YOUR 19th century, not after any problems that might have For those who can’t just envisage the corals. The boat has seven individually air-conditioned cabins, volcano-heated river with swirling pools, mini waterfalls and occurred here. themselves lying on the beach, swimming, Butterflyfish taking a maximum of 12 guests. sticky mud. The islands are unusual in that they have never been kayaking and sailing, the area is known for its and angelfish The dive deck is well set out and diving couldn’t be easier, You can also trek up Gabuna volcano, do village walks and settled by the indigenous population. fishing and diving. dart in and donning your gear and entering the water via the water-level see abandoned World War 2 plane wrecks. They were used as a copra plantation at one stage, Spanish mackerel, tuna, sailfish, marlin, out of the reef, with the larger predatory shallower duckboard. Accommodation is in secluded bures or plantation house OWN than is their normal range. but that has long since gone. giant trevally and more inhabit the water sweetlips, trevally and grouper adding colour Marine scientist Professor Charles Veron recently rooms, all with ensuites, nestled along the beach front and Now, they are one of the few privately owned atolls here; all target species for serious fishing. to the swirling mass of life. Gorgonian corals Beluga One and Beluga Two are also inspected the reefs of Kimbe Bay and says they take him surrounded by lush tropical gardens. ➤ Ken Hoppen dips his toes in the water in the world, and recently opened up as a tourist But it is the diving that is the most reach out from the wall towards the blue, stunning sites, with large coral bommies back 40 years to a time when corals grew in lush profusion at a resort in the Conflict Islands where destination. spectacular. colourful shells and hawkfish making their reaching for the surface, leaving massive There are 21 islands in this group, with only one The House Reef on the northern side of home in their intricate branches. passageways of fish to explore. there are so few people that you feel populated: Panasesa on the western side of the group. Panasesa is stunning. A steep sandy slope Nearby Irai Island has several dive sites, Manta rays, mobula and Spanish mackerel The small resort here has six cabins facing out to leads down to the 20-metre mark, where with perhaps the best being Coral Gardens, are often seen passing by, and a large male like a castaway. the sea and a dining room and living area in the main the wall begins and drops vertically into where several species of deepwater giant Maori wrasse watches us from a building. unimaginable depths. A slight current usually angelfish have been seen in depths far distance, never getting close enough to ➤ 30 Paradise – Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine September – October 2014 31

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The Pacific’s best fashion was on parade recently at Stella magazine’s Fire Runway 2014. Amanda Donigi tells all. ON THE and colour CAT WALK Brandon Presser gets up close to fire- Designed to thrill … the colourful eaters, warriors and dancers at the Denani collection by Elizabeth Taurega Omeri (this page and Melanesian Festival. next page top left); a Grace Lillian Lee outfit (next page top middle); apua New Guinea recently hosted a colourful gathering of Failepou Peni’s Lepou collection (next page top right); on stage for people from the Pacific nations, some wearing elaborate the grand finale (next page, bottom headdresses and others with spears and shields. right). P They came together for the 5th Melanesian Festival of Arts and Culture, held every four years in a different country. The much-anticipated festival is a chance for the constellation of apua New Guinea’s biggest The other designers to feature were Patricia and islands to gather in the sharing and preservation of the elements fashion show, Runway 2014, Dorothy Haroharo, Sarah Todd, Anna Amos, and showcased 10 Pacific island designers Elizabeth Omeri from PNG, Sydney-based Failepou that both unite them and make them culturally unique. in the stunning setting of Hotel Lamana’s Peni of Samoan heritage, Grace Lillian Lee from the Among the attendees were delegations from Vanuatu, Fiji, P Gold Club in Port Moresby. Torres Straits, Erub Arts Centre from the Torres Straits, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Timor Leste, West Papua and Jazz singer Alyson Joyce opened the event, Cecilia Peterson-Keil from Samoa, and Mere & Robert Torres Strait. The two-week event unveiled the diverse nature of performing in an original design by from Fiji. the region and its kaleidoscope of people. Grace Lillian Lee of the Torres Straits Songstress Pauline Tau performed Split into two rolling fields below the hallowed grounds of Port as guests arrived. during intermission and guests had Moresby’s National Museum, the stages and gathering spaces The dance troupe Tribal Dancers a chance to visit the pop-up shop teemed with a heady assortment of festival goers who rotated was first on to the 100-metre and purchase select designs and roles between performer and onlooker throughout the day. graffiti-painted catwalk, wearing accessories off the catwalk. Although the clusters of performance troupes were easily blue-and-white stripes. The Grace Lillian Lee curated the Brave face … the Melanesian distinguishable by their drastically different costumes, all decorative dancers convinced the 500-plus night’s fashion and the finale was a Festival in full swing at Port elements seemed inspired by the indigenous birds. The great bird audience that they were there to burst of colour and culture with the Moresby’s Ela Beach (this page); a showcase a street-wear collection. 38 models on stage. n of paradise, prominently featured on PNG’s national flag, reigned Highlands man, one of hundreds in But then they pulled the night’s Amanda Donigi is the ceremonial dress for the festival supreme. (opposite page). biggest surprise, exploding into editor of Stella, a Pacific The fire-eaters from Namatanai on the island of New Ireland, a high-energy B-Boy routine on islands women’s magazine with their signature wreaths of scorched palm, also drew much centre stage. that celebrated its second attention. They were followed by anniversary with the Their gaze was ferocious and focused as they charred the KOKOswim, a collection of Runway 2014 fashion ends of small logs until they were steaming and white. They swimwear designed by PNG’s show on August 9. devoured the smoking chunks for all to see. Hundreds of audience 19-year-old Mayaimi Stack See stellamag.com.

members stood rapt as the lucky few with smartphones furiously PICTURE: ROCKY ROE who has been inspired by the tapped their screens to document the event. ➤ bird of paradise.

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After meeting Muffy Potter, producer and Take one … director of Put It Out There Pictures, who producer and director Muffy had produced a similar series in Afghanistan, Potter [far Timeless Friguglietti commissioned her to provide a left]; shooting Gadgets and travel the trailer for series brief, budget and a teaser. Central Giants. Friguglietti was impressed that Potter had spent three years in Afghanistan, making successful television drama there. accessories pieces “Drama helps develop cultural identity,” says Potter. “It helps to shape ideas and Sony MDR-ZX750BN headphones John Brooksbank explores the tradition of growth in terms of inspiration and aspiration. In the ongoing search for the perfect noise-cancelling headphones, Sony has a candidate worthy PNG crafts, collected all over the world as “In Afghanistan, we made dramas that of inspection. Its MDR-ZX750BN headphones may have a complicated number for a name, but PICTURE: TOURISM PNG looked at various issues like corruption, prized objets d’art. “However, what is more important for Telikom Potter is preparing to start filming later this their advantages are obvious. The inbuilt Bluetooth capability removes the need for messy cables, Tradition on show …. artefacts at Madang Provincial Museum. police, women’s rights and narcotics. PNG is that such initiatives go a long way to year, with the first series of eight episodes and the headphones swivel into a neatly folded position when not in use. Another great aspect And the independent research that was creating awareness in the community about the ready to go to air next year. for travellers is the digital noise-cancellation, which cuts out 98 per cent of ambient sound. This uring the recent Many ancient pieces that were to enable authentic dances Ancient or modern, traditional done after the broadcast of those productions Melanesian Arts and purchased by avid collectors last to be performed. In other or contemporary – the hundreds many challenges confronting our communities.” As well as being shown on local television, FlyingRejuvenation of Port Moresby’s airport will bring better check-inhigh New look … an artist’s impression of the feature comes in three automatic modes: for use in the office, on public transport and on aircraft. showed genuine shifts in attitudes on these Culture Festival in Port century now adorn the shelves cases traditional designs are of languages and cultures of PNG The show will be produced through a and distributed by DVD throughout PNG, revamped Port Moresby airport. Add in the portable charger and airplane jack, and you have the ideal travelling companion. issues.” Moresby, performers from of museums in Germany and incorporated into more modern guarantee that there will never be partnership between PNG and Australian Friguglietti is hopeful the series will be areas, more counters for customs and immigration and more shops. About PGK640, sony-asia.com D Telikom PNG is the show’s first major Passengers will be the winners, Kevin McQuillan reports. all over the Pacific celebrated America, and change hands for clothing, banners, letterheads and a shortage of inspiration for the film crews, who aim to build local production shown by broadcasters through the region, sponsor. Chief executive Michael Donnelly their cultures and showed there high sums. corporate logos. craft of the country. n skills and a sustainable local screen industry, including NITV Australia and Maori TV in describes the deal as “a new frontier for is a real interest in the traditional While legislation to prevent providing mentoring by writers, directors and New Zealand. n ort Moresby’s international airport is Port Moresby international airport is lagging to increase terminal space to cater for PNG”. practices of the region removal of historical pieces has actors. undergoing an expansion, ahead of an behind our neighbouring airports of similar size forecast growth to 2030 and in time for the Small stalls at the festival been enacted, it was in many influx of passengers for the 2015 South in terms of efficiency and customer experience 2018 APEC Summit to be hosted by PNG. venues sold a dizzying array of ways too late – numerous PPacific Games, the 2018 APEC Summit and we have a lot of catching up to do. Over the next three to four years we want traditional crafts – tapa cloth, pieces had already left PNG and projected increases in air traffic as the Currently it takes about seven to 10 minutes to put Port Moresby airport under a public- carvings, printed material, baskets and unfortunately increasing economy grows. to process a passenger. After the current private partnership arrangement because and many other products. education, a cash economy and The acting managing director of the extension is complete, that will be cut down that’s the way the rest of the airports in the In years gone by, or taim bilong the general development of the National Airports Corporation, Joseph Tupiri, region are going. tumbuna as they say in pidgin, country meant that traditional outlines the plans. So we are aiming to put up a 35,000-square- the carving of traditional carvings knowledge was in many cases not What will the airport development at metre, three-level building connecting the Port Moresby entail? current international and domestic terminal that were imbued with ritual handed on to the next generation. We want to give the JT: Currently we are extending the buildings. Ground level will be for arrival and Hedgren bags Bric’s Bellagio luggage Glif Scrubba washbag significance was not something With the advent of Christianity, international terminal building. It is a PGK100 passengers a seamless level two will be for departures. We aim to Forget those ridiculously expensive Who says that glamour is dead There’s an old saying among One of the biggest hassles on a that was undertaken lightly. the spiritual rationale behind million design and construct contract and deliver that in late 2017. handbags toted along the red when it comes to travel? The photographers: the best camera long journey is the need to wash The shapes of masks, incised the crafting of certain objects experience like they have is already 30 per cent complete and on So that means a lot more people will be carpet by celebrities. Travellers Bellagio range of luggage by this is the one you have on you when dirty laundry. It’s even more difficult patterns on gope boards or was sadly lost, with only certain in Brisbane or Cairns, target to deliver it by next April, in time coming through Port Moresby airport? and business people need practical Italian company resurrects the you need it. For most of us when if you’re on a camping trip with designs on tapa cloth were often dances, practices and artefacts for the 2015 South Pacific Games. It’s a or Sydney or any Asian JT: Absolutely. The existing airport was bags that look good but do the romance of the past, combining it travelling, that’s our smartphone. no access to a washing machine. unique to particular ethnic groups, continuing to be used. 30-metre extension to the north-west end airport. built to process about 300,000 to 400,000 job. The Belgian-based Hedgren with modern lightweight materials And though phone-based cameras Preparing for a trip to Africa, communities or even clans within Of course, traditional culture and 20-metres to the south-east end, with passengers per year. We are now processing specialises in such functional, to produce suitcases with evident have improved greatly over the Australian inventor Ashley Newland villages –similar to the heraldic was never static and, while the modifications inside to improve efficiency. about 1.5 million. When you look at the this design-driven bags and other travel class. Each case has quality design years, they still have limitations. came up with the idea of a flexible designs on the shields and clock cannot be turned back, we We want to give the passengers a seamless growth and the country’s projected GDP gear, producing items for men and elements such as rainproof zips, That’s where the Glif comes in. This washboard contained within a tough pennants of medieval knights. should value what we have and experience like they have in Brisbane or growth, a growing middle-class, freight women. The latest range includes swivel wheels, a multi-position clever small device can be screwed plastic bag, allowing clothes to be Certain regions of PNG that see today, thankful that a few Cairns, or Sydney or any Asian airport. to down to about three minutes. and tourism, we think there will be significant the New Way, a business-friendly retractable handle, and panels onto any standard-sized camera laundered anywhere. Water, clothes manufactured the most artistically talented individuals still produce It’s a challenging project because we have Are there plans to develop any other growth and demand on the capital’s airport. bag that can house a tablet, laptop allowing separate compartments. tripod. Its adjustable bracket then and cleaning liquid are added to striking or colourful traditional traditional crafts whether they to keep the terminal building fully operational airport land? We also think there will be a demand to and other essential items; the Inner Business travellers are particularly adjusts to firmly hold your phone, the bag, then rubbed over the crafts became a focus for the be pots, tapa cloth, musical with minimum disruption during construction. JT: An immediate next step is to expand the create Port Moresby as a hub. We’ve done City, a women’s shoulder bag in well served by the compartment making it easier to avoid vibration washboard for three minutes. After earlier colonial collectors of ethnic instruments, shields, canoe Key features will include increased counters international apron area for additional parking an assessment, talked to people in the objets d’art – notably the Sepik prows, baskets, fish traps or slick Snake Black or colourful Paisley with inbuilt suit hooks and hangers. and take better photos. Cleverly, a rinse, they’re hung out to dry – no for processing passengers for airlines, space for aircraft and two more aero bridges. region and we think there’s the potential River villages and those in the personal adornment. and customs and immigration, as well as The next stage is to connect the for efficiencies which regional airlines will Sepia; and the New Nomad, a bag The Tuscan leather trim extends once detached the Glif can be used bulky equipment required. tortuous river deltas that disgorged Some of these crafts are improved retail space. international and domestic terminal buildings recognise, if we build a suitable airport. ➤ for travelling in style with touches to the luggage tags and internal as a stand, propping up the phone About PGK150, thescrubba.com.au their waters into the Gulf of Papua. manufactured for sale, others of brass and leather. business-card pocket. There’s a for reading or viewing purposes. 104 Paradise – Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine hedgren.com variety of sizes, colours and styles. About PGK70, studioneat.com brics.it September – October 2014 93

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City guide: Hong Kong Brian Johnston discovers a world of Michelin-star dumplings,

PICTURES: HONG KONG TOURISM BOARD, VIKING RIVER CRUISES, WIKIPEDIA VIKING RIVER CRUISES, BOARD, TOURISM KONG PICTURES: HONG smoky temples and bustling markets.

PICTURES: PNG TOURISM PNG PICTURES: he sky-scraping, pulsating city of Hong Kong lies The bright lights Getting around embedded in a magnificent harbour, providing … Hong Kong viewed from The Grab a stored-value Octopus card (octopus.com.hk) for the a spectacular setting. Experience some of the Peak; tai chi gets comprehensive bus, ferry, tram and train network at any MTR world’s best accommodation, shopping and dining, the locals moving; T the Star Ferry subway station (mtr.com.hk). Rides on the delightfully old- soak up the sights and glittering night skyline, and explore (opposite page). fashioned tram (hktramways.com) from Central to Wanchai, On track … ew Yorkers are notoriously hard to impress but residents of traditional Chinese culture, alive and well in this most and the Star Ferry (starferry.com.hk) across the harbour from Mudiya Kepanga the Big Apple couldn’t hide their fascination when two Papua contemporary of cities. In exhilarating contrast to the Central to Tsim Sha Tsui, are bargain-basement Hong Kong and Fabian Paino elbow-to-elbow energy of Central and Kowloon, Hong venture into New New Guineans dressed in traditional costumes took to their highlights. A little bit of PNG York’s subway streets recently. Kong also has offshore islands, parks and temples that system (opposite) N reveal a quieter, more contemplative side Sights Mundiya Kepanga, a Huli tribe wigmaker, and Fabian Paino, a and are traffic to its character. Incense-smoky Man Mo Temple (126 Hollywood Road, stoppers at Times Malagan mask carver from New Ireland, spent a week in NYC as part Square (top). of an initiative by the PNG Tourism Promotion Authority to increase Sheung Wan) is Hong Kong’s oldest and most important tourism from North America. temple. Hollywood Road has a strip of Chinese antique stores with superb collections of jade, rosewood furniture and Whatever Kepanga and Paino did, whether it was riding the subway, in New York HONG KONG porcelain. visiting the top of the Empire State Building or walking along Fifth 7.1 million POPULATION: The Peak (thepeak.com.hk) provides famous views, but Avenue, they attracted loads of attention and endless queries about Hong Kong dollar; 1 HK dollar = 0.3 kina many visitors overlook one of the world’s most spectacular New Yorkers were stopped in their tracks at the where they were from and what they were doing in NYC. They also CURRENCY: TAXI FARE FROM AIRPORT: urban walks nearby, which takes you beneath giant palms and appearance of two PNG tribesmen, writes Kay O’Sullivan. attracted a lot of media coverage. Central HK$295, Tsim Sha Tsui HK$240 852 bamboo around Victoria Peak via Harlech and Lugard roads.

It was the first visit to NYC for both men and one they are unlikely ➤ INTERNATIONAL DIALLING CODE: Hong Kong Museum of History (100 Chatham Road, Tsim Cantonese, with Mandarin and LANGUAGE: Sha Tsui East; hk.history.museum) chronicles the city’s history English widely understood. Three-pronged, square UK-style plug; 220 volts AC. through movie screenings and recreations of a fishing junk, POWER: herbal medicine shop and old streets.

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62 361 733008; Phone + - see double-six.com. A special opening rate is available until Novem ber 30 with suites from about PGK800 a night. Let the Games begin CROWNE PLAZA, CHANGI NOVOTEL, BRISBANE AIRPORT AIRWAYS, JACKSONS Two high-profile athletes will be inspiring AIRPORT, SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, hopefuls at the national PNG Games, There are 157 rooms, a restaurant and bar, PORT MORESBY Ben Creagh reports. Bali luxe This funky 320-room property consistently 24-hour reception and room service, as well as a large rooftop heated swimming pool. rates in the top 10 best airport hotels in the The interiors are spacious. There are several apua New Guinea’s trailblazing sprinter, Toea Wisil, and Australian Bed, bath and bar … Double-Six setting the The hotel has a package for day use only rugby league great, Scott Prince, are all set for the BSP PNG Games. Bali’s best? That’s the buzz around the new annual Skytrax Awards. It has rainforest-style shops, including a bespoke tailor. This is the standard for luxury accommodation in Bali. (from 9am to 5pm). They will be BSP ambassadors for the two-week event that will gardens and a swimming pool with islands. place where presidents and prime ministers Double-Six Luxury Hotel, writes Kay O’Sullivan. take place in Lae, the capital of Morobe Province, from November The deluxe rooms and suites have soft and HOW HANDY TO DEPARTURE GATES stay when they come to PNG. P 16–29. calming colours and are soundproof. 2.6 kilometres via shuttle bus to the The Games are expected to attract over 8000 sports people from 22 ocation, luxury and fine dining are a finished with bespoke furniture, fine linens, Your personal butler will see to it. international terminal and 4.8 kilometres to HOW HANDY TO DEPARTURE GATES winning combination when it comes to state-of-the art technology and full bathrooms Kadek Wiranatha, the mastermind of Ku HOW HANDY TO DEPARTURE GATES provinces to participate in 28 sports, including athletics, swimming, the domestic terminal. Free transfers to and from the airport, which is top-end hotels. Everyone tries, not all with marble baths (plus a television and De Ta, Seminyak’s renowned sunset bar and There is direct access to Terminal 3 via five minutes away. rugby league, weightlifting and hockey. succeed, but it certainly looks as if Bali’s Hermes’ amenities to boot). restaurant, is behind the hotel. Alongside him covered walkways. Access to Terminals 1 and CHECK IN/OUT The biennial Games were started by the PNG Sports Foundation L 2 is within minutes via the free and automated CHECK IN/OUT in 2003, with the aim to promote and develop national unity and newest luxury resort has got it right. No expense has been spared and there is as creative director of food and beverage is 2pm/11am Let’s talk location first. Absolute beachfront. masses of room to move. Apartment-style is the Robert Marchetti, the genius who created some airport train system. 2pm/11am provincial pride through participation in sport. EATING/DRINKING Walk out of your suite and the choice is yours: most apt description for the suites. of Australia’s best restaurants. It was at those inaugural Games where Wisil excelled and took CHECK IN/OUT EATING/DRINKING A dip in the 120-metre infinity pool or plunge The luxury bit kicks in the moment you book. The hotel’s Acqua Perla Spa takes its Catalina restaurant and bar serves a major step towards launching an international career that now 2pm/12pm contemporary Australian cuisine. Also a tapas Plenty of options. Among them is Bacchus, includes a Commonwealth Games final and an Australian sprint straight into the surf of Seminyak’s famous An e-butler will ensure your preferences, like inspiration from the tropical beach surrounds. n Port Moresby’s best fine-dining restaurant, Double-Six beach. pillow type and favourite (complimentary) EATING/DRINKING bar menu. title. Air Niugini flies from Port while the Vue Restaurant has fantastic views Born in Banz, Western Highlands, Wisil has become a sprinter of Then there’s the luxury factor. Indonesia’s cocktails, are noted and duly delivered when you There are two restaurants, the Cantonese-style TOKYO HONG KONG Moresby to Bali every Monday. BUSINESS FACILITIES of the Owen Stanley Ranges and buffet and à genuine international standard since her talent was uncovered, most acclaimed design talent has taken care of arrive. The attention continues 24/7 during your Imperial Treasure and Azur with a show kitchen See airniugini.com.pg. The hotel has six meeting, conference and la carte options for breakfast, lunch and dinner. holding national records in the 200 metres and 400 metres. he Michelin men and women have decreed Tokyo the gourmet ong Kong is obsessed with food – 24/7, 365 days a year. Every that. Each of the hotel’s 146 suites is exquisitely stay. Need your clothes ironed? A tour booked? and a multicultural menu; there are two bars. function rooms with capacity for up to 120 Prince, who retired from rugby league after an illustrious capital of the world. Luckily for us, quality is the by-word for food street has countless options to sate your hunger. BUSINESS FACILITIES delegates. 15-year career during which he represented Australia and everywhere in Tokyo, including the food on the streets. The Chinese took thousands of years to develop their multi- BUSINESS FACILITIES PNG’s best business centre, fully staffed, with Queensland in state of origin, can relate to the humble beginnings Across Tokyo, yakitori–grilled skewers of meat and vegetables layered cuisine but the Hong Kongers perfected it. Take congee, The business centre is staffed and there are RELAXATION computers and well-furnished boardrooms. T H of Wisil’s career, having risen to the pinnac le of his sport after – is a star attraction, especially in Yakatori Alley under Yurakucho for instance. In the hands of the chefs of Hong Kong, this humble eight meeting rooms. An in-room massage service is available and growing up in a remote area of Australia. station. Okonomiyaki, a savoury cabbage-based pancake, is another breakfast of rice porridge is transformed into a gourmet delight. Think there is a small gymnasium. RELAXATION RELAXATION The hotel has an award-winning spa and an “I can understand growing up in a small place like Mt Isa in Tokyo fast-food favourite. Diners sit up at benches and dictate to chef congee with roast goose, crispy chicken, oysters and much more. Jet-lag reflexology is on the spa menu that also WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ON ultra-modern health and fitness centre, with north-west Queensland that opportunities like the PNG Games what goes into their okonomiyaki as it is cooked in front of them. There should be a law prohibiting anyone leaving Hong Kong without includes all the standards such as massage and TRIPADVISOR tennis and squash courts. can be few and far between,” Prince says. One dish, ramen, a steaming hot soup with up to 40 ingredients in the trying dumplings. The same goes for the noodles made here. Fish balls beauty treatments. The gym is well equipped. ‘’The rooms are decorated in a sleek and “This event is a great platform for all athletes to show their talent, broth, is so revered in Tokyo that it has its own museum. The Shin- are another speciality – so too, is milk tea and egg tarts. WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ON skill and passion in their chosen field.” Yokohama Raumen Museum has nine ramen shops in a streetscape Start your Hong Kong food adventure in SoHo, at the mid-level WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ON modern fashion.’’ ‘’Staff were very friendly and the shuttle bus TRIPADVISOR PNG’s passion for rugby league, traditionally recognised as the that replicates life in 1958, the year the world’s first instant ramen was elevators on Central. The stalls, stores and restaurants at Stanley TRIPADVISOR country’s national sport, will no doubt make Prince a popular attraction at to the airport was convenient.’’ “Very nice hotel, massive bedrooms with all the invented. Market and Lamma Island are both worth the trip for waterfront “No worries on jet noise.” nice bits, good dining and a great gym also.” the Games. He is eager to share his own experiences with participants eating. ➤ ‘’It is located across the road from DFO, which MORE INFORMATION jnto.org.au; gotokyo.org/en ‘’The airstrip view from the room was “A great hotel with high volume of staff so when of all sports, and hopefully in the process inspire teams and athletes to has over 120 stores.’’ MORE INFORMATION discoverhongkong.com fascinating.’’ you need something they do it with a smile.” achieve their best results. “I had a close association with the people of PNG during my career and WEBSITE WEBSITE novotelbrisbaneairport.com.au WEBSITE 52 Paradise – Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine crowneplaza.com/changiairport airways.com.pg 58 Paradise – Air Niugini’s in-flight magazine September – October 2014 71

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