Student tourist raise Yogyakarta tourism
4/29/10
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Tourist students are expected to become the market opportunity of handmade products, because they will be visiting as a tourist attraction as well as craft industry center in Yogyakarta.
Student tourist visits to the handicraft center, is expected to lift the lives of local artisans.
Student tourist visits to the handicraft center, is expected to lift the lives of local artisans.
"The visit of thousands of students from outside the region through the course of study tours during school holidays to be hope for the artisans, because eventually they will buy handicrafts at craft centers that exist in this region," said Chairman of the Association of Craftsmen and Small Traders Mataram (Asperam) Yogyakarta, Budi Sarwono, in Yogyakarta, Wednesday (10/02/2010).
According to Budi, handmade products can not be separated from tourism, because tourists will be looking for local handicrafts as souvenirs.
With the number of tourists whose numbers tens of thousands of students, are expected to turn a small artisan passion to improve its products.
They are expected to be a buyer there are a variety of craft products at craft centers and displayed in a tourist attraction in this area.
"Thus, a student from tourist visits to the handicraft center, is expected to lift the lives of local artisans, crafters, especially small, since their product is sold," he said.
He said during the school holidays so that students who are interested in day trips to visit and buy craft products at the center of crafts, artisans and managers needed readiness center for local handicrafts.
"Craftsmen with crafts center managers should prepare ourselves to create product appeal for tourists," he said.
According to Budi, handicraft centers can also be directed and developed as a tourist attraction that is packaged in a package tour requests. "Thus, the tourists who come to the center of crafts can see directly in the drafting process," he said.
He said that although the student tourists usually buy handmade products in small amounts, but their visit could boost sales of handicraft products that support small artisans who now less than satisfactory condition.
"Now this little crafters to survive alone is heavy. So at least handicraft products that were sold during the school holidays could support a family of craftsmen," he said.
Some members Asperam Yogyakarta is a small artisan silver Kotagede center, the city of Yogyakarta, so every school holiday period arrived they were hoping their products sold in large quantities.
"Items in the center of silver handicrafts purchased Kotagede more among domestic tourists and local tourists, as well as tourists student," he added.
Source: Kompas
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