Integrated Cross-Border Tourism Packages to Attract Visitors to Batam and Bintan
Jakarta. The Ministry of Tourism has been focused on promoting cross-border tourism and launched the Integrated Cross-Border Tourism Packages for Batam and Bintan, Riau Islands, at the Batam View Beach and Resort on Friday (18/08).
"The launching of the Integrated Cross Border Packages is meant to develop the market, targeting Malaysian and Singaporean tourists, especially to Batam and Bintan," the ministry's deputy for tourism marketing development, I Gede Pitana, said on Thursday.
The promotional packages are designed in partnership with various sectors, including the transportation industry, regional administrations and tourism businesses in Batam, Bintan, Singapore and Malaysia.
The 161 packages prepared are offered at various prices. "For S$20 [$15] tourists can start exploring Batam," Pitana said.
"Ferry operators such as Batam Fast, Majestic Ferry, Citra Ferry and Bintan Ferry will have special [promo] prices for foreign tourists visiting Riau Islands, especially Batam, Bintan and Tanjung Pinang," the ministry's deputy for Southeast Asia tourism development, Rizki Handayani Mustafa Rizki said.
The region is the third most favorite destination for foreigners, with Bali topping the list and Jakarta coming second.
In the first half of the year, Riau Islands received more than 1 million foreign visitors.
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