0 IT boosts Indonesia’s tourism

The advancement of telecommunications and information technology (IT) has been a strong force boosting the development of Indonesian tourism in 2012, a senior tourism official said. “Telecommunications and IT drove the country’s economic development and encouraged domestic tourists to travel,” M Faried, the director for domestic tourism promotion at the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry, said, as quoted by Antara news agency. 

Thanks to advancements in telecommunications and IT, the culture and beautiful natural scenery could be shown and offered to viewers across the country and attract them to visit places, he said. In addition to IT development, the increasing number of urban residents among the total 240 million Indonesian population also contributed to tourism development. In line with the rising per-capita income and the rising number of working women, some 6.5 million people had emerged as part of the new middle class.

source : bali daily