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        "id": 1364945,
        "msgid": "reviving-tourism-1447893297",
        "date": "2003-04-16 00:00:00",
        "title": "Reviving tourism",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Reviving tourism The black day of Sept. 11, 2001 affected Indonesian tourism, as the arrival of American and European tourists dropped. Then, just when tourism was about to revive, Bali was bombed on Oct. 12 last year. The bomb blast buried all hopes that Indonesian tourism would recover. Many countries issued travel advisories to their citizens, warning against travel to Indonesia. Now, when Bali is relatively quiet, the fear of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has rocked the world.",
        "content": "<p>Reviving tourism<\/p>\n<p>The black day of Sept. 11, 2001 affected Indonesian tourism,<br>\nas the arrival of American and European tourists dropped. Then,<br>\njust when tourism was about to revive, Bali was bombed on Oct. 12<br>\nlast year.<\/p>\n<p>The bomb blast buried all hopes that Indonesian tourism would<br>\nrecover. Many countries issued travel advisories to their<br>\ncitizens, warning against travel to Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Now, when Bali is relatively quiet, the fear of Severe Acute<br>\nRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) has rocked the world. Westerners are<br>\nnow reluctant to travel to East Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the sluggishness of the Indonesian tourism industry, the<br>\n52nd Conference of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)<br>\nopened in Nusa Dua, Bali, on Monday. The three-day conference,<br>\nwhich involves 972 delegates from 42 countries, has shown the<br>\nworld that Bali, and Indonesia in general, is safe for tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The success of the PATA conference would be a positive point<br>\nfor the development of Indonesian tourism. However, we have many<br>\nthings to do. We must work harder to revive the tourism sector,<br>\nwhich generates huge foreign exchange revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Our tourist industry needs a complete overhaul. We should<br>\nlearn from Singapore -- which has limited attractions and<br>\ndestinations -- for its achievement in attracting more tourists.<\/p>\n<p>We have many more tourist attractions than Singapore, but we<br>\nhave obviously failed to manage and market them properly.<\/p>\n<p>-- Republika, Jakarta<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/reviving-tourism-1447893297",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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