Rp 1 Billion for Borobudur

In an effort to develop the tourism potential and improve the economic community around the tourist area of ​​Borobudur Temple, Central Java, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kemenbudpar) will provide assistance amounting to Rp 1 billion per year in the program a tourist destination.

"The area of ​​Borobudur Temple entrance in 15 tourist destinations in Indonesia, which became the target Kemenbudpar development in 2011," said Winarno Sudjas, Director General Secretary Kemenbudpar Tourism Destination Development, on Thursday (03/10/2011) in Magelang.

In addition to the Borobudur Temple, the development also has been done in a number of other tourist destinations in Indonesia. Among them, Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Raja Ampat in Papua, Tanjung Putting in Central Kalimantan. Places of tourist attraction is considered to have high potential, qualified, and prospectively.

Nevertheless, he said, aid is not in the form of cash, but more on programs, mentoring, and empowerment of local community activities. Thus, not only to increase the number of tourist visits, but also extend your stay and spend more money on the attractions visited.

By maketh as a tourist destination, is expected to communities around the area of ​​Borobudur Temple evolved from an economic point. Whereas, the village at around the temple dynasty Dynasty relic that is still natural and has a variety of handicrafts.

"Authenticity of this region is still very thick. Between society and the natural synergy, not to mention with much diversity of culture and crafts of local residents. This became one of the potential to serve as a leading tourist," he explained.

He mentioned, in the first year of this program, it will provide an understanding for the perpetrators of tourism to collaborate in order to increase tourist attraction, partly by socialization.

"It takes cooperation across sectors, ranging tour managers, governments, communities and even in society in the field of religion, the environment, to the traditional sport. If you need to bring in experts," he added. From this program, targeting Kemenbudpar excursions in Indonesia from 2010 to 2015 could increase to 20 percent.

Quoted from : http://oase.kompas.com/read/2011/03/11/09180884/Rp.1.Miliar.untuk.Borobudur