Foreign tourists on cruises

Foreign tourists on cruises

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Cruise ships carried 20,442
foreign tourists to West Nusa Tenggara in 1996, a sharp increase
on the 12,253 foreigners that cruised to the province in 1995, a
provincial official said yesterday.

"The tourists arrived here aboard nine cruise ships, including
the Panamanian Renaissance, the MV Italia Prima and Germany's
Brehment," the provincial tourist office's head, Rachmad, was
quoted by Antara as saying.

He said the local administration had been trying to fast track
the construction of hotels and tourist resorts to supply more
accommodation. (swe)