| The Indonesian annual travel mart, the Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo
(TIME) or 'Pasar Wisata Indonesia' will this year take place in Padang,
the capital city of West Sumatra after being held for two years in
Bandar Lampung, a travmedia.com report said. It is scheduled to be held
between October 18 to 21 this year at the Grand Inna Muara Hotel &
Convention Centre. Entering its 19th year of conduct, TIME is organized
to promote Indonesia as a tourist destination in the international
market and at the same time raise the country's image as a global travel
destination. TIME 2013 is being organized by the Indonesian Tourism
Council along with the Provincial Government of West Sumatra and with
the support of the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy of
Indonesia and the entire tourism components in Indonesia. Meity Robot, Chairwoman, Steering Committee of TIME 2013, said that in its 18-year history, TIME had previously been held in Java and Eastern Indonesia (Makassar and Lombok). "We are happy to announce that TIME this year will take place in Padang this year. The shifting of TIME to West Sumatra is aimed at promoting West Sumatra to the international market and speeding up the development and improvement of infrastructure, tourism facilities and tourism attractions in the region, so that the destination could establish itself as a globally. It will attract more tourist arrivals to the island and speed up the improvement of infrastructure and encourage more investors to the region to develop new hotels as well as tourism attractions," said Robot. "Various destinations in Sumatra are equipped with a good variety of quality hotels as well as cultural, natural and man-made attractions. Hosting TIME would allow international buyers to take a closer look at the products on offer and aid local tourism stakeholders in selling their products overseas," she added. There are six regional gateways in Sumatra, namely Banda Aceh, Medan, Pekanbaru, Padang, Palembang and Batam. "While direct regional services are still limited to Malaysia and Singapore, destinations in Sumatra can use these regional hubs to attract travelers from beyond these countries," Robot concluded. As every year, top industry policy-makers, sellers and buyers of Indonesian tourism products and services are expected to participate in TIME. It accommodates the interests of local industry players seeking to introduce their tourism products and services to the international markets. The event will feature the Indonesia's tourist attractions, including exciting destinations and special interests as well as top tourist facilities in the country. The annual mart is run on a yearly rotating basis to promote as much provinces to the world as possible in the future. |
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Padang, West Sumatra to host Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo 2013 this month
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