Indonesia Wins 2007 PATA Mart and Conference

Indonesia has succeeded to win the prestigious 2007 PATA Mart and Conference to be held in April in Bali, beating India and China in the bid, said Director General for Culture and Tourism Marketing, Thamrin Bachrie in Jakarta, as reported in Bisnis Indonesia.?? The 2007 PATA Mart and Conference are expected to be attended by 2,000 top tourism industry leaders from 25 countries. To attract the optimum number of participants to Bali 2007, Indonesia will host an Indonesian Night at the 2006 PATA Conference in Pattaya, Thailand, said Bachrie.??
Industry leaders see the successful bid as a real breakthrough to boost flagging visitor arrivals to Bali in particular and to Indonesia in general.? At the event, Indonesia plans to promote special interest tours, including golf, community based tourism, eco-tourism, village tours and marine tourism, said the Director General.

Source: Indonesia Digest, no: 05.06, dated 19 February 2006.