Tourism Ministry Holds Shining Sulawesi Festival
Jakarta. The Ministry of Tourism held the 2017 Shining Sulawesi festival at the Atrium Royal Plaza in Surabaya, East Java, on Nov. 11-12, to increase travel across Indonesia.
The festival was participated by representatives from South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Gorontalo and 23 cities and districts in Sulawesi.
The event featured dance and musical performances, an exhibition of souvenir products and special packages of tourist destination, cultural attraction, historical sites and culinary spots in Sulawesi.
According to Esthy Reko Astuti, tourism development deputy at the Tourism Ministry, the event aims to increase the number of local tourists visiting tourist destinations across the archipelago as well as to grow the interest of Indonesian people to travel within the country.
"The goal of this event is to draw a positive image of Indonesia as a tourist destination among Indonesians," Esthy added.
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