Keep beaches clean, guides say

Keep beaches clean, guides say

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Tourist guides on Lombok island
said the tourist authorities should strive to clean the Senggigi
beach if they want to draw more visitors to the area.

"Unless they pay more attention to the security and sanitation
aspects of Senggigi and other beaches in West Nusa Tenggara, we
fear the number of tourists visiting the province will decline,"
Robby G. Anthonyzs, the chairman of the province's Association of
Tourist Guides, told Antara.

"Senggigi is the trademark of the province's tourism. Security
and sanitation there should be improved," he said.

Tourists going to the province usually first visit Senggigi
before going on to other sites such as the Gili islands, and Kuta
in Central Lombok, he said.

He said Lombok, the main island in the province, should not
repeat the development mistakes made by Kuta beach resort on
Bali. (emb)