JDI to tout tourist sites

JDI to tout tourist sites

JAKARTA (JP): PT Jaring Data Interaktif (JDI), the Jakarta
Stock Exchange and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture
signed on Friday a memorandum of understanding on promoting
Indonesia's tourism industry.

JDI and the stock exchange, who together run the financial
information channel Quick Financial Channel, will help promote
tourism by including information on tourist attractions and sites
on their real-time news broadcasts.

"Quick Financial Channel will provide on-line tourist
reservations and reports on the country's interesting sightseeing
spots," JDI president Suhardi Gunawan said.

Quick Financial Channel currently features stock price
movements, JSX announcements and other breaking news, foreign
exchange and world stock market indexes.

The service is provided on subscription basis through a local
cable provider to homes, offices and hotels. (udi)