Holidaymakers swarm beaches<\/p>\n
YOGYAKARTA: After being very quiet for many months, some tourist
\ndestinations in Gunungkidul in Yogyakarta have seen a significant
\nincrease in tourist arrivals.<\/p>\n
Antara reported that holidaying school students were seen
\nflocking the Baron, Kukup and Krakal beaches in the Tanjungsari
\ndistrict. Most of the students came from outside of Yogyakarta
\ncoming to the locations in buses.<\/p>\n
"It started on Sunday, with beachgoers crowding food stalls,
\nsouvenir shops and fish sellers along the beach," said Wawan who
\nowns a food stall on Baron Beach.<\/p>\n
The increasing number of domestic tourists to the district has
\nremoved the anxiety of the local tourist industry that had been
\naffected by erroneous rumors of an approaching tropical storm
\nsome months ago.<\/p>\n
Head of the Gunungkidul tourism and cultural agency Sumedi
\nsaid the increase was as not as high as the previous year and
\ntherefore there was no need to hike the entrance fee for the
\nbeach. Only on certain days such as the Islamic Idul Fitri
\nholidays and New Year did the authority feel the need to double
\nthe entrance fee from Rp 2,000 to Rp 4,000.<\/p>\n
Separately head of the people's welfare agency Sugeng Pratopo
\nsaid that no additional equipment for Search and Rescue (SAR)
\nunits stationed in the beaches has been purchased.<\/p>\n
"The SAR team has second hand vehicles bought in 1982 and
\nrescue equipment that is in poor condition. Revenue from the
\ntourists should be used to rejuvenate rescue equipment so units
\ncan provide better services for tourists," he said. --Antara<\/p>",
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