Besides promotion, the government will also improve supporting infrastructure for the tourism industry.Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Joko Widodo chaired a limited cabinet meeting on Thursday to discuss the national development of the tourism industry.
"Amidst the ongoing global economic sluggishness, including in Indonesia, the tourism sector is the fast driving the economy. The number of tourist visits in August 2015 reached 850,000, reflecting an increase of 2.87 percent from that last year," the President said.
The government has begun to improve the tourism promotion program, he stated.
"All countries in Southeast Asia have experienced a decline. Thank God, it increased (here), and this could pick up momentum, with the number of tourists visiting our country increasing. I have seen that the promotional material prepared by the tourism and cultural tourism is good," he remarked.
Besides promotion, the government will also improve supporting infrastructure for the tourism industry.
"The problem is promotion and product improvement in the field," he noted.
The meeting also discussed transportation infrastructure development projects.
Among those who attended the meeting were Vice President M Jusuf Kalla, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Rizal Ramli, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya, and Transportation Minister Ignazius Jonan. (*)
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