REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DENPASAR -- The next government under Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to increase infrastructure development, particularly in the tourism industry sector.

"Indonesia still lacks supporting infrastructural facilities in the tourism sector. The country's tourism already has various attractions but it still lacks supporting accessibility," Tourism Faculty lecturer I Putu Anom M Par of the University of Udayana, said here on Sunday.

He said that Indonesia had various tourism attractions in many regions with natural and cultural enchantments enriched with creative economic products by the local people.

"Indonesia's natural and cultural diversities are not inferior to those of other ASEAN countries, yet the number of foreign tourist arriving in Indonesia still only ranges at about eight million per annum," Putu Anom, who is also a Badung Disrict's Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD) member said.

He said that to increase the number of foreign tourist arrivals the government should improve supporting tourism infrastructures on land, sea and in the air.

I Putu also suggested that the government should give attention to and supervise the tourism development which ignores tourism ethics and aesthetics.

"Some violations on green belt and chaotic tourism development are still found," he added.

He expressed the need for clear tourism zones which would provide quality tourism destinations. Quality tourists are expected to provide more foreign exchange and expenditure during staying in the country.

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