Direct flights to promote tourism with Pakistan: Indonesian Minister

Jakarta, The Gulf Observer:Indonesian Deputy Minister for Tourism and Economic Creativity, Ni Made Ayu Marthini has said that direct air flights are very important to promote bilateral tourism between Indonesia and Pakistan.

In an interview she said that in terms of the population of Indonesia and Pakistan, the market consisting of 500 million people can open new ways of cooperation in all economic sectors including tourism and trade in both countries.

The Minister said that there is a need to understand the mutual markets and different economic sectors in both countries, which could open new avenues for mutual economic cooperation.

Marthini said that his government is following a regular plan to promote tourism in Indonesia, in which major changes are brought in the tourism sector by implementing short, medium and long term projects.

She said that Bali is an important site in Indonesia for tourism, but there are many other beautiful places like this in Indonesia where our government is committed to providing modern facilities for tourists .She said that the Indonesian government is working on a two-prong strategy to promote tourism in the country.

The minister said that foreign tourists have a very important role in Indonesian tourism and that is why Indonesia is trying its best to attract foreign tourists to Indonesia.

She said that there are many impressive places in Indonesia for Pakistani tourists and Pakistani tourists are always welcome by the government of Indonesia.

Bali is a big name in world tourism, but the Indonesian government is continuing to work to equip 10 new tourist places with modern facilities, she added.

The minister said that out of these 10 tourist destinations, 5 were declared as a priority of his government.

Ayu Marthini said that apart from this, “we are also working on 50 such villages where international tourists can be attracted and from where the culture and civilization of Indonesia can be made known to the world.

She said that economic sustainability is not possible without modern technology and creativity.