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Fantastic Year for Travel and Tourism in Indonesia

Indonesia has various and interesting travel destination s. Many kinds of mountains, beaches, natural attraction, historical and cultural sites, etc. Thus are what people around the world wants to visit to Indonesia. Million of tourists come just to relax and enjoy their sphere times for a moment. However, visiting Indonesia have boomed in the last several years. Indonesia even records fastest 2013 travel and tourism growth of G20 countries, a report said. Indonesia grew its economic contribution from Travel & Tourism by 8.4% in 2013, the largest growth of any G20 country. That is according to the latest research from The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global authority on the Travel & Tourism Industry. WTTC’s 2014 annual Economic Impact Report shows that Indonesia recorded double digit growth in international visitor spending (15.1%) and 7.2% economic growth in domestic tourism last year. David Scowsill, President and CEO of WTTC, says it

Pertamina halts fuel subsidy programme led to panic buying

Indonesia's policy about Pertamina halts fuel subsidy programme expected not to influence its travel market due to travel destination, as always, depends on transportation. Yet no fatal impact so far! Panic buying and long queues at petrol stations: Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina on Wednesday halted a week-old programme aimed at curtailing the use of subsidized fuel, after its implementation led to panic buying and long queues at petrol stations in Southeast Asia's largest economy. The former OPEC member is struggling to contain ballooning fuel subsidy costs, which have widened the current account deficit and left little room in the budget for president-elect Joko Widodo's much needed reforms. Widodo, who has made the energy subsidy problem his top priority, is meeting with outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono later on Wednesday in the hope of reaching a deal to reduce fuel subsidies before the handover in October. Pertamina, the country's

Recommended Summer Destinations

Whenever you have your summer time , here are some suitable place to pass the time. Dont forget to prepare your camera and take interesting pictures during your journey as a live travel documentation of all time as Indonesia has a nature that should not be missed to be enjoyed. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua Tourists coming to Raja Ampat in West Papua always take pictures at Wayag, with its unique coral islands in the background. But not many realize that there is another paradise in the region that is even more beautiful, around a five-hour trip by speedboat from Sorong. Misool, in the southern part of Raja Ampat, offers such a spectacular view that you might think that it is unreal, especially during summer. At Yapap, there are structures of coral islands that look so random that you cannot even begin to imagine what created them. Some of the islands are like neatly cut stones, some are similar to temple structures, one has a shape like a dog's head and there is also one that

Bring Your Kids to The Most Save Destination

ilustrasi How you choose your best travel destination - the most save for your kids? Some known in minimum safety guaranty, especially for our kids. However, here we have some places recommended, based on an article written by Samantha Brown, an editor of site Travelfish. She mentioned that Southeast Asia has plenty of kid-friendly destinations, with loads of pretty but safe beaches, fun and unusual activities and lovely natural attractions. She selected a few favourites below, but plenty more are around. Almost anywhere you head in the region will be adaptable for kids, particularly if they're slightly older, and you'll find people, from your guesthouse or hotel staff to locals on the street, highly obliging when it comes to helping out with children. 1) Located off Thailand's west coast in the gorgeous Andaman sea, Ko Lanta's chief attraction for kids is its safe swimming. The beaches are postcard-perfect so Mum and Dad will be happy sipping t

Mentawai, one of Seven secret surf spots in the world

ilustrasi Mentawai Indonesia is one of seven secret surf spots in the world. There is an apic ride. However, getting there is no easy. As revealed on BBC, there are the best advice to travel to the island. To travel there , bbc revealed on an article entitled 'Seven secret surf spots' published on April 17, 2012, that you have to see first if long-time surf guide Captain Albert Taylor is available, then ask to go to the southern-most part of the islands, which are situated just west of Indonesia in the Indian Ocean. Mentawai is considered as a secret spot. There are so many secret in the island, especially about the wave. The wave of Mentawai island has no name yet. However you would see these incredible waves were coming from really deep water, pitching so far out that they formed these perfect cylinders that set you up for riding the best barrels. They were really challenging at first. To surf on the wave, you have to have psych myself up, especially after gettin

Travel Story: Indonesian crossing by motorbike

theguardian-image Traveling around Indonesia by a motorcycle should be always fun, at least we are not stuck in crowded traffic. This fact is not only true for Indonesian society. For foreign travelers, traveling in Indonesia are also very enjoyable. Follows a story of a traveler experiences ever written by Theodora Sutcliffe in The Guardian, Friday 1 June 2012, told the story of one's journey with her son on a motorbike. The article titled " Just me and my son: Indonesian crossing by motorbike ". Finally the son knows how to appreciate of what was a good motorbike. Having covered several thousand miles of Indonesian roads on a bile-green and dirty cream Honda adorned with skull and crossbones stickers, Zac had a finely detailed appreciation of what was a good motorbike (this beast), and what was not (our chariot). "Yep," I said, flipping down the kickstand on our not-so-mean machine and picking the twilight flies out of my eyes. "That is a serious bi