President wants Tourism Development Efforts Stepped Up
Monday, April 2nd, 2007Indonesia`s tourism sector is not yet being developed optimally and therefore the efforts should be further expanded by involving all parties such as business associations and regional governments, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Tuesday. “Concrete actions have already been taken but in my opinion the tourism development effort should be continuously improved because it is not yet being done optimally,” the president said at the opening of a national coordination meeting on tourism and culture at the State Palace here on Tuesday.
The head of state said conditions in the country`s tourism sector had continued to get worse since the economic crisis, and therefore it should be supported by other sectors such as transportation, security, infrastructure and cultural sectors.