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Tourism Ministry to promote local tourism in Riyadh
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The Tourism Ministry has introduced several popular destinations in the archipelago, namely Aceh, West Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara, to Saudi travelers in Riyadh. (Shutterstock/File)
The Tourism Ministry is set to participate in the 2018 Riyadh Travel Fair (RTF) in Saudi Arabia on April 10-13.
This year, Wonderful Indonesia is the Platinum sponsor of the fair. The ministry said in a press release that it would exhibit the South Sulawesi phinisi and Natural Wonders of Indonesia during the fair.
The Indonesian pavilion will also provide Saudi Arabian travelers with various information related to local tourism, including through a coffee corner, virtual reality corner and cultural performances.
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The ministry had previously taken part in the Sales Mission Riyadh 2018 on Monday. The sales mission is reportedly focusing on business to business (B2B) activities as local travel agents offered travel packages to travel agents in Riyadh.
During these two events, the ministry introduced several popular destinations in the archipelago, namely Aceh, West Sumatra, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, Bali and West Nusa Tenggara.
The activities were among the ministry’s efforts to welcome 20 million foreign tourists by 2019. (jes/wng)
