TMII visitors down during holiday

TMII visitors down during holiday

JAKARTA: The number of visitors to popular theme park Taman
Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) in East Jakarta declined by 20
percent over the Idul Fitri holiday this year compared to last
year, Tempo Interaktif reported on Saturday.

The news portal said that the park received only 88,133
visitors for the two-day Idul Fitri holiday this year, compared
to 110,735 visitors last year.

TMII spokesman Markoes Legimin blamed the decline on the
recent fuel price increases, which he said had forced potential
visitors to stay at home to save money.

He also said that many people now preferred to visit areas of
the park that did not require additional entrance fees, such as
the area containing traditional houses from around the country.

"Places that are not free, such as the flower garden and Keong
Mas Imax theater, received only 40 percent to 50 percent of the
visitors," Markoes said. --JP