Tag: Arief Yahya

Ranoh Island, Batam Indonesian Tourism has identified Singapore as a tourism hub for the year 2019, as it seeks to benefit from 7,200 flights a week from and through the island state. It was revealed by Arief Yahya, the Tourism Minister. “I am saying that it is easier to fish in the neighbor’s pond that has already has a lot of fish. There are 11 million potential tourists, who we can encourage to come to Indonesia,” said Arief in Jakarta on Thursday. The initiative is stated in the Tourism Ministry’s program as part of the effort to achieve the targeted ... Read more

Belitung in Bangka Belitung Islands province is a suitable site for nomadic tourism, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has said. “Belitung is a suitable destination to develop nomadic tourism,” Arief said in Belitung recently, as per local media. Arief said developing a special economic zone such as in Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara would take too much time; meanwhile Belitung Island would be a good location to promote nomadic tourism. “I’m optimistic that the nomadic tourism concept could be a permanent solution for Belitung,” Arief said. Nomadic tourism consists of activities or businesses related to the lifestyle and culture of moving ... Read more