Visitors at Bali expo up

Visitors at Bali expo up

JAKARTA (JP): The Food, Hotel and Tourism Bali exhibition
recorded a sharp visitor increase of 42 percent compared to its
last show in 1998, with some 4,000 people and 220 companies
attending.

The exhibition organizer, PT Pamerindo Buana Abadi, said the
three-day trade fair which ended on Saturday was highly
successful despite lingering economic and political
uncertainties.

According to Pamerindo, some 30 percent of participants came
from outside Bali.

The event featured seminars and a cuisine contest organized by
the Bali Culinary Professionals, the company said in a statement.

The Food, Hotel and Tourism Bali exhibition takes place every
two years and alternates each year with the Food and Hotel
Indonesia show, which is scheduled to take place in Jakarta in
February next year. (bkm)