Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady said, Indonesia could learn a lot from the Spanish how the Spanish bring tourists from various countries. It was announced by Ambassador Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady told Reuters on the sidelines of the London exhibition which took place in Building Features IFEMA, Madrid for a week, 18-22 January 2012.
We can take two benefits from Indonesia's participation in this exhibition.
- Adiyatwidi Adiwoso Asmady

Indonesia Pavilion are located in two regions of Asia Pacific Hall Building IFEMA, dominated batik decorations and attractions Raja Ampat and a pair of statues and decorative ornaments puppets Garuda statue, attracts visitors to take pictures and even a Spanish television media coverage was designed by PT Krishna Primary Buana.

The exhibition that was held for the 32nd time that followed 10,434 participants from 59 countries and attended by about 119,661 from 7726 professionals and foreign journalists was opened by the Prince of Asturias.

Ambassador Adiyatwidi said, for Indonesia tourism exhibitions feature important enough apart to capture the tourists from Spain also foreign tourists who travel in Spain. "We can take two benefits from the participation of Indonesia supported the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Industries in the tourism exhibition features this time," he said adding that in addition to attract Spanish tourists as well as many foreign tourists visiting Spain.

"In addition, the Spanish population from different countries like the UK, Germany and the Netherlands have many vacation home in Spain," he said.

It has also become an alternative for tourists Spain, because Spain has a range of attractions that are visited quite popular and many tourists from Europe.

According to the Ambassador, Spanish tourists saw Indonesia has one of the unique attractions that owned such as dragons and orangutans and even tropical forests. "Especially if you want to attract young travelers who like adventure," he said.

Recognized Adiyatwidi, with the participation of Indonesia in the tourism exhibition features recent years an increasing number of Spanish tourists to Indonesia although not as fast as expected.

Meanwhile, Head of Sub Region Europe Campaign, Mary Mayabubun said Indonesia still doing promotions in the various regions in Europe, despite the economic crisis engulfing Europe, including Spain. "The presence of Indonesia in Madrid FEATURE is to maintain the consistency of the potential market even though there are no direct flights Garuda Indonesia," he said.

Spanish market should remain guarded because tourists visit Spain to Indonesia continued to increase recorded in 2009 and 2010 as many as 29,119 tourists rose to 29,643 tourists. While tourists visit Spain in 2006 reached 47,000 people is quite high.

Although the crisis hit Spain, but the tourism industry of Bali and Java continue to show their existence as Domestic Asia-DMC, Indonature of Lombok Tours & Travel, Kura-Kura Resort, Melia Bali, Bali Chess Shining are all from Bali, as well as your Inter Tour of Yogyakarta and Vista Express Tours & Travel from Jakarta.

Managing Director of Vista Express Tours & Travel, Ch Yulia Noordraven said his company's participation in tourism fairs feature for the third time in an effort to attract Spanish tourists. "However we need to know and study the market first, and his character," says the owner of Puteri Gunung hotel located in Lembang, Bandung.

Meanwhile, Director of Inter-You Tour from Yogyakarta, Udhi Sudiyanto the first time participated in tourism fairs feature says it wants to explore the Spanish market, although so far has established cooperation with travel agents from Spain. "Next month there is a group that will come as many as 50 people to Yogyakarta," he said.