Co-founder of Bali Discovery Tours, Arie marked a distinguished career in hotel and cruise line sales before establishing Bali’s newest in-bound tour operator. He has participated in international trade shows representing Spice Island Cruises as its Director of Marketing after stints with the Melia Bali Sol and the Tiara Medan Hotel in North Sumatra.

Originally from Jakarta, Arie is a hotel management graduate of the Hotel Touristik Fachschuele in Chur, Switzerland. He is married to Pia, his Swedish-born wife.