KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com - Tourists from Malaysia was very like to travel to Bandung, West Java. Malaysian citizen is derived from City of Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Johor and from other areas in the neighboring country.
"People are very interested in Malaysia's trip to Bandung. This can be seen from the number of those who came to town this flower above 500 people per day, and even can reach 1,000 people per day," said Chairman of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) of West Java, Herman Muchtar. This diutarakannya on the sidelines of the exhibition "Bandung Week 2010" in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (28/10/2010).
According Muchtar, the number of flights from Malaysia to Jakarta and Bandung, a manifestation of the interest of Malaysians to Bandung. Direct Flight
Kuala Lumpur to Bandung there five times a day. The number of passengers could reach 100 people in a single flight. This number will further increase if counting tourists from Malaysia that led to Bandung via Jakarta.
"Many Malaysian tourists who descended on Jakarta to continue his journey to Bandung by vehicles such as cars or buses considering highway mileage by about three hours," he explained.
The number of Malaysian tourists would increase regional income in Bandung. Calculate only if one were to pay Rp 500,000, with the number of tourists per month about 30,000 people, then the foreign exchange collected could reach USD 15 billion. Muchtar recognizes revenue (PAD) Bandung nearly 50 percent comes from the tourism sector.
Malaysians are usually happy shopping tour. They buy a variety of crafts and fashion products. In addition, they liked to visit the tourist objects in West Java, particularly in the area of Bandung.
Therefore, Muchtar said, it's time to Bandung to establish a tourism representative in Malaysia and also need an idea of Bandung Tourism Board in Kuala Lumpur.
Meanwhile, the Economic Attache Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Rahmat Pramono hope that desire to be well planned so that the steps outlined can run smoothly and according to regulations. "In this case, we are ready to help," he said.
Exhibition of Bandung Week 2010 was itself runs from 28 to 31 October 2010. The purpose of this event is to attract Malaysian society against Indonesian products, especially products from Bandung. In addition, also helped on the promotion of tourism potential in Bandung and other cities in West Java.
