Raja Ampat more popular, Garuda Indonesia Promote Intensively

By : Chodijah Febriyani And Aldi Firhand A | Friday, September 29 2017 - 23:29 IWST

Raja Ampat, Papua. (Photo: Rachel Abygail / EyeEm)
Raja Ampat, Papua. (Photo: Rachel Abygail / EyeEm)

INDUSTRY.co.id -Papua - Garuda Indonesia Limited Management Company is actively promoting tourism to Raja Ampat, West Papua Province, so that tourism activities in the area can increase and impact on the economy of the surrounding community.


"We are also intensively promoting Papua and in Sorong its tourist visit is increasing because of Raja Ampat," said Director of Marketing and Information of PT Garuda Indonesia, Lina Sulistiowati, in Jayapura, Friday (29/09/2017).

She explained that one of the concrete steps taken by Garuda is to hold "Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair" (GATF) simultaneously across Indonesia and 17 other cities abroad.

"This opportunity (GATF) is usually used to be able to tour with his family," she said.

According to her, in every implementation of GATF it not only offers travel tickets, but also domestic and foreign tour packages with attractive price quotes.

"Various bidding facilities that we provide such as in cooperation with travel agents in the form of tour packages include umroh package and also cargo, so send wherever Garuda is ready," she said again.

Sulistiowati claims that the GATF implementation is not merely looking for profit, but there is a broader target that has an impact on improving the tourism industry.

"In the implementation of this GATF Garuda Indonesia also took travel agents and companies Umrah and Hajj also industrial hotel expedition from the city around Timika and Sorong," she said.

News Comment

Today's Industry

A total of 55 health professionals who participated in the Binawan Europe program, in the form of international career development scholarships in Austria. (Photo: The Public Relations of Binawan University)

Jumat, 02 Mei 2025 - 10:46 WIB

Binawan and Government Support Indonesian Nurses in Europe through Scholarships

In the midst of the viral #KaburAjaDulu hashtag as a symbol of the young generation's disappointment with domestic working conditions, Binawan responded with real action: dispatching Indonesian…

SUNeVision Initiates MEGA IDC Phase Two Development

Jumat, 28 Maret 2025 - 22:21 WIB

SUNeVision Initiates MEGA IDC Phase Two Development

SUNeVision, the technology arm of Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), today announced the commencement of construction for Phase Two of MEGA IDC in Tseung Kwan O. As Hong Kong's largest data centre…

 PT Metrodata Electronics Tbk (“MTDL”)

Jumat, 28 Maret 2025 - 22:07 WIB

TDL Records New Revenue Record of IDR 25 Trillion in 2024 Ahead of 50th Anniversary

PT Metrodata Electronics Tbk (MTDL), the largest technology Company with the most complete IT and telecommunications products in Indonesia, managed to record a revenue of IDR 25 trillion in…

Wireless Logic

Jumat, 28 Maret 2025 - 22:00 WIB

Wireless Logic Selected By Thales As IoT Connectivity Partner

Wireless Logic, a global leader in IoT connectivity solutions has been selected by Thales, a global leader in advanced eSIM technologies, to enable secure, scalable and resilient IoT connectivity…

Microvista Expands International Presence with Mobile CT System ScanExpress

Jumat, 28 Maret 2025 - 21:53 WIB

Microvista Expands International Presence with Mobile CT System ScanExpress

The German specialist in industrial computed tomography and non-destructive testing, Microvista, announces the European expansion of its innovative mobile CT system, ScanExpress. The system…