Indonesia expects influx of GCC visitors
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Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago of more than 17,500 islands, expects visitor numbers from the Middle East to rise after enjoying a successful showing at Arabian Travel Market 2011, which took place last month at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre.The Middle East, particularly the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is an increasingly important growth area for Indonesia’s tourism sector, with the number of UAE visitors to Indonesia rising by more than 30% between 2009 and 2010, climbing to more than 4,900 from 3,760, according to data from the National Statistical Bureau.”Even though visitor numbers from the UAE are still relatively low when compared with other markets, we believe that through further ongoing cooperation between both the public and private sectors of Indonesia and the UAE, visitors from the UAE and other parts of the region will continue to increase year to year,” said Sapta Nirwandar, Director General of Tourism Marketing, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of The Republic of Indonesia.Overall, Indonesia’s international visitor arrivals by the end of 2010 reached more than 7 million, an increase of almost 9% from 2009, with total tourist revenue in excess of $7 billion and average individual visitor expenditure of $1,000. “Having participated in Arabian Travel Market and other large-scale regional events, we now expect to see increasing growth in tourist arrivals from the Middle East. The government of Indonesia is well aware of the importance of this region to its tourism industry, a fact also highlighted by our appointment of a Visit Indonesia Tourism Officer in Dubai from 2008,” added Nirwandar.”We work collaboratively with governments of the region, particularly the UAE, to promote Indonesia’s culture and tourism, through a range of activities including on-line promotion, sponsorship, media releases and other ongoing efforts.” In addition to the UAE and Saudi Arabia, other key tourism markets for Indonesia are Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, China, South Korea, India, United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Germany.
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