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Collection of tourism ministry news, found 622 news.

Govt to promote batik as flagship product

Batik industry has been booming following the increased public enthusiasm of wearing the traditional clothes ...

Sail Komodo or Sail Derawan 2013

East Nusa Tenggara and East Kalimantan provinces are at present vying to host Sail Komodo, or Sail Derawan as part of ...

Aceh holds "Kemilau Sumatera" event to promote tourism

Ten provinces in Sumatra are participating in a tourism exhibition dubbed "Kemilau Sumatera 2011" (Sumatra`s ...

Lampung to host Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo 2011

Lampung province will host the 17th Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) on October 12-14, 2011 at the Novotel ...

Ministry to offer Richard Gere as tourism ambassador

The tourism and culture ministry will offer Hollywood actor Richard Gere as Indonesian tourism ambassador. The ...

West Sumatra hotel, restaurant taxes contribute Rp19 billion

Hotel and restaurant taxes collected in West Sumatra in 2010 amounted to Rp19 billion, said Yanti Sukamdani, chief of ...

Ukus named director general at tourism ministry

Ukus Kuswara was officially appointed as director general for cultural arts and film affairs at the Ministry of ...

Tour de Singkarak offers prize, W Sumatra distinctive landscape

Tour de Singkarak bike race with the participation of 234 cyclists including foreign teams of West Sumatra province ...

Foreign tourist arrivals in April total 608,100

The Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) has recorded that the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia during ...

Black pants for Tour de Singkarak cyclists

The Tanah Datar district administration will present the "Sarawa Galembong", Minangkabau traditional black pants that ...

Indonesia receives more cruise ship calls

The number of international cruise ship calls at Indonesia`s harbors has increased significantly over the past three ...

Ministry targets 7.7 foreign tourists this year

The Culture and Tourism Ministry has set itself the target of 7.7 million foreign tourist arrivals this year, a ...

RI to host UNESCO meeting on intangible cultural heritage

Indonesia will host the 6th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee on Protection of Intangible Cultural ...

Govt Begins Serious Efforts To Develop Miangas Island

The government appears to be seriously initiating efforts to develop Miangas island in North Sulawesi which has ...

Ministry to organize Sabang international regatta to attract tourists

The culture and tourism ministry will launch a marine sports event called Sabang International Regatta 2011 to attract ...