15 March 2009
INDONESIA WINS ANOTHER PRIZE
DURING ITB 2009
 After
South Korea, Malaysia, the Maldives and Papua New Guinea,
Indonesia was awarded on the fifth place the prize "The
Best Exhibitor Award" for the Asia, Australia and Oceania
region. Design, service communication and special features
of the Indonesian pavilion at the ITB Berlin 2009 was given
recognition. The peculiarity of this year is that the upper
echelons of other categories such as hotel and travel organizations
were occupied by newcomers.
The Indonesian pavilion attracted attention of
the visitors from the business world as well as from the general
public during the entire duration of ITB. The media transmission
of performances of dances and music at the pavilion also contributed
to the lively interest of the visitors for Indonesia.
Also in this vein, the press conference on 11
March 2009 and other interviews of Director General for Marketing
at the Ministry for Culture and Tourism of the Republic of
Indonesia, Sapta Nirwandar, including with Deutsche Welle
and Focus, were conducted. TV Berlin and Eurosport also reported
on the activities in and around the Indonesian pavilion.
The Indonesian delegation also took advantage
of the ITB and established contacts with German tour operators,
travel agents and airlines. During the industrial gathering
held on 13 March 2009, 10 tour operators were awarded the
top selling prize. |
