Nusa Dua (Antara Bali) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud`s planned visit
to Bali is expected to boost national tourism, according to Tourism
Minister Arief Yahya.
"If the king comes to Bali, then the people will visit too," he
stated after addressing the Regional Investment Forum 2017 here on
Thursday.
According to Yahya, a visit to Bali is a royal family holiday.
"This is a golden opportunity for Indonesia to promote tourism," he added.
King Salman`s visit to Bali for a vacation is expected to have a
positive influence on other people, especially those from the Middle
Eastern countries.
Arief explained that travelers from the Middle East are
premium-class tourists, with a high spending capacity of approximately
US$2,000 in a single visit.
However, the number of Middle-East visitors to Indonesia is still
low, at under 200 thousand, or still less than 300 thousand and 600
thousand tourists respectively visiting Malaysia and Thailand.
King Salman is scheduled to arrive on a state visit in Jakarta on Mar 1-2 and will be holidaying in Bali on March 4-9, 2017.
During his visit to Indonesia, King Salman is scheduled to bring
along an entourage of about 1.5 thousand people aboard at least six
aircraft.
This visit is also a historic moment for Indonesia since the last
visit of a Saudi King to the country in 1970, or 47 years ago. (WDY)
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