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Tourism Ministry holds Morotai Tourism Network Reinforcement meeting
The government has targeted to welcome 20 million international tourists by 2019, meanwhile, Morotai is aiming to welcome 11,000 international tourists in 2017 and 500,000 international tourists in 2019.
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The serene view of a beach in Morotai. (Shutterstock/File)
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he Tourism Ministry held Morotai Tourism Network Reinforcement meeting on Nov. 6 – 8 at Grand Dafam Bela Ternate Hotel, Ternate.
“The formula is ABCGM: Academician, Business, Community, Government and Media. These five elements need to work together and support each other in order to build a professional and conducive tourism industry, including in Ternate and Morotai,” said the Ministry’s network reinforcement department head Hidayat.
The government has targeted to welcome 20 million international tourists by 2019, meanwhile, Morotai is aiming to welcome 11,000 international tourists in 2017 and 500,000 international tourists in 2019.
“As one of the 10 Priority Destinations, at least by 2019 Morotai should already have a world-class attraction that covers nature-based, culture and man-made tourism,” said the Ministry’s person in charge of Morotai Working Group (Pokja), Ari Surhendro.
Ari also mentioned that Morotai is set to have an international airport before 2020.
Ministry is supporting Morotai in providing these three facilities: Airport entryway, airport security and passenger terminal building. These facilities are expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
Meanwhile, the airport runway is set to be developed in either this year or in 2018.
By 2019, Morotai will also have international hotel chains and other accommodations. (asw)
