Kupang (AntaraNews NTT) - The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) tourism office on Wednesday (18/7) conducted tourism promotion activities directly to business players and foreign tourists in Darwin, Australia.
"Now I am in Darwin, Australia, in the framework of promoting tourism of NTT, in particular, and that of Indonesia, in general," NTT Provincial Tourism Office Head Marius Ardu Jelamu messaged via WhatsApp when contacted by Antara from Kupang on Wednesday (18/7).
Marius was present as a member of the delegation of the Ministry of Tourism to promote tourism to foreign business players in Darwin.
"Through this activity, we highlight various areas of tourism potential in NTT and invite these business players to visit," he noted.
According to Jelamu, tourism promotion activities are also being conducted to target hundreds of foreign tourists, who travel using sailing ships.
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He noted that the yachters will also soon be visiting NTT and then touring Indonesia as part of Sail Indonesia 2018.
"Usually, the Sail Indonesia event will take place in late July, and the first stopover is in Kupang," he remarked.
The yachters described are related to various tourist destinations in NTT, including various business sectors, such as hotels, handicraft products, culinary, souvenirs, and others, he pointed out.
"By doing so, foreign tourists or the yachters will already have a picture of NTT and can visit to enjoy the abundant beauty and uniqueness of the existing tourism attractions," he added.
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