Tourism meet to be held at Nusa Dua

Tourism meet to be held at Nusa Dua

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in cooperation with the
United Nations World Tourism Organization (UN-WTO), will hold a
Tourism Communications (Tourcom) Regional Conference for Asia
and the Pacific at Bali International Convention Center (BICC),
the Westin Resort, Nusa Dua, from May 20 through May 21.

The two-day conference will discuss recent tourism issues in
the region following the tsunami disaster and other global
factors that have affected tourism in the past few years.

Participants at the conference will comprise ministers of
tourism from Asia-Pacific countries including Indonesian Minister
of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik, Indian Minister of Tourism
Renuka Chowdury, Peter de Jong (President of Pacific Asia Travel
Association), James Mury from VISA Southeast Asia, Ian Kean from
Asia Pacific Economic Forum (APEC-International Center for
Sustainable Tourism) and representatives from the private sector,
international media, experts, airlines, the hospitality industry,
etc.

Discussions and workshops will deal with various issues on
tourism communications, the future of international tourism, etc.
-- JP