Indonesia's tourism sector will focus on emerging markets in 2012 as they are relatively resistant to global financial crisis, Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy, Govt of Indonesia said at a press conference.
"In 2012, we will target markets that are not (relatively) affected by crisis," Pangestu said. However, she said, even though crisis hit European countries and the US, their nationals keep coming to Indonesia for holidays. "They keep coming even though the figures are not too big," said Pangestu. She added that during 2011, tourists from Britain consist of 2.8 per cent of total coming to Indonesia, the Netherlands 2.3 per cent, Germany 1.5 per cent and France 7.55 per cent, reported Xinhua. "We still can't provide figures from the United States. But, I think, the figures are not big," she said. She said growth of Asian markets is stable in 2011. "Singaporean tourists consists of 11.4 per cent of total foreigners, Australia 22.9 per cent, China 15.9 per cent, India 14.8 per cent and the Philippines 20.8 per cent," she said.
Click here to see the original article>"In 2012, we will target markets that are not (relatively) affected by crisis," Pangestu said. However, she said, even though crisis hit European countries and the US, their nationals keep coming to Indonesia for holidays. "They keep coming even though the figures are not too big," said Pangestu. She added that during 2011, tourists from Britain consist of 2.8 per cent of total coming to Indonesia, the Netherlands 2.3 per cent, Germany 1.5 per cent and France 7.55 per cent, reported Xinhua. "We still can't provide figures from the United States. But, I think, the figures are not big," she said. She said growth of Asian markets is stable in 2011. "Singaporean tourists consists of 11.4 per cent of total foreigners, Australia 22.9 per cent, China 15.9 per cent, India 14.8 per cent and the Philippines 20.8 per cent," she said.