The number of foreign tourists arrivals in Indonesia increased 4.20 percent to 493 thousand in January 2010 from 473.2 thousand in the same period a year earlier, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).
However, if it is compared with their arrivals in December 2009, the number of arrivals in January dropped by 21.17 percent, [...]
March 9, 2010 | Published in
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Dozens of turtles were released back to the sea along with offerings prepared for the Mandi Sapar bathing ritual to cast away bad luck at Gili Islands in West Nusa Tenggara.
Hundreds of residents and tourists have been showing up for the ritual since Wednesday morning at the popular tourist islands, comprising three small islands — [...]
February 11, 2010 | Published in
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The 2009 World Ocean Conference and Sail Bunaken had brought positive impacts on North Sulawesi province’s tourism industry, a government official said.
“It is common to see a small number of foreign tourists in December but last December we found an increase of 16.44 percent of foreign visitors to Manado,” Jasa Bangun said here Tuesday.
The head [...]
February 3, 2010 | Published in
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Indonesia`s tourism sector could record a 1.31 percent growth in the midst of economic recovery efforts following the global crisis this year, a tourism ministry official said.
“Up to October 2009, the world was suffering from a global crisis affecting all sectors including tourism,” an expert staff for economic affairs, science and technology of the ministry [...]
December 21, 2009 | Published in
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Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik believed that the projected 6.4 million foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in 2009 would be reached or even surpassed. “Up to the end of last October, the number of foreign tourists to Indonesia had already reached 5.1 million, so that they may reach the projected 6.4 million by the [...]
December 14, 2009 | Published in
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A total of 6.5 million foreign tourists are expected to visit Indonesia this year, a Tourism and Culture Ministry official said.
“I am convinced that the figure could be achieved,” I Gde Pitana, director for overseas promotion of the ministry said here on Tuesday.
The number of foreign tourist arrivals up to September is 4.6 million. Thus, [...]
November 11, 2009 | Published in
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The Culture and Tourism Ministry has recorded more than 4.6 million foreign tourist arrivals between January and September of this year, up by only 1 percent from the same period last year.
November 3, 2009 | Published in
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The number of tourists from France and some other countries visiting Bali had been constantly increasing.
September 24, 2009 | Published in
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The Sail Banda event in Maluku province next year had been designed so that when the time comes, it will reflect the world sailing expetition, head of the local Culture and Tourism Agency Florence Sahusilawane said.
September 10, 2009 | Published in
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