Speaking at the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), Tourism Ministry Deputy for International Tourism Development, I Gede Pitana, is optimistic that the 12 million foreign tourists target 2016 will be achieved with 3 million more (15 million) in 2017. Date: October 2, 2016 Source: Bali News Indonesia Tourism Minister targets 25% [...]
Garuda intends to fly larger Jets to Lombok, like this Boeing 737 NG with 162 seats, in order to service increasing inter-island flight demand. Date: September 25, 2016 Source: Bali News Garuda Indonesia considers larger Lombok jets on Bali to Lombok runs to accommodate growing passenger demand. Quoted by the State News [...]
Indonesia "will focus its efforts to brand the Mandalika Resort as a Halal tourism destination by actively taking part in related annual international competitions" the Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, Riyanto said, adding that it will take part in the upcoming 2016 World Halal Tour Awards scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi in [...]
Groundbreaking ceremony of the Mandalika Grand Mosque in Central Lombok. Gearing up for construction, the state Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno, State-owned tourism company PT Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) president director Abdulbar M. Mansoer and West Nusa Tenggara administration officials attend the groundbreaking ceremony in Kuta, Lombok. Date: September 12, 2016 Source: [...]
The international tourism trade fair, Fitur, which takes place annually at the Ifema trade fair in the centre of Madrid, has become one of the biggest tourism fairs worldwide and No. 1 on the Iberian Peninsula. In "National Pavilions", the particularities of regions are presented to visitors of the fair, mainly consisting of [...]
The massive new Mandalika Resort development plan sprawls over 1,200 hectares of land, with 7.5 kilometers of beaches and ocean frontage. Four new Mandalika Resort Hotels have been announced and more are coming as the project finally gains traction and begins to remake the face of Kuta, Lombok. Date: 16 December 2015 [...]
A model of the new Mandalika Resort mega-development is reviewed and discussed by Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla (third right), who received an explanation by Tourism Development Director of PT Indonesia (Persero) or Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Abdulbar M. Mansoer (second right), about plans for tourism development at Mandalika during the inauguration [...]
Bali's Plaza Garuda at Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) Cultural Park is a ± 60 ha area located in Ungasan, Badung Regency, about 15 minutes drive from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport. With a future plan of ±120-meter tall and 64-meter width statue of Garuda Wisnu as its main attraction, GWK Cultural Park boasts [...]