Event Indonesia International Maritime Festival 2014

AFB - Saat ini Indonesia sedang mengadakan Acara Indonesia International Maritime Festival 2014.  Acara yang diselenggarakan untuk pertama kalinya ini dan akan berlangsung pada 28 Maret - 4 April 2014 di tiga pulau, yaitu Pulau Batam, Pulau Natuna, dan Pulau Anambas.

Indonesia International Maritime Festival. (IIMF) merupakan pameran yang mengelaborasi semua aspek bidang maritim dan untuk menciptakan kesadaran maritim, menciptakan investasi, dan demi meningkatkan perekonomian. Acara ini juga untuk mempererat persahabatan antarnegara melalui berbagai program di dalamnya.

Indonesia International Maritime Festival akan mengintegrasikan semua aspek maritim kegiatan seperti transportasi, penerbangan, olah raga, keamanan dan keselamatan, keanekaragaman hayati, eksplorasi, perikanan, pertambangan, ilmu kelautan dan aplikasinya, dan juga termasuk pariwisata bahari.

Wonderful Indonesia: 9 Tempat Wisata Syariah di Indonesia

AFB - Indonesia sebagai negara dengan penduduk Muslim terbesar di dunia, terus berupaya mengembangkan wisata syariah di Tanah Air. Untuk itu, ke depan 9 destinasi akan menjadi wilayah tujuan wisata syariah, yaitu: Sumatera Barat, Riau, Lampung, Banten, Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Jawa Timur, Makassar, dan Lombok.

9 wilayah tujuan wisata syariah tersebut ditentukan berdasarkan kesiapan sumber daya manusia, budaya masyarakatnya, produk wisata daerah, serta akomodasi wisatanya.

Adapun penetapan destinasi wisata syariah itu merupakan persiapan menjelang peluncuran produk wisata syariah tahun 2014.

APEC 2013: When the World Turns to Bali, Indonesia

AFB - Chosen as venue for the 8Th APEC Summit 2013, the fabled island of Bali is today filled with top leaders of the world who arrived here almost simultaneously. Among these are 21 member country leaders, 4 observer countries’ leaders, and thousands of business and media delegates. The event attracted the attention of the media, among which 70 percent are international media.
 
Although USA President, Barrack Obama has confirmed his absence in Nusa Dua, Bali, due to domestic budget issue, yet security for the Summit remains tight. Acting on behalf of the President is US Secretary of State, John Kerry, who assured the Forum that US interest in APEC remains high.


Meanwhile, 10 leaders of APEC arrived in Bali on Sunday 6th October 2013. Among whom were: the President of Peru, Sebastián Piñera Echenique (11.30 Central Indonesia Time); President of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III (11.45 Central Indonesia Time); Sultan of Brunei Darussalam, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (16.00 Central Indonesia Time), Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key (14.00 Central Indonesia Time); President of South Korea, Park Geun-hye (15.00 Central Indonesia Time),and Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbot (17.50 Central Indonesia Time).
 
Next were the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe (18.15 Central Indonesia Time); Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak (18.20 Central Indonesia Time); Prime Minister of Canada , Stephen Harper (19.35 Central Indonesia Time), and President of Viet Nam, Truong Tan Sang (20.00 Central Indonesia Time). Meanwhile, President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, is scheduled to touch down at the Ngurah Rai International Airport on Monday 7th October at 13.00 Central Indonesia Time.

Wonderful Indonesia: Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) 2013

AFB - This year's TIME, the Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo 2013 or otherwise known as "Pasar Wisata" will take place in Padang, capital of West Sumatra from 18th to 21th October 2013, after the success of two consecutive editions in Bandar Lampung, capital of Lampung Province.

TIME is an annual event organized by the Tourism Society of Indonesia (Masyarakat Pariwisata Indonesia/MPI) supported by various shareholders of Indonesian Tourism including the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the Provincial Government of West Sumatra , the Association of Indonesia's Travel Agents (ASITA), the Association of Tour Guides of Indonesia, the Association of Hotel and Restaurants (PHRI), and Garuda Indonesia airline.

TIME is the only international contract travel mart in Indonesia with a direct business to business concept. The event is a meeting place for those who sell tourism products and services of Indonesia (sellers) to the international market (buyers). 

TIME is Indonesia's only mart listed in the calendar of international travel marts together with ITB Berlin, WTM London, Arabian Travel Mart (ATM), PATA Travel Mart, and other similar world prestigious events. TIME 2013 will present all Indonesia's tourist destinations, including popular and newly discovered travel destinations, tourism objects, and new product developments.

Raja Ampat to Host Next Sail Indonesia

AFB - The annual Sail Indonesia event will be held in Raja Ampat, West Papua, in 2014, in an effort to accelerate economic growth and develop tourism destinations in Indonesia, a senior minister has said.

Coordinating People’s Welfare Minister Agung Laksono said on Saturday that such sailing events were in line with the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development (MP3EI) activities for Corridor V which are focused on tourism.

Agung was speaking at the ceremony marking the main event of Sail Komodo 2013 in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai regency, in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

“The organizing of such an international event has to provide a positive impact to increase the people’s welfare in East Nusa Tenggara” Agung said in his capacity as the steering committee chairman when delivering a report to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Previous Sail Indonesia events have been Sail Bunaken in North Sulawesi (2009), Sail Banda in Maluku (2010), Sail Wakatobi-Bitong in Southeast Sulawesi and Bangka-Belitung Islands (2011) and Sail Morotai in North Maluku (2012).

Taman Nasional Komodo Resmi Sandang Predikat 7 Wonders of Nature

AFB - Indonesia adalah negara yang memiliki keindahan alam dan kekayaan budaya yang mengagumkan sehingga wajar kalau akhirnya menjadi salah satu tempat tujuan wisata populer di dunia. Salah satu kekayaan Indonesia yang membanggakan adalah Taman Nasional Komodo (TNK) yang terletak di Nusa Tenggara Timur. Sejak tahun 2011, taman ini terpilih sebagai salah satu dari New 7 Wonders of Nature.

Tepat pada 11 September 2013, Prasasti New7Wonder of Nature diperlihatkan oleh Pendiri dan Presiden Yayasan New7Wonders Bernard Weber kepada Jusuf Kalla selaku Duta Besar Luar Biasa Pendukung Pemenangan Komodo. Prasasti itu diperlihatkan, sebelum diserahkan kepada Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 14 September 2013 di Labuhan bajo.

Komodo adalah hewan yang sudah ada sejak 40 juta tahun lalu, bertahan pada 33 perubahan iklim, dan merupakan penghuni tertua di Indonesia. Kini jumlahnya hanya ada 4.000 ekor.

Terkait hal tersebut, Weber juga mengatakan bahwa, partisipasi masyarakat Indonesia untuk menjadikan TNK sangat besar. Baginya, proyek ini (New7 Wonders) merupakan salah satu upaya untuk memberikan pengetahuan bagi generasi masa depan.

Wonderful Indonesia: "PULAU TIDUNG" Weekend Get-Away in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands

AFB - Living in the city of Jakarta, or any large metropolis for that matter, it’s easy to spend your weekends or holidays by just defaulting to what you always do, simply because you always do it.  Go to the mall, go shopping, hang out in the café, or maybe catch a movie in the cinema. All of this has become so common place that it just gets boring. So why not try something different this time?

Pulau Tidung is located relatively close to the capital city of Jakarta, that you wouldn’t have to spend unnecessary time and money just trying to get there. For Jakarta-dwellers looking for a simple and affordable weekend getaway – hop on a boat and see if Pulau Tidung isn’t exactly what you’re looking for. Tidung offers secluded beaches, starry nights and an amiable community, just a stone’s throw away from the capital. And unlike Puncak or Bandung, you won’t have to battle with the traffic either.

Pulau Tidung is the largest and one of the most populous islands in the Thousand Islands district. The Thousand Islands are a chain of small islands that stretch about 45 kilometres into the Java Sea, the closest being barely a few kilometres off the north coast of Jakarta. Contrary to its name, the Thousand Islands in reality are made up of only 110 islands, and form Jakarta’s only regency. This also makes Jakarta the only capital city in the world that consists of over a hundred islands!

Wonderful Indonesia: Bogor Botanical Gardens

WAKATOBI National Marine Park: The Underwater Nirwana

 

AFB-Legendary underwater explorer and conservationist, Jacques Cousteau is said to have called the Wakatobi islands – then known as the Tukangbesi islands:  an “Underwater Nirwana”

Now a National Marine Park covering the entire Waktobi District, it comprises a total of 1.4 million hectares, of which 900,000 hectares are decorated with different, colourful species of tropical coral reefs. For Wakatobi is widely recognized as having the highest number of reef and fish species in the world.   

The islands are also famous as the largest barrier reef in Indonesia, second only to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.  Here can be found fringing, atolls and barrier reefs and offer more than 50 spectacular dive sites easily accessible from the major islands.  This is the habitat of large and small fish species, the playground of dolphins, turtles and even whales. 

The island group comprises 143 larger and smaller islands where only 7 are inhabited counting a total population of around 100,000, while the others remain uninhabited. Most notable are the Bajo communities, the seafaring nomads who inhabit many of Indonesia’s remote islands.

Tour De Singkarak 2013

AFB - From 2nd to 9th June 2013, the Tour de Singkarak 2013 will take some of the world’s renowned cyclists over a 1000-kilometer route traversing the most scenic landscapes of West Sumatra’s countryside, see the cultural beauty and meet the people of Sumatra. The race covers 7 stages, building on the success of previous races.

The past years have seen an annual increase in participating regencies, and the race has therefore become a longer challenge with each year. While in 2012 the course covered 800 kilometers, this year the 7 staged race will cover a total distance of 1,027 kilometers.

The stages of Tour de Singkarak 2013 are as follows:
1.       Stage 1: Bukittingi-Bonjol    (105 Km)
2.       Stage 2: Payakumbuh- Lake Singkarak    (125 Km)
3.       Stage 3: Padang Panjang-Istana Basa   (204 Km)