Hotels, malls to get info screens

Hotels, malls to get info screens

Good news for visitors to Jakarta, as well as local people, who
often experience trouble in obtaining information about places of
interest and attractions in the capital, as they will soon be
able to access information on the city using touch-screen
information displays located in upscale hotels and malls.

"We have installed the displays. But, we have yet switch them
on as we plan to officially launch them on July 18," Jakarta
Tourism Agency head Aurora Tambunan told reporters on the
sidelines of a special meeting to celebrate Jakarta's 477th
anniversary at City Hall on Tuesday.

Aurora said a total of 58 displays had been located in hotels,
including the lobbies of the Sahid Jaya, Gran Melia, Sari Pan
Pacific and Borobudur hotels.

"We will also locate them in malls," she said without giving
any names.

According to Aurora, the touch-screen displays will provide a
treasure trove of essential information on the city, including
company addresses and events in the city, and a map of Jakarta
with zoom-in and zoom-out facilities.

She said that the holder of the yellow-pages franchise here,
PT Infomedia Nusantara, would maintain the displays and keep them
up to date..

"That's why we hope the displays will be able to provide a
great deal of information to those who are interested, even
information about films showing in the theaters," she said. -- JP