Indonesia to appoint Dubai-based tourism agent eturbonews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from eturbonews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
their feeling in public. During the Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME
Indonesian people are rather shy and tend to feel upset to express
their feeling in public. During the Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME
Pasar Wisata) in Lombok, information that Jero Wacik, incumbent
Minister of tourism, was reappointed into his position generated
however unanimous comments… unfortunately all negative. According to
most people asked about the Minister, it is rather a disappointment.
“He never showed a strong commitment to our industry”, said an
executive working for a travel agency. “He should be better named
Minister of Tourism for Bali as he rarely promotes the rest of
Komodo Park, at the heart of a dispute between Indonesia and New7Wonders foundation
February 17, 2011
JAKARTA (eTN) – A banner carrying a huge komodo dragon has been deployed for a couple of months on a building’s facade in the Jakarta Central Business District. The building is, in fact, the seat of Indonesia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, which has, for over a year, campaigned to inscribe Komodo National Park and its famed giant lizards onto the list of the New Seven Wonders. The New7Wonders Foundation (N7W) is based in Switzerland and has launched a worldwide vote to designate the Seven New natural and cultural Wonders, in echo to the Seven Wonders of the Antique World.
Jero Wacik, who recently resigned as the Culture and Tourism Minister, would occupy the same post in the upcoming cabinet after being interviewed by President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
Jero Wacik, who recently resigned as the Culture and Tourism Minister, would occupy the same post in the upcoming cabinet after being interviewed by President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
“President Yudhoyono instructed me to use an improving image of Indonesia to lure more tourists and increase state revenue,” he said as quoted by Kompas.com
Jero is one of key figures behind the victory of Yudhoyono and his running mate Boediono in the July 9 Presidential Election.
The grand sports stourism cycling event in Indonesia, the Tour de Singkarak will enter its 6th edition this 2nd to 10th June 2014, as noted in the schedule of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) R
The grand sports stourism cycling event in Indonesia, the Tour de Singkarak will enter its 6th edition this 2nd to 10th June 2014, as noted in the schedule of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road Calendar 2013-2014 Season. Set against the magnificent scenery of West Sumatra, the international cycling competition will be held in the class 2.2 category.
The annual international scale event that perfectly combines sports and tourism continues to undergo further improvements in quality, anticipating all possibilities. In the first strategic step, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy together with the Provincial Government of West Sumatra and the Organizing Committee will hold a number of physical surveys and preliminary coordination meetings.