Kuala Lumpur: Tourist arrivals for Malaysia and Indonesia are expected to rise following the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) between Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta)and Indonesian Travel Agents Association (Astindo) and the Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (Asita) recently.
The Jakarta Investment and One-Stop Integrated Service Office (DPMPTSP) has asked residents and prospective tourists to remain alert against fraudulent travel .
Indonesia is tapping into a growing number of “digital nomads” by launching a special digital nomad visa, but more needs to be done to attract and retain foreign visitors to the country, say tourism specialists.
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Almost 50 times as many foreign tourists visited Indonesia in April compared to the same month last year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS) data, showing that the country’s tourism has begun to bounce back.
After more than a year of setbacks and false starts, Bali’s international airport is poised on to reopen to the foreign tourists on whom the island’s economy depends, but on the eve of the policy shift, technical details remained unresolved, last-minute regulatory changes loomed and skepticism abounded.