Indonesia eyes India to further boost tourism sector
Indonesia is eying potentialities that can be tapped from India and south Asian markets to further boost its tourism sector by taking part in Indian and regional landmark travel expos scheduled to take place in February.
The expos comprise of India’s Outbound Travel Mart (OTM) — slated for February 21 to 23 in the Bombay Exhibition Centre (Mumbai) — and regional tourism event of 2017 South Asia Tourism and Travel Expo (SATTE) — to be held from February 15 to 17 in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
“Expand the selling, strengthen business to business and use multi sales platform by embracing the largest online trading agent in that country, connect it with our ITX,” Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said in a statement.
The number of Indian visitors to Indonesia grew by 23 per cent in 2015 from 2014 to 293,415. The figure increased significantly to 336,575 in the first nine months of 2016 — or 29.35 per cent higher compared to the same period a year earlier, according to data released by the ministry.
The figure makes India among the top 10 countries to contribute the most visitors to Indonesia.
“We would consistently engage our best efforts to tap more potentialities from the Indian market,” said Vincensius Jemadu, Deputy Minister Assistant for Asia Pacific Market Development.
News Source: IANS
You might also like
Macedonia signs ‘historic’ agreement with Greece to change its name
Since 1991, Athens had objected to its neighbour being called Macedonia because it has its own northern province of the same name. Greece and Macedonia signed a historic preliminary agreement to rename the
Leading Chinese travel site Ctrip awards ‘Chinese Preferred Hotel’ certification to Armani Hotel Dubai
Armani Hotel Dubai, the award-winning hotel located in the iconic Burj Khalifa, has received the ‘Chinese Preferred Hotel’ certification from Ctrip, China’s number one travel website and Online Travel Aggregator (OTA)
VITS Luxury Hotels launches ‘VITS Sharanam Thane’
VITS Hotels has launched ‘VITS Sharanam Hotel, Thane’, a luxury corporate hotel located at just a 10-minute drive from the Thane Railway Station. Conveniently situated from major shopping hubs and