Reservations for low-cost hotels

Reservations for low-cost hotels

JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta office of the Ministry of Tourism Post and Telecommunications will establish an integrated reservation system for low-cost hotels.

In the first stage, the installation of the reservation system will cost about Rp 500 million (US$227,272), Pudjo Basuki, the head of the office, said yesterday.

Pudjo told Antara news agency that the new system is intended to provide information on the availability of rooms in certain hotels within a specific period of time.

"Due to the absence of such a system, many foreign tourists have found difficulties in finding rooms during their stays in the capital city," he said.

Pudjo explained that data at his office indicates that there are 153 low-cost hotels in operation in the capital, with a combined room capacity of 4,956.(hhr)