Boosted by the free visa entry initiative for Indians by the Republic of Indonesia, the Indonesian ministry of tourism is looking to increase Indian tourist numbers. Speaking at the second convention of the Outbound Tour Operators Association of India (OTOAI) at the Pan Pacific Nirvana Resort in Bali today, Taufik Nurhidayat, deputy director, ministry of tourism, Republic of Indonesia, said, “This year we are looking to increase the number of Indian visitors to Indonesia to 350,000 from the current 118,000. Already the India market has shown a 35 to 40 per cent growth year on year over the past three years.
The visa free access and hopefully direct flight connectivity will boost these numbers. We are hoping Air India and our own national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, will start direct flights soon. Both airlines have the permissions but certain technicalities have to be worked out and probably in the next few months we will see some action.”
Nearly 240 delegates attended the convention which also saw an MoU being signed between the Turkish Indian Tourism Council (TITC) and OTOAI.
19/03/16 Steena Roy/Financial Express
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The visa free access and hopefully direct flight connectivity will boost these numbers. We are hoping Air India and our own national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, will start direct flights soon. Both airlines have the permissions but certain technicalities have to be worked out and probably in the next few months we will see some action.”
Nearly 240 delegates attended the convention which also saw an MoU being signed between the Turkish Indian Tourism Council (TITC) and OTOAI.
19/03/16 Steena Roy/Financial Express
