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  Tourism in Indonesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the colonial era, tourism was regulated carefully by the government administration of the Dutch East Indies, with international tourists encouraged to travel in groups, and to visit the more significant 'landmark' destinations of Java, Bali and Sumatra.
The biggest national park in Indonesia is the 950,000 hectare Gunung Leuser National Park in the north of Sumatra island.
The Wallacea biogeographical distinction means the western part of Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) have the same flora and fauna characteristics as the Asian continent, whilst the remaining eastern part of Indonesia has similarity with the Australian continent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tourism_in_Indonesia   (3419 words)

  
 Indonesia Hotels - Hotel - Indonesia Travel and Tourism
Indonesia is an archipelago of over 17,000 islands with a population of more than 200 million, scatterd over a land area of some 2.02 million square kilometers.
Although Indonesia is hot and humid throughout the year, the official wet season runs from October to August and is marked by heavy, short rainstorms after which the air is fresher.
On entry to Indonesia, each adult is allowed to bring in tax-free a maximum of one liter of alcoholic beverages and 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 grams of tobacco.
www.indo.com /indonesia.html   (542 words)

  
 TOURISM INDONESIA
Indonesia has predicted that the largest number of foreign tourists to come to the country this year will be from Southeast Asia.
Indonesia expects the number of tourists from those countries to reach more than two million, which is more than 38 percent of the projected 5.5 million visitors...
Indonesia's smaller islands are often surrounded by reefs, and many are inaccessible and still undeveloped as far as marine tourism is concerned.
www.tourismindonesia.com   (1863 words)

  
 CNN.com - Indonesia revokes visa-free entry - Apr. 9, 2003
Indonesia is scrapping visa-free entry to tourists from dozens of nations including key markets Japan, Australia and Europe at a time when the country is fighting an image problem following last October's Bali bombings.
Tourism is the second-largest non-oil-and-gas foreign exchange contributor to Indonesia.
Tourist visits to Indonesia as a whole in February rose 3.73 percent to 289,764 from 279,352 in January, but were down 9.02 percent from February of 2002.
www.cnn.com /2003/TRAVEL/04/09/indonesia.visa.reut/index.html   (429 words)

  
 Visit Indonesia Tourism | Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia stretches 5,100 km along the equator (one-sixth of the circumference of the earth!) between Australia and Asia and is bordered by the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator.
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands.
Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with a population of 238 million inhabitants (2005) living on an area of 1,904,443 km2.
visitindonesiatourism.com   (240 words)

  
 AcademicDB - Indonesia tourism development case studies of Bali and Lombok island
Indonesia tourism development case studies of Bali and Lombok island
The 13,000 islands of Indonesia are stretched out along the equator for about 5,000-km from east to west.
Indonesia is the home of the world's second largest tropical rain forest, covering about 100 million hectares (before the 1997 fire).
www.academicdb.com /indonesia_tourism_development_case_studies_bali_lo_14489   (263 words)

  
 Tourism in Indonesia
Tourism in Indonesia is being developed through two main programs, covering tourism and tourism products.
There are five supporting programs, namely' control of environmental pollution, education, training and tourism guidance; tourism research and development; tourism infrastructure development; and the supervision and development of arts and culture.
In fiscal year 1997/98, international tourist activities held in Indonesia, were: Krakatau Festival in Lampung; the Culture Enchantment and Folk Performances Festival in Jakarta; Maleman Sriwedari and Obral Gedhe Solo in Central Java; and International Wind Surfing Competition in West Nusa Tenggara, Bali and South East Sulawesi.
www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/indonesia/pro-tourism.htm   (1074 words)

  
 COSMOWORLDS Europe Style Portal | INDONESIA Tourism - Country Information Indonesia
Indonesia was not able to join in the success of other Asian destinations which achieved an average seven per cent growth in 2005, and the first half of 2006 will continue to be a difficult period for the tourism industry,” said Mr Frangialli.
But tourism did not collapse even with these repeated shocks, as crises continued to become an accepted part of tourism life.
The Secretary-General arrived in Indonesia ahead of a UNWTO International Conference on Cultural Tourism and Local Communities, part of the Organization's recovery support programme for the country, being staged in Yogyakarta from 8-10 February.
www.cosmoworlds.com /country_information/indonesia-tourism.htm   (362 words)

  
 tourism-indonesia.html
Tourism was first introduced to Indonesia in 1908, but it was not until President Suharto's New Order government encouraged Western interest that the tourist industry boomed.
The challenge that Indonesia faces, largely as a consequence of tourism, is to develop and "keep up with the times" and to, at the same time, remain traditional.
Tourism is ethnic relations -- it is the responsibility of both tourist and touree to come to an understanding of one another.
www.lclark.edu /~soan314/tourism-indonesia.html   (1171 words)

  
 Indonesia Tourism : General Information (Let's go Archipelago)
It is an appropriate description of the archipelago as there are estimated to be a total of 17,508 islands, of which only about 6,000 are inhabited, stretching for 5,150 km between the Australian and Asian continental mainlands and dividing the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the Equator.
Indonesia shares Irian Jaya with Papua New Guinea and two thirds of the island of Kalimantan with Malaysia and Borneo.
As a democratic republic, Indonesia is divided into 32 provinces, special territories and classified geographically into four groups.
www.indonesia-tourism.com /general/general.html   (231 words)

  
 Inside Indonesia 54 - Whose tourism? Balinese fight back
Although government rhetoric still espouses earlier commitments to 'cultural tourism', in reality development policy for Bali has become almost entirely fixed on maximising tourist numbers, foreign exchange and opportunities for graft, irrespective of environmental and cultural impacts.
But opposition to the changing nature of tourism and the growing domination of the island's land and economy by powerful Jakarta interests continued to seethe beneath the surface as one after another luxury resort gobbled up Bali's beaches and padi fields.
Expulsion may entail loss of rights to live in the community, to participate in village temple ceremonies, or to use the cemetry for funeral rights.
www.insideindonesia.org /edit54/bali.htm   (1289 words)

  
 Indonesia - Country Profile - Republik Indonesia - Indonesia Tourism
Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world.
Independence: 17 August 1945 Indonesia proclaimed independence; on 27 December 1949, the country became legally independent from the Netherlands.
Languages: Bahasa Indonesia (official, akin to Malay), English, Dutch, plus 583 dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese.
www.nationsonline.org /oneworld/indonesia.htm   (743 words)

  
 Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Understanding the historical contact among the 6 countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) in cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, enhance the symposium on Trail of Civilization.
Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos People Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are several ASEAN nations that have come to realize about the trail of civilization, having a prospect to further enhance the relationship among them.
Copyright © 2006 Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia.
www.budpar.go.id   (202 words)

  
 Arab tourism in Indonesia - Travel Tips - Bali Daily - Arab tourism, Bali, Bali Daily - Bali Blog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Indonesia knows it must re-tool its tourist industry, and shoot for regional tourism, as much as long distance market.
Indonesian minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik announced airport signs in Arabic, to help Arab visitors to the country.
Arab tourists are finding Indonesia a more accommodating place, than the US or Europe, during this age of terrorism.
www.baliblog.com /06-05/arab-tourism-in-indonesia.html   (440 words)

  
 WTO Regional Commission for Asia and the Pacific
In the context of alleviating poverty and providing greater equity in development, the Government of Indonesia views community-based tourism as one of the main vectors to deliver autonomy at the local level.
At the request of the Government of Indonesia and in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), WTO conducted a project to formulate an overall policy framework for the sustainable development and management of community-based tourism in Indonesia in the context of applying the principles of good governance.
Two national community-based tourism sites were selected as models and programmes for encouraging small and medium-sized entrepreneurship to service the tourism industry.
www.world-tourism.org /regional/south_asia/states/indonesia/3.htm   (190 words)

  
 Dive Indonesia
Dive Indonesia has always been at the forefront of the diving industry in Indonesia and continues to set standards for the country.
Andre was the dive operations consultant for the director general of tourism, former minister Frans Seda, the owner of Sao Wisata Dive Resort in Maumere, Flores, and the governor of Irian Jaya.
Dive Indonesia began offering diver education in Jakarta in 1981 at the country's first PADI dive center and certified more than 6,000 divers only at this one location.
www.diveindonesiaonline.com /company/index.html   (1046 words)

  
 Ministry of Tourism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on Sustainable Tourism Development, organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Indonesia, was held in Bali, Indonesia from 7-9 December 2005.
In his speech, Dr. Shaugee highlighted efforts by the Government and the private sector to cater for sustainable development in the tourism sector, and to provide for environmental protection, and for development of infrastructure and communication facilities.
He also highlighted the importance of human resource development in the tourism sector, and the significance of shaping the tourism industry for the benefit of the wider public.
www.maldivestourism.gov.mv /unescap.htm   (157 words)

  
 Indonesia - trade, investment, tenders, oil and gas, mining, automotive, palm oil, rubber, infrastructure, tax, ...
Trade Indonesia focuses on key industry sectors such as energy, oil and gas, petrochemicals and chemicals, mining, property, telecommunications, security, automotive, finance, and travel and tourism.
Several Indonesia investment conferences and road-shows are taking place in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the USA.
Trade Indonesia provides information on relocation, property and housing, education, security, and expatriate lifestyle in Indonesia.
www.tradeindonesia.com   (164 words)

  
 Ritual, politics and tourism - Inside Indonesia
Balinese responses to the many recent instances of political violence in Indonesia are revealing of this amnesia.
Their own (and by implication 'Balinese') priorities by contrast, were on two things only: their livelihoods, which were dependent to varying degrees on tourism, and their religious practice, on which both tourism and their livelihoods ultimately depended anyway.
There has also been a deep concern for the economic consequences and the future of tourism, ranging from the direst of predictions to assurances of imminent recovery and the need for immediate reconstruction.
www.insideindonesia.org /edit74/macrea.html   (735 words)

  
 INDONESIA TOURISM : WELCOME TO ACEH
Of all the regions in Indonesia, Aceh, at the northwestern end of Sumatra, is the first to have contact and be influenced by the outside world.
Ironically, it is still one of the least known regions of Indonesia, even among Indonesians themselves.
Aceh has a fascinating history which over the centuries has shaped and transformed the region into what it is today.
www.indonesia-tourism.com /aceh/history.html   (404 words)

  
 Indonesia.NL - Tourism :Tourist Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
We invite you to visit Tourist Information from the Department of Culture and Tourism at http://www.indonesia.nl/tourism/ to get a glimpse about Indonesian islands, cities and other tourist attractions and ecotourism places.
Indonesia, the land of smiles, is a place to discover beautiful panaromic natural heritage.
Straddling between two continents Asia and Australia, Indonesia offers unique flora and fauna, where thousands of animal and plant species are found in every island i.e.
www.indonesia.nl /articles.php?rank=1&art_cat_id=40   (109 words)

  
 Hoppa - Tourism in Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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Indonesia, Skin Care, Health Resorts Welcome to Spa Factory Bali a creator and supplier of treatment and retail products to many of Bali's and leading spa's worldwide.
Indonesia, Bali, Holiday Homes Bali Villa Kelapa is located in Seminyak, near Legian Beach, a private Bali bungalow for a all the privacy and comfort you can dream of.
hoppa.com /aa/id/Tourism   (224 words)

  
 Indonesia: tourism, hotels, travel, culture, news
Whether you are planning a vacation, a business trip (there are numerous business and investment opportunities) or just curious about what Indonesia is about, we have lots to share, including an overview of Indonesia's history, political system, geography and economy.
Indonesia has a dazzling variety of tropical natural beauty, 300 different cultures and unlimited shopping opportunities.
Indonesia has more than 200 million very friendly people and traveling around is very easy and affordable.
indonesia-ok.com /home.htm   (916 words)

  
 Indonesia looks to tourism - Jan. 19, 1998
     Indonesia's government wants to make the $6.5 billion-a-year tourism industry the number one source of overseas currency income by the year 2005.
     In addition, more than half of Indonesia's tourists typically come from other Asian nations, which are experiencing economic problems of their own.
Because in those countries they're quoting hotel rates in their local currencies, whereas Indonesia quotes in U.S. dollars, we have a lot more competing factors," said Eric Kwan, sales director at the Four Seasons Resort.
money.cnn.com /1998/01/19/bizbuzz/indonesia_pkg/index.htm   (396 words)

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