Far horizons beckon as agencies eye Chinese
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expecting">expecting</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="increases">increases</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="lag">lag</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="regard">regard</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Iyung">Iyung</span> <span word="Masruroh">Masruroh</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Creative">Creative</span> <span word="Economy">Economy</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="received">received</span> 686,000 <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> 820,000 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>."</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Travel">Travel</span> <span word="Mart">Mart</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="Organizers">Organizers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kunming">Kunming</span> <span word="mart">mart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="exhibitors">exhibitors</span> <span word="from">from</span> 102 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span>," <span word="Masruroh">Masruroh</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Masruroh">Masruroh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mart">mart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span>, <span word="Bandung">Bandung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destinations">destinations</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Bali">Bali</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p><span word="Itay">Itay</span> <span word="Friedjung">Friedjung</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="Tourist">Tourist</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> 11 <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="diamond">diamond</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mart">mart</span>.</p>
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