Kamis 07 Apr 2016 15:52 WIB

Komodo National Park geared into world class ecotravel location

Rep: Aldian Wahyu Ramadhan/ Red: Julkifli Marbun
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Foto: Republika/Wihdan Hidayat
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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Komodo National Park to improve itself in order to become a world-class eco-tourism destination. This was said by the Director General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems (KSDAE) Ministry of Environment and Forests (KLHK) Tachrir Fathoni during a working visit to Komodo National Park this week.

"There needs to be an increase in comfort and luxury services for visitors to continue to promote the conservation factor," he said on Tuesday.

It is at once follow-up visit President Joko Widodo at the end of 2015 and who wish that the Park into a world-class eco-tourism destination with international standards.

Therefore, Komodo National Park into the tourism development priorities 10 National Priority Ecotourism Destinations tilled the Ministry of Tourism together KLHK. Accelerating the development of nature-based destinations is devoted to realizing the National Tourism Target 2015-2019.

Komodo National Park is a national park belongs to Indonesia by UNESCO as a world heritage at the same biosphere reserve. The number of visitors per year Komodo National Park about 90 thousand tourists with a ratio of foreign tourists as much as 90 percent and 10 percent tourists. In 2015, the Park accounts for non-tax revenues reached 19,3 billion Dollar US, an increase of 400 percent from the previous year.

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