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“Indonesia is competing with other Asian countries to attract more Indian tourists and we are not much behind. We know our accessibility is not as perfect as countries like Thailand etc. Certainly direct flight connectivity is a big obstacle towards getting more tourists to Indonesia. But we expect Garuda Indonesia to start operating between New Delhi and Denpasar Bali before the end of this year. This direct connectivity will not only reduce flying time but will also come cheaper. It could be five times a week or something like that in the beginning and later may be converted to a daily flight,” said Assistant Deputy Director of Indonesia Tourism, Dody Prianto.
The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, as part of its marketing plan organised ‘Sales Mission India 2016’ in Kolkata and Ahmedabad to promote Wonderful Indonesia to lure more tourists from India.
In Kolkata, the roadshow took place at Park Hotel while in Ahmedabad the venue was Hyatt Regency Hotel. The main aim was to get together the Indonesian and Indian travel partners under one roof for better business association.
Deputy Tourism Minister for Overseas Promotion I Gde Pitana had said that this sales mission is the continuation of the previous sales mission held in Hyderabad, New Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai during the first half of the year. He hoped this event will also add positive impact and further increase the Indian footfall in Indonesia.
Tourism Minister of Indonesia, Arief Yahya has recently said that India is one of the potential markets Indonesia has been targeting for, to lure more foreign tourists. “The number of Indian tourists holidaying in Indonesia has kept increasing over the past six years,” he was quoted.
The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism noted that the number of Indian tourists’ arrival to Indonesia from January to June 2016 was recorded at 185,911 with a growth rate of 28.25% amid the negative growth of foreign tourists from other countries due to global economic slowdown. Compared to the same period in 2015, the number of Indian tourist arrivals in Indonesia was recorded at 145,734.
The event facilitated around 18 Indonesian sellers and Indian buyers from both the cities to meet and transact on various Indonesian tourism products.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in