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        "id": 1729918,
        "msgid": "tanjungpinang-city-government-prepares-strategy-to-encourage-foreign-tourists-to-stay-and-shop-1778424676",
        "date": "2026-05-10 21:30:00",
        "title": "Tanjungpinang City Government Prepares Strategy to Encourage Foreign Tourists to Stay and Shop",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Tanjungpinang City Government in Kepulauan Riau is developing integrated tourism packages linking destinations in Batam, Tanjungpinang, and Bintan to encourage foreign tourists entering via Batam to stay overnight and shop locally, rather than just passing through. This initiative, timed ahead of school holidays in neighbouring Malaysia, aims to boost the local economy by increasing spending in hotels, restaurants, transportation, and UMKM businesses. Improvements to services at the historic and cultural site of Pulau Penyengat are also underway to handle the expected surge in visitors.",
        "content": "<p>Tanjungpinang (ANTARA) - The Tanjungpinang City Government in\nKepulauan Riau is preparing strategies to ensure that foreign tourists\nentering through Batam do not merely stop over but also stay overnight\nand shop in the area. Head of the Culture and Tourism Office (Disbudpar)\nof Tanjungpinang, Muhammad Nazri, stated that Batam has long been the\nmain entry point for foreign tourists from various countries, but this\nopportunity has not yet fully benefited Tanjungpinang\u2019s economy. \u201cMost\nforeign tourists only make short trips. Therefore, we will develop\nintegrated tourism packages connecting destinations in Batam,\nTanjungpinang, and Bintan so that foreign tourists stop over and stay\nhere,\u201d Nazri said in Tanjungpinang on Sunday. He explained that this\neffort is being prepared by the Tanjungpinang Disbudpar ahead of the\nschool holiday season in neighbouring Malaysia, which is expected to\nincrease foreign tourist visits to Kepri, particularly to Pulau\nPenyengat as a premier historic and cultural tourism destination. \u201cWith\nthe creation of integrated tourism packages, there will be tourists who\nstay in Tanjungpinang, at least one night,\u201d he said. Nazri stated that\nincreasing the length of stay for tourists will directly impact the\nlocal economy, from hotels, restaurants, transportation to micro, small,\nand medium enterprises (UMKM) in tourist areas. In addition to preparing\ntourism package strategies, the Tanjungpinang Disbudpar is also\ncontinuously improving the quality of tourism services on Pulau\nPenyengat to welcome the surge in visits during the neighbouring\ncountry\u2019s school holidays.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tanjungpinang-city-government-prepares-strategy-to-encourage-foreign-tourists-to-stay-and-shop-1778424676",
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