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Indonesia eyes more tourists from Middle East
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya says Indonesian tourist attractions would be will promoted in the Middle East to attract more visitors from that region
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ourism Minister Arief Yahya says Indonesian tourist attractions would be will promoted in the Middle East to attract more visitors from that region.
Arief said the number of Mideast visitors to the country had increased significantly. Last year, the number of visitors from the Middle East increased by 26 percent to 170,000, he said.
He said generally visitors from the Middle East came in family groups and stayed relatively longer than other tourists.
"They are also generous, spending from US$1,400 to $1,700 per visit per person as against around $1,140 per visit each by visitors from other regions," Arief said as quoted by Antara news agency.
Arief Yahya said in a bid to draw more visitors from the Middle East, the country played an active part in international tourism events, such as the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai earlier this month. (hhr)(++++)
