Indonesia attempted to promote its marine tourism to new hights

Indonesia has promoted its marine tourism to the New Zealand, a country well-known for its sailing community.

I Gde Pitana, Deputy Minister for Overseas Promotion at the Tourism Minister, said on Monday, April 3, 2017, that the Wonderful Indonesia promotion targeting yacht owners was aimed at promoting the Wonderful Sail 2 Indonesia by introducing a sailing route to the Sail Sabang 2017 event.

Through the promotion, Pitana explained, the Tourism Ministry will disseminate information related to the sailing route, permit, stay duration, selected locations, and the perfect time for yachters to visit Indonesia.

Yachters usually arrive in Auckland, Whangarei and Opua in April to enjoy New Zealand’s climate. The Indonesian government attempt to capitalize on the opportunity to promote its marine tourism.

“Based on the tradition that has been maintained for decades, we can conclude that the opportunity to do the promotion activity in New Zealand is in March, April, or May, because after these months, they [yachters] will be heading to north to Sidney, Cairns and Darwin and pass Indonesia to Asia,” Pitana explained.

Pitana claimed that after the conducting promotion activities in 2016, New Zealanders have shown enthusiasm to visit Indonesia.

Vinsensius Jemadu, deputy assistant for Asia and Pacific development at the Tourism Ministry, said that the Wonderful Indonesia promotion activities for yachters in Auckland, Opua and Whangarei is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 5, 2017.