Indonesian Tourism is Much More than Only Bali

Indonesian Tourism is Much More than Only Bali

Indonesian tourism is developing since 2009 when it became the third contributor of the foreign exchange revenues.  The vast archipelago has much to offer; from natural landscape, historical heritage, hospitality to cultural diversity spread in 17.500 islands. Nevertheless, for longtime, the Indonesian tourism was only focus in Bali as the number one destination in the country. As a comparison, Indonesia is rank the 50th of the tourist destination in 2015 whereas Bali is Rank the 2nd of the best destination island in the same year. Therefore, the current government would like to intensify the promotion of Indonesian tourism through a program called Wonderful Indonesia with 10 new prioritized destinations excluding Bali. By 2019, the Indonesian government wants reach 8 percent of GDP from tourism and the number of visitors needs to double to about 20 million compare to 9.73 million in 2015.

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