Tourism expo draws crowds in KL, S'pore

Tourism expo draws crowds in KL, S'pore

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: A road show put on by Yogyakarta in Kuala
Lumpur and Singapore to promote its tourist industry drew large
crowds, mostly representatives of travel agencies and hotels.

"We expected only some 40 (potential buyers) but over 80
came," the vice chairwoman of the Yogyakarta chapter of the
Association of Tour and Travel Agencies, Tusi Kuswenda, told The
Jakarta Post in Kuala Lumpur.

In Singapore more than 50 potential buyers -- representatives
of travel agencies and hotels -- attended the tourism expo.

However, no transactions or deals were finalized during the
expo, which was part of a tourism promotional tour titled The
Amazing Jogja Road Show Singapore-Malaysia held from May 21
through May 26. The tour was jointly organized by the provincial
administration, Garuda Indonesia Airlines and Yogyakarta's travel
agents association.

"Promotion is not an instant investment whose results can be
instantly harvested. That is why it is necessary to continually
conduct promotional programs," she said.

The tour was put on following the opening of new international
direct flights from Yogyakarta to both Kuala Lumpur and
Singapore. -- JP