Tourists keep flocking Poso

Tourists keep flocking Poso

PALU, Central Sulawesi: Both foreign and local tourists are still flocking to Southeast Sulawesi despite a spate of bomb explosions in the province.

"Although a series of bomb explosions have rocked the capital city of Poso, tourists still flock to the province, and so far we have received no cancellation from tourists planning to visit resorts in the districts," a tour guide from a local travel agency, Anwar said here on Tuesday.

Data from the province's Cultural and Tourist Office revealed that at least 129 foreign tourists, mostly from Europe came to Poso after the Malino peace treaty was signed early this year.

Head of the local Cultural and Tourist Office, Liberty Pasaribu had invited travel agents from the province to see Poso and to tell the world the district was free from sectarian conflicts.-- Antara