• World Biggest Indoor Theme Park - Trans Studio

    Trans Studio Resort Makassar is an integrated tourism area in Makassar, Indonesia. Trans Studio was Built in the area of 12.7 hectares with investment of up to Rp 1 trillion. The project was inaugurated on September 9, 2009 by Mr. Vice-President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla. Facilities built in between the shopping center that includes the Trans Trans Walk and Rodeo Drive, and Trans Studio, Trans hotels, and offices of Mega Bank. Trans Studio Building was built in area of 22,000 m² with 20 meters high which is the largest indoor amusement park in Southeast Asia and maybe the Biggest in the World.

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    Promo Package : Pantai Losari Makassar

    Posisi pantai Losari sangat strategis dan menjadi bagian yang menyatu dengan suasana kota Makasar yang membentang sejauh kurang lebih 4 km. Pantai ini langsung dapat diakses dengan jalan utama protokol utama. Diseberang jalan bertumbuhan hotel dengan berbagai kelas. Sebut saja beberapa nama hotel yang lokasinya amat dekat dengan bibir pantai al: Hotel MGM, Hotel Losari Beach, Hotel Quality, Hotel Aryadutta, dan Hotel Aston. Untuk mid-budget traveller, bisa pilih Hotel Losari Beach, sedikit kedalam jalan Joseph Latumahina, ada hotel kecil yang nyaman yakni Hotel Kenari. Pilihan Hotel Quality atau Hotel Losari Beach karena lokasinya oke, dan harganya tidak selangit. read more »

    Reviving Tourism at Danau Poso: Central Sulawesi

    Poso is a port town on the southern shores of Teluk Tomini and was at one time a relatively small military post during the Dutch occupation of Indonesia. It is basically a transit port nowadays, but nonetheless, an interesting place to visit.

    Recently, Ruslan Sangadji wrote an excellent article in regards to the Central Sulawesi Tourism Board’s efforts to revitalise tourism in read more »

    How Green is Our Island?

    Urgent Warning from Island’s Government that Unregulated Development May be Irreparably Destroying Bali’s Environment

    Bali’s provincial government has begun sounding warning alarms due to the degradation of the island’s natural environment over the past decade. In an article published in Kompas, read more »

    Tarakan island looks to Bali for its tourism development

    Few have heard of Tarakan, an island located off East Kalimantan’s north, but developers there are confident it will one day be known as Indonesia’s “Little Singapore” and are looking to Bali’s success story to realize their dream.

    The Bali Tourism Board (BTB) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Tarakan municipality administration to increase awareness of the island as a tourist destination, read more »

    Indonesia sees drop in tourism spending next year

    Indonesia’s tourism ministry said on Tuesday it expects a decline in tourist spending next year because of the global economic crisis, but sees visitor arrivals in a similar range to 2008.

    Tourism accounts for about 3 percent of gross domestic product in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, but some areas, including the resort island of Bali, are heavily dependent on tourism for jobs and growth. read more »