RI to hold tourism mart

RI to hold tourism mart

JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of international travel agency
executives have confirmed their attendance at Indonesia's first
International Tourism Mart, which will be held from Sept. 29 to
Oct. 3.

Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng announced
yesterday that the mart, slated to become a major annual
international event in Jakarta, is designed to match some 250
domestic travel industry suppliers and other sellers from 23
provinces with top foreign tour operators and other buyers from
35 countries in fixed one-to-one meetings.

Minister of Tourism, Post and Telecommunications Joop Ave is
scheduled to open the Rp 3.6 billion (US$1.65 million) mart which
will be held at the Jakarta Hilton Convention Center.

The event was organized by a committee consisting of the
Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board (BPPI), the national air
carrier Garuda Indonesia, the Indonesian chapter of the Pacific-
Asia Travel Association (PATA), the Association of Indonesian
Travel Agencies (Asita), the Directorate General of Tourism and
the city's municipal administration. (icn)