Indonesia Names Three Provinces as Halal Tourist Destinations
22 September 2016 07:50 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Deputy for Tourist Destination and Industry Development Bureau, the Tourism Ministry, Dadang Rizki Ratman said Indonesia has named three provinces as halal tourist destinations.
“As for halal tourism, the Tourism Ministry has named three provinces in Indonesia as halal tourist destinations, namely West Sumatra, Aceh and NTB [West Nusa Tenggara],” said Dadang, who was accompanied by NTB Deputy Governor H Muhammad Amin and the Association of the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies (Asita) executive board chairman Asnawi Bahar, Wednesday on the sidelines of the International Halal Travel Fair (IHTF) in Mataram, as quoted by Antara news agency.
Dadang said that going forward, halal tourism programs will be rolled out throughout Indonesia.
Meanwhile, NTB Deputy Governor H Muhammad Amin expressed that NTB is aiming to attract 3 million tourists by year-end. Whereas the government itself has set the target of 20 million tourist arrivals this year.
“We are currently revamping the destinations and infrastructure to support tourism. We have to give more exposure to local wisdom, such as culture and tradition,” he said.
ANTARA