Holland Expects 41,000 Travelers Indonesia

Netherlands as one of the biggest country of cheese, has tourist places of historical value and high art. Call it the Anne Frank House, a museum located in the city of Amsterdam that became the hiding place of Anne Frank during World War II. In addition to historical museums, the Netherlands also has a most beautiful spring garden in the world, namely, the Keukenhof.

Garden inspiring presents more than 30 performances are spectacular flowers in a land area of ​​about 32 hectares. Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful moments in between the flowers.

Through Netherland Tourism Board and Conventions (NBTC), State Windmills wants to promote to the people of Indonesia will be a huge tourism potential of the Netherlands that is packed with brand of "Holland".

In carrying out its mission, NBTC receives financial support from the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands. In addition to government funding, NBTC also cooperate intensively with stakeholders inside and outside the hospitality sector.

"NBTC is a non-profit organization that specializes as a marketing and branding agency for brand 'Holland' which was established in 1968. We've done the marketing to Europe, North America, South America (Brazil) and Asia," said Jos Vranken as Managing Director of the NBTC.

The series of events titled promo NBTC South East Asia Sales Mission 2014 was made at a seminar held on October 27, 2014 at Hotel The Ritz Carlton Jakarta, and on October 29, 2014 in Surabaya. This activity not only in Jakarta and Surabaya, but also in Singapore.

In this event, NBTC will promote the "Holland" which include some of the participants in it, such as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Henri Willig (Zaanse Schans), Mc ArthurGlenn (Design Outlet Center Roermond) and Keukenhof, Amsterdam City of Diamonds (Gassan Diamonds, Coster Diamonds, Diamonds Zazare).

South East Asia Sales Mission 2014 - Jakarta, inviting some travel agent partners and their counterparts in the Indonesian media as part of its inaugural mission in Indonesia.

According to the Director of Networking and Business Development NBTC, Andrew Van Der Feltz, approach to travel agents is expected to increase the number of products on a travel agent to be offered to the Indonesian market. Carrying promo "Holland", NBTC wants to build a positive image of the country as the cheese right destination for a vacation, business meetings, and conventions.

For NBTC, Indonesia with a population of approximately 250.6 million and an average economic growth of 6 percent per year from 2010 to 2013 is a potential target market for growth in the Dutch tourism industry.

On the other hand, the Netherlands also has become top of mind for tourists Indonesia European destinations. In 2012, nearly 97,000 visitors to Indonesia to travel to Europe, and 33,000 of them include a visit to the Netherlands on their way in Europe.

According to Andrew Van Der Feltz, since 2009 the number of flights from Indonesia to the Netherlands increased significantly. In 2013, there were 990 flights with a contribution of more than 318,000 seats. In fact, since May 2014, Garuda is the first airline to fly non-stop to Amsterdam. This makes the mission "Holland" optimistic that Indonesia is targeting 41,000 tourists will visit the Netherlands throughout 2014.

"Through this promotion mission, we expect the number of people in Indonesia who visited the Netherlands will increase significantly and stay longer in the Netherlands," said Andrew.

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Egypt Attempts Rise Again ...

AT first glance, the situation in Cairo has completely returned to normal impressed. The capital of Egypt was busy with a variety of people's daily activities are not much different from other major cities in the world.

Major roads back busy, filled with thousands of cars that drove one after another, sometimes feels so chaotic, even for the people of Jakarta though. Around Tahrir Square, for example, which became the epicenter of the revolution in Egypt since 2011, sea traffic the car was made ​​was locked at some point.

Not seen again demonstrations or other mass actions in the historic square. Monday (10/20/2014) afternoon and then, only seen some residents mingle while taking pictures in one corner of the square. The rest was a flurry of workers who are working to build an underground car park beneath the square.

True, physical development activities back writhing in Cairo. Right in front of Tahrir Square, workers also completing renovations hotel The Nile Ritz-Carlton that will add to the long row of an international hotel chain operating in Cairo.

Traces of revolution for three years, mired in a number of casualties was little and ended with the victory of the former military junta leader in presidential elections, as it left again.

However, if we look more closely, the remnants of tension Egyptian revolution that nearly brought to the brink of a split is still there. Rows of armored vehicles and trucks carrying paramilitary police in Egypt are still visible parking Ennahda Square neighborhood near the University of Cairo, Giza.

In an alley right in front of the Egyptian National Museum is located in one corner of Tahrir Square are still lined up even more than 10 armored vehicles belonging to the army troops.

Soldiers and police were still on full alert at the back of the machine gun on top of the vehicles.

Not fully recovered

In addition, the main tourist resorts in Cairo, as the region of Al-Azhar Mosque and the Coptic Museum in the Old City of Cairo, is also closely guarded paramilitary police wearing masks and carrying a rifle. All were imaged security atmosphere that has not fully recovered, although on the other hand, their presence brings a sense of security for tourists.

Another sector that has yet to recover from the effects of the revolution is tourism, which is one of the main sources of foreign exchange Egypt. Calls Ahram Online news portal, the number of foreign tourists (tourists) to Egypt is still declining in the first half of this year while most European countries-the main source of tourists to Egypt-has lifted a travel ban to the country.

Citing data from the Ministry of Tourism of Egypt, Ahram Online said, the number of tourists in June, down 20.5 percent compared to the same period in 2013. The Reuters news agency said the number of foreign tourists in 2011, when the Egyptian revolution began, dropping to 9.8 million tourists from the amount of the previous year of 14.7 million people.

Although it rose again to 11.5 million foreign tourists in 2012, foreign tourists back to Egypt dropped to 9.5 million tourists in 2013 because there was a terrorist attack on a number of attractions.

Effects tourists decline is seen in the complex of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which is a major tourist destination in Egypt. One of the wonders of the world's most popular looks deserted, Tuesday (10/21/2014). Not a lot of people passing by on the main page of Khufu, the largest pyramid in the complex-it-or visited the souvenir stalls nearby.

"Before the revolution, the court is usually filled with thousands of people from different countries. However, since the revolution, the place is deserted. Now it has started bustling again, but not fully normal, "said Ashraf El Naggar, a tour guide in Giza.

optimistic

Quoted by Reuters, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou optimistic that the number of tourists to Egypt will continue to grow in line with the improving security situation in the country.

"Our road is still long, but I feel more optimistic now because the number of tourists is growing less per month since June," said Zazou.

Egypt is also more heavily promoting its tourism potential to a number of countries outside Europe, such as China and India. In fact, now the Egyptian tourism promotion has also penetrated the countries of Southeast Asia, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines.

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Chinese tourists to Bali Rises 45.78 Percent

Chinese tourists to Bali Rises 45.78 Percent

Chinese Travelers enjoy the holidays Bali travel as much as 330 172 people during the seven-month period from January to July 2014, increased by 45.78 percent over the same period the previous year recorded 226 494 people. "Significant increases that make up China occupies rank second largest supplier of tourists to Bali after Australia, "said Head of the Bali Provincial Statistics, Panasunan Siregar in Denpasar, on Sunday (09/07/2014). Panasunan said the Bamboo Curtain country that had been ranked fifth in Malaysia and has now surpassed Japan. thus help China to contribute 15.80 percent of the total foreign tourists who visited Bali many as 2.06 million people. Panasunan Siregar explained, most of the Chinese travelers came through Ngurah Rai Airport with a plane ride to fly directly from their country . "Only 43 people were recorded through sea ports aboard a cruise ship," he said. Observer Bali Tourism, Tjokorda Gde Agung added that Bali has recently become a favorite area for tourists of China as the country's society, especially the younger generation increasingly crowded into the island.

In addition to Chinese tourists, the international community as a whole also increased that to travel to Bali for the first seven months of 2014 amounted to 16.66 percent from 1.79 million to 2.08 million people. primary factor driving the increase in foreign tourists visiting, among others, a sense of safe and comfortable, as well as the uniqueness of Balinese art and culture is the development of infrastructure in various locations such as toll road Bali Mandara, so that traffic congestion and pollution is reduced. Besides the successful implementation of the APEC meeting of world leaders in 2013, and it gave a positive impact on the growth of foreign tourists visiting Bali. thing that is no less important is the increased revenue information by Australian tourists provide a greater opportunity to travel to the island.Similarly, the Asian economy is able to increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Bali. 

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Tourists visit China to Indonesia Continues to Increase

Chinese tourists visit a trip to Indonesia has been increasing significantly in recent times, making the country was rated two major contributions of foreign tourists to Indonesia after Singapore. Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Mari Elka Pangestu in description its written in Jakarta, Thursday (10/02/2014), said the Chinese market is very potential. "In August 2014 the Chinese tourist arrivals reached 96,550, an increase of 37.92 percent and ranked second largest after Singapore travelers as many as 103 639 people, "he said.

Tourists visit China to Indonesia Continues to Increase

Whereas before Malaysia travelers contributed the second largest supplier and are now actually displaced by the Chinese position. Cumulatively Chinese tourist arrivals from January to August period of 2014 to reach 645 483 people, an increase of 27.61 percent over the same period last year as many as 505,812 travelers. According Let the Chinese market growth partly due to the improvement in connectivity, such as increasing the frequency of flights from the country to tourist destination in Indonesia. Menparekraf exemplifies China Eastern flight to increase the frequency of the Guangzhou-Denpasar route of 3 times per week to 7 times a week and Shenzhen-Denpasar route of 2 times a week to 3 times a week. Incessant Wonderful Indonesia tourism promotion programs in big cities China also had a positive impact on the increase in tourist arrivals from that country.

Last year tourism exhibition in the mall took place in three cities, namely Shanghai November 16 to 17, 2013, Guangzhou November 23 to 24, 2013, and Shenzhen 30 November to 1 December 2013 Later this year continued in six cities including Shanghai (May 1 to 2 ), Ningbo (11 to 12 May), Hangzhou (17 to 18 May), Nanjing (May 24 to 25), Guangzhou (May 31-June 1) and Shenzhen (7-8 June 2014). Moreover, to support special promotions The Chinese market is also held famtrip by inviting 24 tour operators from Shandong, Shanghai, Guangdong, Beijing and Guangzhou to visit Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Bali for 7 days in April 2013. 

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