Bali promotion to go ahead in NZ

Bali promotion to go ahead in NZ

NEW ZEALAND: A group of Bali tourism operators visiting New
Zealand to seek business said on Sunday they wanted their
promotional tour to go ahead despite the latest deadly bombings
on the Indonesian resort island.

Eighteen representatives of Bali Village, a non-profit
organization representing almost 200 tourism-affiliated
industries on the island, are in Auckland as part of an
Australasian tour.

The group of mainly hoteliers and tour operators said the
bombings had forced a rethink of their planned presentation to
New Zealand tourism industry representatives.

Speaking through representative Maman Baboe, the group said
they were keen to push ahead with their scheduled meeting,
although in a revised format.

Baboe, who manages the web portal indonz.com, said the group
was assessing its options.

About 1,500 New Zealanders travel to Indonesia each month,
mostly to Bali, but there have been no reports of New Zealanders
caught in Saturday's bombings that killed at least 26 people. --
AFP