Travel ban not affecting tourism

Travel ban not affecting tourism

JAKARTA: State Minister for Culture and Tourism I Gede Ardika
said on Friday that the Malaysian government travel advisory
warning its citizens against visiting Indonesia, had had little
impact.

Speaking to journalists after meeting President Megawati, the
minister said Malaysians were continuing to visit to Indonesia.

Data from the Tanjungpinang immigration office suggested that
the number of Malaysians visiting Bintan still constituted 20
percent of total foreigners visiting the island. More than 17,000
foreign tourists visit Bintan every month.

An average of 100 Malaysians visit Batam every day and their
number usually increases on weekends. They visit Batam to buy
clothes and other daily necessities. -- JP