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Minister upbeat about Baduy making Baten world tourism destination

The Ministry of Tourism is harboring high hopes of the annual ritual of "Seba Baduy" highlighting the unique ...

KKP to construct floating dock on Makassar Island

The Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) Ministry has planned to construct a floating dock on Makassar Island (Puma) in ...

Government targets 20 million foreign tourists in 2019

The government has targeted to attract 20 million foreign tourists by 2019, despite its failure to meet the target of ...

Tourism Ministry backs Int'l Angklung Festival in W Java's Kuningan

The Ministry of Tourism is ready to support the plan to organize International Angklung Festival and Darma Reservoir ...

Three North Sulawesi events in "100 Wonderful of Event 2019"

North Sulawesi will be looking to push tourism and investment with three leading events from the region finding ...

Indonesia's halal tourism industry tops the list at GMTI 2019

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) announced that Indonesia's halal tourism industry has been ranked ...

Tourism ministry to introduce VITO in Thailand

In a bid to promote and market national tourism in Thailand, the Ministry of Tourism will establish a Visit Indonesia ...

Jokowi consents to shut down Komodo Island: spokesman

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed approval to the East Nusa Tenggara governor's suggestion to ...

Tourism Ministry encourages travel industry to use digital platform

The Ministry of Tourism has encouraged all tour and travel agencies incorporated in the Association of the Indonesian ...

Indonesia named as the world's best halal tourist destination

Indonesia has been named as the world's best halal tourist destination based upon Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) ...

Indonesia hopes UNESCO will recognize Kaldera Toba Geopark this year

The Indonesian Tourism Ministry expects the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ...

North Sumatra optimistic of Sail Nias attracting 100 thousand tourists

North Sumatra has outlined a target to draw 100 thousand domestic and foreign tourists during the Sail Nias event ...

Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rise 6.12 percent in Feb-2019

The Central Bureau of Statistics' (BPS') data indicated a growth of 6.12 percent in the number of foreign ...

Tourism Ministry supports tourism-related SMEs in Labuan Bajo

The Tourism Ministry has lent support to the development of tourism-related small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) ...

Tourism Ministry targets 30 percent increase in halal tourism

The Tourism Ministry has set a target of achieving an increase of between 20 and 30 percent in halal tourism, ...