Padang must promote aggressively

Travel Agents Association has requested the Government of West Sumatra in order to maximize promotion of the tourism sector outside the community know the situation here is secure and comfortable after the earthquake struck late last year.

1000 Photos Follow Photo Competition Tour de Singkarak

Over 1000 photos that go in the race photos on the international cycling event Tour de Singkarak which was held June 1 to 6 in West Sumatra ago. Until the closing of the photo contest on 21 June, 1063 photos into the organizer who sent 186 photographers.

Tourists Still Reluctant to Padang

Perhimpuan Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI) West Sumatra view, the perpetrator of tourism and local governments should aggressively bring in foreign tourists after the earthquake.

Train Tourism in Padang Abandoned

Five train made in PT INKA Madiun imported into West Sumatra since December last year has so far remained dormant. Head of Public Relations of PT KAI's Regional Division II West Sumatra, Syafrial Romeyo, Thursday (07/01/2010) said five train carriages that will dipoerasikan had been due to serve the tourist path Padang - Padang Panjang.

Number of Malaysian Tourists Drops

Padang:The number of Malaysian tourists visiting Bukittinggi in Padang, West Sumatera, has dropped following the earthquake that struck the area on September 30 last year. From 1.500 Malaysian tourists, only 40 percent visit the

Coastal and Marine Enchantment Belitong

There are many places we can visit on the island of Belitung. These attractions are mostly located in the part that can be found on the beach Belitong Island (called by the natives of the island of Belitung). There are at least five characteristics of the coast of the island of Belitung, green trees, clean granite stones, white sand, calm sea and clear blue sky and beautiful.

Sikuai Island, cradles but Abandoned

It took about 50 minutes, if the weather is good, to get to the island which is located in District Sikuai Bungus Kabung Bay, city of Padang, West Sumatra. Travel to the island can be reached from the pier Sikuai Maritime Tour with a speed boat ride, owned by PT Abadi Wijaya which owns and operates the only resort on the island, namely the New Sikuai Island Resorts

Travel may go bankrupt

Padang-Bukittinggi travel companies threatened by bankruptcy, if the path Anai Valley are still tense due to ongoing landslides threatened.

In addition to diminishing trip, passengers are also afraid to travel either from or to Padang Padang. Since the landslide that hit Anai Valley path some time ago, the travel company admitted turnover decreased by 50 percent.

Road contruction to Siti Nurbaya will continues this Year

Construction of the road to the region 'grave' Siti Nurbaya severed since the monetary crisis in 1998, will be continued again this year. Construction of roads with a length of about 5 kilo meters it will spend billions rupiahs.

Padang Tourism Office will Add Daily Workers

Padang beach never be separated from garbage. Because the beach is the pride of the people of Padang were surrounded two river estuaries. To anticipate this, Padang City Tourism Office will increase the number of daily workers in charge of cleaning the waste.

Lake Maninjau improvement

Post a devastating earthquake 30 September 2009, which devastated the beauty of the lake Maninjau especially in the West coast area that still has not decided terbenahi because embankment landslide main road did not dampen Maninjau salingka lake Agam regency commitment to continue to fix the tourism potential.