JAKARTA. The government expects Labuan Bajo, one of the ten major Indonesian tourist destinations, to be visited by at least 500.000 tourists by 2019, generating a revenue of up to Rp 60 trillion (US$ 4,5 billion) per year. "Labuan Bajo will be developed in order to bring in 500.000 tourists per year, generating an estimated tourism revenue of Rp 20 to Rp 60 trillion," a Regional Development Expert affiliated with the Coordinating Minister of Maritime, Bambang Susanto Priyohadi, said here on Thursday. Currently, the city, located at the western tip of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, receives about 91.000 tourists annually with an average length of stay of 3-5 days and average spend pegged at Rp 1,5 to Rp 2,5 million per day. The total annual tourism revenue reaches Rp 500 billion.
Govt expects 500.000 tourists to visit Labuan Bajo
JAKARTA. The government expects Labuan Bajo, one of the ten major Indonesian tourist destinations, to be visited by at least 500.000 tourists by 2019, generating a revenue of up to Rp 60 trillion (US$ 4,5 billion) per year. "Labuan Bajo will be developed in order to bring in 500.000 tourists per year, generating an estimated tourism revenue of Rp 20 to Rp 60 trillion," a Regional Development Expert affiliated with the Coordinating Minister of Maritime, Bambang Susanto Priyohadi, said here on Thursday. Currently, the city, located at the western tip of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, receives about 91.000 tourists annually with an average length of stay of 3-5 days and average spend pegged at Rp 1,5 to Rp 2,5 million per day. The total annual tourism revenue reaches Rp 500 billion.