Yogyakarta Voucher Hotel

JAKARTA, SELASA - Badan PBB untuk pariwisata (UN-WTO/United Nations World Tourism Organization) memperkirakan pertumbuhan pariwisata global akan menurun. "Karena krisis keuangan global diperkirakan akan berlanjut sampai 2009, UN-WTO memperkirakan persentase laju pertumbuhan kunjungan pariwisata global akan berada di kisaran 0 - 2 persen," kata Staf Ahli Menbudpar (Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata)...

YOGYAKARTA--MI: Objek wisata pendidikan di Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY) perlu lebih dikembangkan agar menarik dikunjungi wisatawan pelajar yang jumlahnya setiap tahun selalu meningkat. "Di Provinsi DIY terdapat sejumlah kampus terkenal yang bisa dijadikan objek wisata pelajar," kata Ketua Yayasan Widya Budaya Yogyakarta Widi Utaminingsih. Kampus perguruan tinggi terkenal seperti Universitas...

The Minister of Tourism and Culture Jero Wacik expressed optimism Thursday that the future of Indonesia's tourism remained bright despite a number of countries issuing travel warnings following the recent execution of three terrorists. "Tourism conditions in Indonesia remain stable, particularly in Bali," he said. Several countries, including Australia -- one of the largest contributors to...

Mount Selok in Karangbenda village, Adipala district, Cilacap regency, Central Java, comprises more then 126 hectares of land and rises 150 meters above sea level. Located along Cilacap's coastal area, the mountain is a perfect lookout spot to view the waves of the South Sea breaking on the foothills below. About one kilometer to the east of Mount Selok, stands Mount Srandil. Although the two...

Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta A new museum and study center inside the Yogyakarta palace complex is helping to preserve the region's batik tradition by educating a new generation of people about this important cultural heritage. The batik on exhibit in the museum, which was recently opened by Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, was donated by the palace and members of the public. Sri...

The Jakarta Post ,  Jakarta   |  Wed, 11/12/2008 10:45 AM  |  City TOO SEXY FOR BATIK: Models present modern batik clothes at the opening of the West Java Batik Exhibition at the Textile Museum in Central Jakarta on Tuesday. The museum organizes the two-week exhibition to promote West Javan batik. (JP/Nani Afrida) Batik took to the catwalk Tuesday in a flashy display...

MAKASSAR - The Indonesian annual travel mart, Tourism Indonesia Mart&Expo (TIME) or 'Pasar Wisata Indonesia' is concluded today with total attendance of 104 buyers from 21 countries. The top five buyers consisted of Malaysia, Korea, India and Indonesia, Singapore, and the Netherlands. TIME 2008 also attracted 108 sellers from 16 provinces of Indonesia, which mostly come from Jakarta, South...

Indonesia is rich with artists, but only few are women, and there are not many female students in faculties of fine art at universities around the country either. And among the few female art students, most of them are focussed in batik or fashion design. While performance art faculties are full of talented, young women, often one must search hard for them in the painting, graphic arts and...

PEOPLE flying to Bali yesterday said they would not let the possibility of revenge attacks stop them from holidaying on the island.  Despite the Federal Government advising people bound for Bali to reconsider their travel plans, passengers waiting to check in at Melbourne Airport for the 10.55am Garuda Airlines flight to Denpasar, Bali's capital, were philosophical about the possible...