Tourism agency holds road shows<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The city administration will continue to focus on
\nattracting domestic tourists as they had greater potential than
\nforeign tourists given present circumstances, said Aurora
\nTambunan, the head of the city's tourism agency, on Monday.<\/p>\n
Therefore, the agency would hold road shows in several cities
\nacross the country, including Medan in North Sumatra, Batam,
\nDenpasar in Bali, Balikpapan in East Kalimantan and Makassar in
\nSouth Sulawesi, to promote Jakarta as a tourist destination.<\/p>\n
Aurora said that the number of domestic tourists visiting
\nJakarta reached 9 million every year, while the number of foreign
\ntourists only amounted to 1.3 million.<\/p>\n
\"We hope that through these road shows people from other
\ncities across the country will be encouraged to visit the
\ncapital, which offers various kinds of tours, such as shopping
\ntours, cultural tours and maritime tours, as well as conventions
\nand a glimpse of the metropolitan lifestyle,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Aurora said that the capital's tourism industry had been
\nseverely hit by bombings in the recent past, including the early
\nAugust Marriott blast. However, she said that the industry had
\nbeen gradually recovering. --Antara<\/p>",
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