Friday, October 17, 2008 , Travel Blackboard
In a hurriedly organised press conference at October 16 at the Celebes Convention Centre, Makassar, South Sulawesi, it was announced that the next Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) in 2009 or "Pasarwisata Indonesia" will be held on the island of Lombok, which is not far away from the better-known tourist destination of Bali.
The Chairman of Indonesian Tourism Promotion Board (ITPB), Mr. Pontjo Sutowo, had already assured this year's delegates at the opening ceremony in Makassar that eversince its first conduct of TIME in 1994 at Jakarta, TIME has been held to project the positive image of Indonesia and promote the Indonesian tourism industry in the international market.
Staging its 16th year of conduct in 2009 at Mataram, Lombok, TIME will definitely continue this tradition to speed up the development of the Indonesian tourism industry accordingly. As Makassar in Sulawesi this year, Lombok will offer visiting delegates a sound infrastructure and easy access via its new international airport. A post-tour is already planned to explore the nearby island of Sumbawa.
During a press conference on October 15, Chairperson of TIME2008 Steering Committee, Mrs. Meity Robot, said that TIME2008 is attended by 104 buyers from 21 countries, 108 sellers from 16 provinces of Indonesia occupying 86 booths, and 15 international travel writers from 9 countries. The event features mostly marine tourism products as well as new emerging MICE facilities in Indonesia.
Appointment sessions are on October 16-17 and on the exhibitor list are companies, such as ACCOR Hotels & Resorts, Garuda Indonesia, Holiday Villa Bali, Makassar Hotel Network, Patra Jasa Jakarta, Santika Indonesia Hotels & Resorts, Taman Simalem Resort in North Sumatra as well as National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan among others from Central Java, Bali and far away Papua.
It was up to Mr. Sapta Nirwandar, Director-General of Marketing from the Ministry of Culture & Tourism in Indonesia, to host a luncheon on October 15 for invited guests at the Celebes Convention Centre, while on October 16 the Governor of South Sulawesi, Dr. H. Syahrul Yasin Limpo, hosted a dinner reception at his residence in Makassar.
TIME2008 will conclude on a festive note with another dinner hosted by the Major of Makassar, Mr. Ilham Siradjudin, at his residence on October 17.
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