NZ minister due here<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): New Zealand Minister for Tourism John Banks is
\ndue to arrive here today for a one day visit to explore ways of
\nincreasing cooperation with Indonesia in the tourist sector.<\/p>\n
The New Zealand embassy announced here yesterday that the
\nminister, who will be accompanied by the chief executive of the
\nNew Zealand Tourism Board, Ian Kean, will meet with Indonesian
\nMinister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave.<\/p>\n
Banks, who is on his way back to New Zealand from his visits
\nto Canada and China, will also meet with several executives of
\nGaruda Indonesia and host a luncheon for senior business
\nexecutives of the tourist industry.<\/p>\n
In the last 12 months, the number of New Zealanders visiting
\nIndonesia increased by 16 percent to 30,000 over the figure for
\nlast year, while the number of Indonesians visiting New Zealand
\nrose 35 percent to 10,000.<\/p>\n
New Zealand will host the 1995 Pacific Area Travel Association
\n(PATA) conference in Auckland. PATA is now chaired by Joop. (05)<\/p>",
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