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View all search resultsDespite ambitious plans to turn Labuan Bajo into one of 10 premium tourist destination that the government is billing as the "New Balis", environmental activists and local tour guides have expressed concerns that it could threaten the Komodos’ natural habitat, and even put local visitors at an economic disadvantage.
Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) head Bahlil Lahadalia revealed that Australia is interested in Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara and Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, where Indonesia's 2021 MotoGP motorcycle race is set to take place.
To expand the tourist industry to the next level, a country like Indonesia needs more than just an increase in tourist arrivals. Attracting high-quality tourism with direct impacts on local economy development also matters.
Marriott, which operates a number of hotel brands including JW Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, The Westin, Le Meridien, Sheraton and Four Points, is currently building 25 new properties across the country including in newly developed tourist destinations, Marriott International’s chief operating officer Asia Pacific Rajeev Menon said in Jakarta on Monday.
As the largest volcanic lake in the world, Lake Toba in North Sumatra has what it takes to be developed into a world-class tourist destination, especially under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo 10 new Balis initiative, which aims to boost the economy amid stagnating consumer spending and a slowing investment outlook.
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