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Garuda named “best airline in the world”

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(Tribunnews.com) The Jakarta Post, Jakarta National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has been recognized as ‘Best International Airline’ according to a recent independent survey of all major airlines throughout the world. The customer satisfaction survey, conducted by research company Roy Morgan, ranked Garuda Indonesia ahead of other leading airlines, such as Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Air [...]

March 7th, 2012 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

Bali to host the largest food and hotel exhibition in March

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Kompas.com/Dimas Ardian The Jakarta Post, Jakarta Bali will host the largest food and hotel exhibition ever held in the province from March 1-3 at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, a senior official said in Jakarta. “The new venue will host 498 companies from 33 countries, including national pavilions from Taiwan and the U.S. in [...]

March 1st, 2012 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

Foreign Tourist Traffic Up in January

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Jakarta Globe The number of foreigners vacationing in Indonesia rose 20 percent over last year’s figures for the month of January, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Thursday, with visits to Manado and Tanjung Pinang leading the push. Overall, foreign tourist arrivals rose to 652,692 in January, up from 548,821 visitors recorded during the [...]

March 1st, 2012 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

Madame Tussaud Museum to open in Jakarta July 2012

Indonesians no longer need to go to London or Hong Kong to visit the Madame Tussaud Wax Museum because a branch of the famed institution will be opened in Ancol Beach City, Jakarta, in late July 2012. “The Madame Tussaud Museum to be set up in Ancol Beach City will be the largest in the [...]

January 5th, 2012 | Published in Tourism | Read More »

N. Sulawesi poised for ASEAN tourism forum

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Bunaken sea (ANTARA/Basrul Haq) by Otniel Tamindael Jakarta (ANTARA News) – Known as “The Land of Smiling People”, rich in culture, culinary delights, and beautiful landscapes, North Sulawesi, its provincial capital of Manado in particular, is poised to host an ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF-2012). To most of the would-be participants of ATF-2012, Manado is probably [...]

October 27th, 2011 | Published in Indonesia Nowadays,Tourism | Read More »

RI expecting eight million foreign tourists in 2012

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Solo, Central Java (ANTARA News) – Indonesia is expecting eight million foreign tourist arrivals in 2012, Tourism and Creative Economy Deputy Minister Sapta Nirwandar said here on Saturday. The target for this year was seven million and until now 5.3 million foreign tourtists had come to the country, he said after opening a national meeting [...]

October 24th, 2011 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

Lombok International Airport starts operations

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The Jakarta Post, The West Nusa Tenggara administration officially opened, on Saturday, Lombok International Airport in a move to boost tourism in Lombok, an island next to Bali which is becoming popular among both local and foreign tourists. The new airport is located in Pujut district in Central Lombok regency, about 40 kilometers to the [...]

October 3rd, 2011 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

7.7 Million Foreign Tourists Targeted to Visit Indonesia This Year

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Tourists watch Balinese dancers perform during the opening of a carnival on Indonesias resort island of Bali February 19, 2009. Jimmy Hitipeuw SEMARANG, KOMPAS.com – The Culture and Tourism Ministry has set itself the target of 7.7 million foreign tourist arrivals this year, a tourism official said. “We are optimistic that the target will be [...]

May 24th, 2011 | Published in Economic,Tourism | Read More »

“Best Port Welcome” Awarded to Bali’s Benoa Port

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DENPASAR, KOMPAS.com – PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III, Benoa branch, Bali, has received a “Best Port Welcome 2010″ award from “Dream World Cruise Destination” magazine which is based in London, a spokesman said. The magazine had presented the award to a representative of Indonesia’s tourism and culture ministry, Sapta Nirwandar, at the Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention [...]

March 23rd, 2011 | Published in Social Culture,Tourism | Read More »

Underwater Wakatobi lab set to be global leader

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The Jakarta Post An underwater laboratory in Southeast Sulawesi is set to a global center for the study of coral reefs and bioenergy, an official says. “The utilization of the Wakatobi undersea laboratory as a global center for coral reefs and bioenergy study will begin simultaneously with the opening of the International Fishery School, established [...]

March 1st, 2011 | Published in Tourism | Read More »