Sunday, February 20, 2011

BINTAN ISLAND - RIAU ISLANDS



Bintan Island or Negeri Segantang Lada is an island in the Riau archipelago of Indonesia. It is part of the Riau Islands province, the capital of which, Tanjung Pinang, lies in the island's south and is the island's main community.

Bintan's land area is 2,402.28 square kilometres (927.53 sq mi) (total area is 60,057 square kilometres (23,188 sq mi) including 96% sea area). Its administrative region is designated the Bintan Island Regency, one of the six administrative regions of the Riau Islands province. The city of Tanjung Pinang is an autonomous area within the Bintan Island.

Bintan's history is traced to the early 3rd century. The island flourished as a trading post on the route between China and India, and over the centuries it came under the control of the Chinese, the British, and then the Dutch when it was declared part of the Dutch East Indies through the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824. In the 12th century, the Bintan island in the Strait of Malacca was known as the "Pirate Island" since the Malay pirates used to loot trading ships sailing in these waters.

Singapore, the closest major city, is a 45-50 minute trip by motorised catamaran across the South China Sea from Bintan Resort area in the northwest of the island. The island has beaches with beach-front International hotels and resorts; the most prominent of these beaches is the Bintan Resorts set over an area of 300 hectares (740 acres) of tropical environment. The archipelago of the Riau islands is right opposite to this resort across the South China Sea. Indonesia is promoting Bintan as the next best tourist destination after Bali.

From Wikipedia

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Friday, February 11, 2011

Win A 2 Night Stay At South Beach

CRSHotels.com is giving away a 2 night stay at a South Beach hotel (prize value up to- $500) to their Facebook fans. Become a CRSHotels.com Facebook Fan & let your friends post a comment on CRSHotels facebook wall with your name in it. The person with the most referrals will win 2 night stay at a South Beach hotel (prize value up to - $500). Hurry, this contest ends on April 15th 2011!”

Requirements:
- CRSHotels.com is something worth talking about to your friends!
- "Like" CRSHotels.com fan page
- The fan with the most referrals by April, 15th at 12:00 AM EST wins 2 night stay at a South Beach hotel (prize value up to - $500)!
- Your friends must write your name on our wall after they fan our page so that we can count your referrals. (names in comments will NOT count!)
- Contest open to legal U.S. residents above age 21 only. Only those referrals that "Like" CRSHotel.com are eligible.

- Anyone who has previously “Liked” the CRSHotels.com Fanpage is ineligible. “Likes” must come from genuine Facebook accounts and there must only be one "like" and referral mention per one person.
- No Purchase necessary

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