Indonesia relies increase foreign tourist excursions from Asia to drive growth of around 10 per cent of tourism.

Indonesia relies increase foreign tourist excursions from Asia to drive growth of around 10 per cent of tourism.




Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Mari Elka Pangestu said on the sidelines of the tournament judging flowers in Pasadena, California, United States (U.S.), Monday (31/12/2012) expressed optimism of foreign tourists visit are still growing in 2013, despite the economic slowdown in the EU and the U.S. is still going on.

"We're still optimistic. Tourism sector we see enough to survive in a state of crisis," he said.

Let cited in 2012 despite the European Union's debt crisis is still and the U.S. economy is still slow, the tourism sector and foreign tourists (tourists) still grew five percent.

"The growth of tourism in Indonesia is still in the growth of global tourism is only 3-4 per cent," he said.

Kemenparekraf targeting Indonesia in 2012 about eight million foreign tourists visited. Therefore, Mari is still optimistic still growing number of visits in 2013, due to the world economic growth is expected to improve.

Moreover, he said, countries in Asia are not severely affected by the debt crisis in the European Union.

"We rely on visits from around the Asia region. In a crisis, people walk to a closer distance," he said.

Let's hope the arrival of tourists from Asia can cope with a shortage of tourists from visiting the EU is still in crisis.