Bogor aims to boost tourism

Bogor aims to boost tourism

BOGOR: The Bogor administration is eyeing collaborative
ventures with other regional administrations, especially Jakarta,
to boost its tourism sector.

"It's worth thinking about how to attract tourists from
Jakarta to Bogor," Mayor Iswara Natanegara was quoted as saying
on Saturday by Antara.

"For example, we can develop shopping tours or local snacks
and delicacies as a tourist attraction ... we can start by
distributing leaflets to hotels in Jakarta and Bogor."

He also expressed hope that the tourism, art and culture
office would start developing Bogor's tourism potential in 2004.

Under Iswara, whose five-year term will be up next year, Bogor
has held the Helaran annual art and culture festival, considered
a potential tourist attraction, for four consecutive years.

"I hope the festival will continue even after I'm gone. Along
with the fortnightly cultural performances, we can turn Bogor
into a tourist destination and improve the welfare of our local
artists," he said. -- Antara