Jakarta - The Indonesian government will present medals to foreign tourists who have visited the country at least 20 times, a senior official said Wednesday.
"We hope that by presenting the medals, we will encourage more foreign tourists to come to Indonesia," Culture and Tourism Minister Jero Wacik was quoted by the national Antara news agency as saying.
The medal presentation program for tourists was currently being processed and expected to be implemented in the very near future, the minister said.
Indonesia is planning to launch the Visit Indonesia Year 2008 and expecting to attract seven million tourists, from the estimated six million international arrivals this year.
Source: news.xinhuanet.com (22 November 2007)
