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'Back to nature' will be the 2001 trend in the tourism
industry
JAKARTA (indo.com): Exploration of cultural diversity
and nature, linked to the implementation of regional autonomy,
will be the 2001 trend in the Indonesian Tourism industry.
"The development and growth of a national tourism industry,
including Bali, will be influenced by two significant forces
next year, namely the implementation of regional autonomy
and the national policy on social and political issues,"
said I Gede Wiratha, chairman of the Bali chapter the Indonesian
Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI).
The implementation of regional autonomy in 2001 will prompt
each region to explore its tourism potentials, especially
in terms of their cultural diversities and natural heritages
around the archipelago.
The tight competition faced by each region to boost its
regional revenues will drive each region to be more creative
and innovative in exploring and developing local tourism
potentials, especially cultural diversity and nature, he
said.
The 'back to nature' trend will be especially visible in
the eastern Indonesian provinces (KTI), where natural and
cultural assets have not yet been utilized to the maximum
for the development of the tourism industry.
The utilization of the diversity of culture and nature for
the development of tourism industry will also be seen at
a slower pace in the western part of the Indonesian provinces
(KBI), he said. |
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