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Tourism Ministry promotes Wonderful Indonesia at All Points Rally Festival Opus
At the event that was joined by 160 yachts from all over the world, the ministry promoted Indonesia as a world-class destination for marine tourism.
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Indonesia is the largest archipelago state and a strategic location for yachters in the Asia Pacific region. (Shutterstock/File)
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he Tourism Ministry promoted Wonderful Indonesia tourism brand at All Points Rally Festival Opus event that was held on Nov. 15-25 in New Zealand.
At the event that was joined by 160 yachts from all over the world, the ministry promoted Indonesia as a world-class destination for marine tourism.
Indonesia is the largest archipelago state and a strategic location for yachters in the Asia Pacific region.
The ministry's deputy minister for overseas promotion I Gde Pitana said that supporting international events is one of the ways to build network with special interest groups such as yachting or sailing communities.
“One of the yachting events that attract so many yachters are All Points Rally Festival,” said Pitana.
Some of the communites that attended the event came from countries such as Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
Among the things that the ministry presented at the event were sailing route, length of stay and locations that yachters can visit while traveling in Indonesia.
“Apart from a 30-day free visa, tourists can enjoy faster immigration clearance process at the port,” Pitana told.
Tourism Minister Arief Yahya added that yachting activities can increase the number of foreign tourists in Indonesia.
“Australia and New Zealand are close to the eastern part of Indonesia. It’s one of the reasons why many Australian yachts travel to Indonesia. The country’s large sea gives us a huge opportunity to become the leading destination in the Asia Pacific region for marine tourism,” said Arief. (kes)
