RI to join Korean expo

RI to join Korean expo

JAKARTA (JP): The government is to send a delegation to South
Korea to promote Indonesia's tourism industry at the Kangwon
International Tourism Expo, governor of South Korea's Kangwon
province Kim Jun Sun said here on Monday.

Kim said the expo, which would be held in Kangwon province for
50 days starting from Sept. 10, was expected to draw three
million visitors and governmental delegations from 50 countries
across the world.

The South Korean government has invested US$40 million to
build facilities for the expo, Kim said.

"We have prepared for the expo for three years," he said.

Kangwon, in the north of the country, is known as South
Korea's main tourist area.

Kim said South Korea received 300,000 visitors each year from
the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) member
countries, Japan and China. There was no figure on the number of
Indonesian visitors.

Local tour operators say South Korea is not a popular
destination for Indonesian tourists because of few campaigns to
promote the country. (jsk)