#local tourism

Collection of local tourism news, found 214 news.

Kendari has attractive mangrove ecotourism areas

Three mangrove ecotourism areas of Lahundape, Purirano, and Bungkutoko along the coast of Kendary Bay in the ...

Promoting tourism attractions of Biak

Biak Numfor District was a popular tourist destination in Papua in 1990s, before Raja Ampat was "discovered." ...

Papua focuses on developing tourism in Biak and Supiori

The Papua administration has focused on developing tourism in the districts of Biak Numfor and Supiori. "So far, ...

Caledonian Sky shipwreck brings huge loss to Raja Ampat

The British-owned cruise ship MV Caledonian Sky, which ran aground onto a coral reef off Raja Ampat District in West ...

Bali adjudged best island for 12th successive year

The DestinAsian Readers Choice Award (RCA) 2017 was bestowed on Bali for being named the best island destination for ...

Minister lauds Yogyakarta for supporting construction of new airport

Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has praised the governments of Kulon Progo District and Yogyakarta special ...

Foreign tourist arrivals in Bali reach 4.07 mln

The tourist resort province of Bali, which had received 4.07 million foreign tourist arrivals up to October, is ...

IMEU 2016 aims to promote Gorontalo potentials

Held from October 9 to 11, the Indonesia-Middle East Update 2016 (IMEU 2016) in the Indonesian province of Gorontalo ...

Bio Farma promotes Indonesia`s geopark at UNESCO conference

State-owned vaccine manufacturer and distributor Bio Farma is introducing and promoting Wonderful Geopark of ...

Crocodiles roam about at beaches, disrupt Kupang`s tourism

Weather phenomenon El Nino is believed to have driven some crocodiles to leave the drying estuaries and lurching to ...

Mentawai Islands offer some 400 surfing spots

Mentawai Islands, a chain of dozens of islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra, offers some 400 surfing ...

West Nusa Tenggara poised for national Quran recital competition

The Indonesian province of West Nusa Tenggara is gearing up for the 26th National Quran Recital Competition, better ...

Developing marine tourism in Riau Islands

Listed as the third contributor of foreign tourism destination in Indonesia after Bali and Jakarta, the Riau Islands ...

European tourist arrivals in Bali increase

A total of 135,215 European tourists visited Bali in the first two months of this year, accounting for 18.61 percent ...

Minister offers three destinations for Chinese tourism investors

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has offered three tourism destination investment opportunities to Chinese investors ...