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indonesia to intensify pilgrimage tourism promotion activities

Indonesia is the worlds largest Muslim population nation and also home to the followers of other religions, such as ...

Tourism minister to improve pilgrimage tourism management

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has stated that his ministry will improve the management of pilgrimage tourism objects ...

Tourist arrivals may surpass 10-million target this year

The number of tourist arrivals hit a nine-month high of 869,179 in September 2015, shoring up optimism about achieving ...

100 bodies found from wreckage of crashed Russian plane in Egypt`s Sinai

Rescue teams have found at least 100 bodies in Egypts Sinai Peninsula where a Russian airliner carrying 224 people ...

One million tourists visit Batam

A total of 1,009,915 foreign tourists visited Batam city in Riau Islands province in the first eight months of 2015, ...

Minister kicks off pilgrimage tourism promotion

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya kicked off activities to promote pilgrimage tourism which has so far not been optimally ...

Indonesian dishes gain worldwide attention

Indonesian cuisine, with thousands of traditional recipes, has started to gain worldwide attention as people from ...

Indonesia optimistic visa-free policy will boost tourism

The Indonesian tourism ministry has observed that until October 2015, the governments visa-free policy has ...

Indonesia to promote diving tourism to Japan tourists

Indonesia will promote its world-class diving sites to Japanese tourists during a tourism promotion event entitled ...

Foreign tourist arrivals up 2.69% until July

Foreign tourist arrivals during the period between January and July of 2015 rose 2.69 percent to 5.47 million from ...

September is month of festivals in East Nusa Tenggara

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) will hold at least two festivals this September to attract domestic, as well as foreign ...

Minister urges Jakarta to build larger airport for thousand islands

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli urged the provincial government of Jakarta to build a larger ...

Rizal Ramli vows to remain critical

Newly-inducted Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli has vowed to remain critical despite being part ...

Lombok Sumbawa Pearl Festival scheduled on Aug 19-Sept 16

The international Lombok Sumbawa Pearl Festival (LSPF) 2015 will be organized from August 18 to September 15 in ...

Indonesian govt to promote Bali`s tourism festivals

The Tourism Ministry is focusing on promoting the numerous festivals held in Bali to boost foreign tourist arrivals, ...