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NTT hopes to chalk up 30 percent increase in number of tourists

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) hopes to chalk up a 30 percent increase in the number of visits by tourists in 2017, head of ...

3 villages acquired for Soekarno-Hatta Airport expansion project

PT Angkasa Pura II, a state-owned airport services company, has acquired land belonging to the residents of three ...

Govt to revoke visa-free facility

The Indonesian government has decided to revoke its visa-free facility for a number of countries but it has not ...

Gain and loss from visa-free travel policy

The Indonesian government has offered visa-free travel for tourists from more group of countries, hoping to lure in ...

Tomohon continues to improve tourism infrastructure

The Tomohon city government in the Indonesian province of North Sulawesi will continue to improve the tourism ...

Yearender - Wakatobi to increase tourist visits by 40,000 in 2017

The scenic Wakatobi district, famous for its marine tourism, in Southeast Sulawesi Province, has been identified as ...

Bali`s economy grows faster than national average

Balis economy grew 6.17 percent in the third quarter of this year, exceeding the national average growth of 5.02 ...

Kids` "Om Telolet Om" goes viral

The Indonesian meme "Om Telolet Om" has unexpectedly gone viral on social media, becoming a trending topic on Twitter, ...

Indonesia, Singapore cooperate in tourism, energy

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to ...

Indonesian govt sets gradual increases to attract 20 million tourists

President Joko Widodos (Jokowis) administration has set a target of attracting 20 million foreign tourist arrivals in ...

Garuda to fly wide body airplanes to Jayapura

National carrier Garuda Indonesia will begin operating wide body aircraft such as the Airbus 330 or the Boeing 777 to ...

President asks investors to focus on import substitution

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked that investment flowing into the country be focused on industries that ...

Bogor relies more on tourism sector for income

The Bogor city administration relies more in tourism for income saying the tourism sector is expected to contribute 28 ...

Padang to boost tourism through Malindo Festival

The Government of Padang city, West Sumatra, will turn the Indonesia-Malaysia Culture and Economic Festival (Malindo), ...

President Jokowi promotes tourism investment

There is vast potential for investment in Indonesias tourism sector, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has told global ...