Denpasar (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik said here on Friday that tourism had been restored in Bali.
“The number of tourists visiting Kuta Beach is proof that nationally the tourism sector has started improving,” he said when visiting the beach and a number of hotels there. (more…)
Add comment October 6th, 2008
Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Bogor
Two weeks after a six-ton ancient monument was taken illegally from Haur Bentes Forest Preserve, villagers living in the adjacent kampung were still filled with anxiety.
Locals call it batu kuya, turtle rock, or batu kuda, horse rock because of its shape. It stands 4 meters high with a diameter of 3 meters. Regency officials said it could be a monument dating from the fourth-century Sundanese kingdom called Tarumanagara.
Some locals said they feared the rock’s absence would cause natural disasters in the village. Many believe the rock is more than just a natural stone. (more…)
Add comment October 6th, 2008
Indonesia has opened a new airport in the eastern province of South Sulawesi. The Sultan Hasanuddin airport in Makassar is Indonesia’s third-largest airport, after Jakarta’s Soekarna-Hatta International Airport and Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport. (more…)
Add comment September 30th, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) — AirAsia Group’s airlines, AirAsia Bhd and Indonesia AirAsia, have won the prestigious Friends of Thailand Awards 2008 in the category for international airlines for outstanding contributions to Thailands tourism industry in 2006 and 2007.
In a statement here, AirAsia said the awards, given by Tourism Authority of Thailand every two years, recognised the most outstanding supporters of Thailands tourism industry. (more…)
Add comment September 30th, 2008
Mekarsari tourism park has arranged a series of holiday programs to charm the Idul Fitri crowd, including Middle East-themed activities to suit the Muslim holiday, park representatives have said.
In addition to dancing and music, a kafilah (caravan) carnival will be on display, with the park maintaining its tradition of showcasing traditional marawis music (an ensemble of percussion instruments and lutes), rampak bedug drumming music and kendang waroja, a traditional dance from West Java. (more…)
Add comment September 29th, 2008
By Aloysius Bhui
MAKASSAR, Indonesia, Sept 26 (Reuters) - A new airport in the capital of cocoa-and-coffee-producing South Sulawesi province officially opened on Friday, paving the way for an increase in tourism and trade in Indonesia’s eastern islands.
Indonesia’s government has said it needs to spend billions of dollars modernising and building new infrastructure, including roads, ports, power plants and airports in order to increase economic growth. (more…)
Add comment September 29th, 2008
Anton Muhajir, Contributor, Buleleng
Night descended slowly on Pegayaman, a village nestled in a hilly region in the southern part of Buleleng. The quiet ambience was gradually filled with the noise of people getting ready to break their fast.
Groups of children walked along the village’s dusty main road. In their hands were plastic bags filled with cakes and fruits. They chatted animatedly as they delivered the plastic bags to the homes of their relatives and neighbors. (more…)
Add comment September 26th, 2008
Triwik Kurniasari, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
With Idul Fitri just a week away, the city administration is getting ready to manage and monitor this year’s exodus and return traffic flow.
Deputy Governor Prijanto said Wednesday about 2.5 million passengers would be departing from Jakarta to other cities across the country.
He said the number would increase by 12 percent more than last year’s exodus figures. (more…)
Add comment September 26th, 2008
Indonesia has seen a strong start to 2008 tourist arrival figures. The number of tourists visiting the archipelago during the first quarter increased by 15.68% year on year (y-o-y), to 1,405,456. This increase is very much in line with BMI’s own expectations of a 15% annual rise, so we see no reason to modify our forecasts this quarter. Bali continues to be the engine driving the wider Indonesian tourism industry, with the island welcoming some 197,700 tourists in February alone, an increase of almost 30%. (more…)
Add comment September 25th, 2008
Jakarta, Sept 17 (ANTARA) – Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik launched a maiden activity of the Indonesian Supervolcano Mountaineering Challenge (ISVMC) of 2008 in Jakarta on Thursday (Sept 11).
To be held in the mountainous areas of Tambora and Rinjani volcanoes in West Nusatenggara (NTB) province on October 14-28, 2008, the ISVMC event poses an alternative of mountaineering activity-based eco-tourism for foreign and domestic mount climbers in a bid to make the Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) program to a success. (more…)
Add comment September 24th, 2008