Antara News, Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Wakatobi district head Hugua has received a Tourism Award 2010 from the Culture and Tourism Ministry in Jakarta.
"I received the highest award for tourism from Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik during a Visit Indonesia Year 2010 Appreciation Night at Sahid Jaya Hotel on Monday night," Hugua said over his cellular phone from Jakarta on Wednesday.
Hugua said he got the award because he was considered to have achieved outstanding results in developing Wakatobi as a tourist destination and in promoting it internationally.
"Based on an evaluation from the Culture and Tourism Ministry, Wakatobi tourism has made outstanding progress during the year 2010 and attracted foreign tourists from many countries," Hugua said.
According to him, he also got a similar award in 2009 along with 12 district heads and mayors.
"The award is an appreciation from the central government through the Culture and Tourism Ministry to the district heads and mayors who have successfully developed and promoted the tourism sector in their respective regions to attract both domestic and foreign tourists," Hugua said.
He said that in 2009 only around 5,000 tourists visited Wakatobi but in 2010 the number sharply increased to around 20,000, especially from European countries such as England, France, and Switzerland.
Besides Hugua, Lombok Barat district head Zaini Arony also got a similar award from the Culture and Tourism Ministry because his district was a favorite tourist destination in 2010.
"The West Nusa Tenggara governor and I got the award from the Culture and Tourism Ministry two weeks ago in Jakarta," Lombok Barat district head Zaini Arony said in Giri Menang on Monday.
Zaini Arnoy said he also received the same award in 2009.
He said Lombok Barat district received a similar award in 2009 in the category of best tourism destination in Indonesia.
The award, according to him, was not only of national but also of international significance because it was given based on assessments made by domestic and foreign tourists who had visited various tourist objects in Lombok Barat district.
With those two awards, Zaini said, the Lombok Barat district government would continue to improve the tourism sector in the area to attract even more tourists.
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