The Ministry of Culture
and Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, the Provinces of
Yogyakarta and Central Java, and partners from the private
sector and environmental NGOs will host a forum under one roof
that consists of an International ecotourism conference,
pre-tour, business forum, and exhibition.
The Forum is a
means for Indonesian & ASEAN sellers to meet face to face with
international buyers, as well as way to learn to improve their
marketing, products, and business models from international
ecotourism experts.
This Second International Ecotourism Business Forum will be held
on 12-15 November 2006 in Yogyakarta, following the very
successful first Ecotourbiz event held in Bogor, West Java in
2005.
Why is Indonesia ?
Due to its many nature and culture assets spread in all over
archipelago, Indonesia has been positioned as the Jewel of
Ecotourism Destinations. Indonesia has a physical environment
and cultural heritage which are its greatest tourism attractions.
Scattered over the equator like string of pearls, the Indonesian
archipelago is nothing less than enchanting. No other country
offer such a rich diversity of culture, people and landscape.
The country has followers of every major world religion, ranging
from Islam in North Sumatra and East Java to the ancient Hindu
beliefs of the Balinese.
Indonesia is blessed with some of the worlds most fertile soils
which produce incredibly lush tropical landscapes. It is the
largest archipelago in the world, consisting more than 17,700
islands. The terrain of the land ranges from lush tropical rain
forests to snow covered mountains, pristine beaches, and shrub
lands.
The Government of Indonesia (GOI) recognizes the potential of
the countrys natural and cultural resources for ecotourism
development, and is trying to assist the development of
ecotourism products and marketing. Globally, ecotourism as a
concept for sustainable tourism has responded to a significant
increase of market demand significantly. Surveys and studies in
Latin America and Europe have shown that ecotourism market is
increasing in double-digits annually and Asia Pacific is
expected to follow.
Over the past five years, ecotourism has been known and adopted
by national government as one of priority programs. For instance,
the Ministry of Culture and Tourism declared 2002 as National
Ecotourism Year. In the same year, Indonesia was actively
involved in the World Ecotourism Summit held in Quebec City,
Canada
For information further, kindly to contact to:
Ecotourbiz - International Ecotourism Business Forum
Jl. Lingkar Utara 234
Yogyakarta - Indonesia 55281
Phone: (62 274) 520 907
Fax : (62 274) 583 783
e-mail:
ecotourbiz@gmail.com
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Contact Person :
Mr. Lutfi or Ms. Nieta Priscillia
More info at
http://www.javacrisismediacenter.com/
Source:
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