Komodo Promotions
The Director General of Indonesian Tourism and Culture Ministry, Sapta Nirwandar before the concert for Komodo at Grand Istana Rama Hotel expressed for the implementation Komodo Concert held to raise the International public participations in order to take care about the preservation of dragons and conservation programs. The concert was also establishing Bali as a Hub to Komodo. In the entire series of proficiency level of activity, there are five things that will be adopted as promotional content Komodo National Park as Komodo the Real of the World, those are aspect from natures of under water, wild life and sustainability.He said that a number of activists keeps continue to promote and preserve the Komodo. The Indonesian Cultures and Tourism Ministry was allocating 8 billion Rupiah to campaign the Komodo for the Real Wonder of the World. The budget campaign for the ancient animals existing in Labuan Bajo is very limited, he said.
According to Sapta Nirwandar that the campaign fund is not only come from government, but the private institutions and sponsor also help. In addition, the fund only used to help the various activities in a form of promotion for a period of one year 2011. For this year, we are focusing for the dragons but the nest period will be conducted the other campaigns against other world wonder, which is pretty much own by Indonesia, he says, adding to the year 2012 could have another campaign like Orangutan, rhinoceros and Raja Ampat.
Admittedly, there is something quite apprehensive of the number tourist who visit within a year is about 50.000 tourists that is only 5 percent those domestic tourists and 95 percent of foreign tourists. Regarding not many tourists from domestic to travel in the country, according to Sapta that possibility of Indonesian citizen who do not know this Indonesian National Park where the dragon live.
Special ambassador for Indonesia tourism, Hermawan Kartajaya says that the Real Wonder of the World can serve as the theme to raise other tourism sites in Indonesia. He said also that the number of web’s visitors for the Real Wonder of the World has reached 80 million, which the budget is very limited, bit the promotion should be done and create a big impact. He also adds that the promotion models carried out is low cost high impact.
Released on 01 August 2011 - source Bali Post
At 11.00 am - Balistarisland.com
