Sail Komodo to Promote NTT Tourism

Jakarta (Antara Bali) - Sail Komodo 2013 will help promote tourism on Komodo Island in particular and East Nusa Tenggara in general, said Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Agung Laksono.

"Sail Komodo will make Komodo Island famous and help attract foreign as well as domestic tourists to the island," Minister Agung Laksono said here on Monday.

The minister said the international maritime event will be organized in September 2013.

"Sail Komodo event will be promoted and advertised continuously, so Komodo Island will be well known internationally," he said.

The annual event is also expected to help improve the welfare of local people, he stated.

"The local people are trained to make handicraft before Sail Komodo takes place, because it will help increase their earnings," he said. (*/DWA/IGT)