Archive for April 29, 2011

Bali Targeting Singapore Tourist by Batam

The government of Denpasar, Bali, targeting tourists from Singapore and Malaysia with the opening tourism promotion post in Batam. “In Batam, there is a representation for tourism and culture office of Denpasar, we can campaign for the tourist in Singapore,” said the Head of Public Relations and Protocol of Denpasar, IB Rahoela in Denpasar.

He said the opening of the postal campaign is the ideal form for working on the Singapore market. However, the plan was still under review. According Rahoela, is still a little Singaporean tourists who visited Bali, whereas Asia is still huge potential. “For tourists in Singapore in the top ten ranked,” he said.

By opening a campaign post in Batam, is expected to potential tourists from Singapore and Asia are more open, considering that many Asian tourists who visit the City of Industry. “If tourists come to Singapore, Batam, they could see the potential of tourism to Bali,” he said. » Read more..

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Kuta Beach Garbages Decreased

Garbage in Kuta Beach, began gradually decreasing. Waste cleanup activities, ranging from manual collection to passing heavy vehicles, on the sand beach was no longer take place throughout the day. Officers able to clean up garbage in the morning before at 08.00 a few days until Wednesday.

Reduced waste mountain at Kuta Beach due west breeze that began to change direction. Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region III Denpasar inform winds are west to east direction into the wind changed direction southeast to northwest or the reverse direction. This makes the waves no longer carry the waste to the basin along the coast of Bali such as Kuta, Canggu, Seminyak and Jimbaran. » Read more..

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The Beauty of Derawan Island

East Kalimantan Province Government propose to the central government through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to make Derawan Island and other islands in the region as a national tourist destination. “We hope Derawan Island and other small islands around it designated as a national tourist destination such as Sail Bunaken, Wakatobi Sail and Komodo Island,” said Governor Kaltim Ishak Awang Faroek in Samarinda, on Tuesday.

Moreover, he said, Kaltim Derawan Sail will be holding events in 2013, and to promote the potential of nature tourism on the island of Charitable and Maratua and Kakaban and other islands. Derawan Island is located in Derawan archipelago, District Derawan, Berau regency, East Kalimantan. Unit Derawan island morphology is bertopografi flat coastal plain. In the waters surrounding the park and there are well-known as a tourist submarine (diving) with a depth of about five meters. » Read more..

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Hotels Growth in Labuan Bajo

A number of hotel entrepreneurs, especially in the town of Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai District, Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, is now anxious for hotels in the area of growth is too rapid. If not controlled, the growth of the hotel will reach saturation point. This hotel has been standing too long to go bankrupt.

The rapid growth of the hotel was supported by the ease permit the establishment of new hotels which provided the Government of West Manggarai district to investors. Moreover, these local governments under the leadership of Regent Augustine CH Dulla indeed prioritize development in the tourism sector.

As an illustration, in the past three years the number of hotels and inns in West Manggarai previously only about 20 hotels, now has been to 37 hotels, including two 4 star hotels, the Hotel Star Flores and The Jayakarta Suites in the area of ??Jalan Pantai Pede. In fact, nearly completed the construction of a 4 star hotel, the Hotel Prima, including luxury resort owned by conglomerate Sofyan Wanandi. » Read more..

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The Tourists Like The Sound of Mount Bromo

Tourist arrivals to Mount Bromo, East Java, is dominated by Netherlands tourists with a total of 170 people in March 2011. PR Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS), Nova Elina said, the latest data after the volcano as high as 2392 meters above sea level it opened in general, the total number of tourists reached 346 people.

“Half the number of foreign tourists came from the Netherlands, while the rest came from some countries, like France, Malaysia, Germany, Sweden, and England,” Nova said when met at the office TNBTS Malang.

The data of foreign tourists visiting it is not much different from the previous month, as February to reach 214 people with visiting Dutch tourists reached 123 people and January as many as 243 people with a number of Dutch tourists reached 144 people. » Read more..

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Indonesian Tourists Are Lucrative Market for Thailand Tourism

Indonesia is a lucrative market for tourism in neighboring countries. For example, for Thailand, Indonesia entered the top ten the number of tourists visiting Thailand. “Indonesia is in the top 20 for the whole world. Most of the people of Indonesia to Thailand is the family. The family is our biggest market. Because of Indonesia’s family-oriented. They come in a big family, sometimes until the grandparents too,” said Director Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Nithee Seeprae which Kompas.com encounter when Astindo International Travel Fair (AITF) 2011.

Besides family, Indonesian visitors to Thailand are workers and young people. According Nithee, the number of tourists visiting Indonesia to Thailand increased by 24 percent in 2010 compared to 2009. It targets a 15 percent increase in 2011. » Read more..

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