RI joins ATF forum in Brunei

RI joins ATF forum in Brunei

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has sent a delegation of government
officials and executives of tourism-related industries to the
ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF), which opened in Brunei Darussalam on
Wednesday.

Minister of Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika said that
Indonesia would promote its standard of tourism services during
the six-day meeting.

"We will present materials that have been compiled by the
industry and the government to be recognized as a standard in the
ASEAN region," he was quoted by Antara in a last minute meeting
of the tourism delegation here.

He cited the standard competency for tourism human resources
made as a result of a collaboration of the Association of
Indonesian Hotel and Restaurants (PHRI), the Association of
Indonesian Travel Agencies (Asita), and the Indonesian Institute
for Tourism (IPI).

The ATF 2001 includes a tourism ministerial meeting, a meeting
of the task force on ASEAN joint tourism marketing, and a travel
exchange. It will end on Jan. 16. (tnt)