Tourists visit Sumatra Up

TRANSINDONESIA.CO – Foreign tourist arrivals to North Sumatra in 2014 until October reached 212 718 people with fixed arrival domination of Malaysia.

“There was a rise of 5.77 percent of foreign tourists visiting from the same period last year are still 201 109 people,” said Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Travel (Asita) Solahuddin Nasution in Medan North Sumatra, Sunday (12/21/2014).

The increase in foreign tourists visit it encouraging although considered not maximal in particular with great potential attractions in Sumatra and their Kualanamu can be connecting or hub.

“It must be hard work to continue neningkatkan Sumatra tourists, especially the era of MEA (AEC) which makes the competition getting tougher will enter in 2015,” he said.

Moreover, the arrival of some countries such as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan this year appear to have decreased.

He admitted, until today, the most traffic still comes from Malaysia.

Malaysia according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) contributed. 54, 43 percent in this year or 115 787 people.

“Referring to the figures as of October, the number of tourists this year is estimated to be over 2013 that as many as 259 299 people or 2012 833 241. The number of people,” said Solahuddin.

Vice Chairman Asita Sumatra, Adil Anwar, said the visits of foreign tourists will rise Sumatra continue to see the increasing number of foreign airlines opened routes kangsung of Kualanamu.

“But the high interest in opening a new route that should be welcomed and fully supported all the stakeholders,” he said.

Friendly attitude, especially in Kualanamu should be executed because the airport is one of the main exit gate-entry of tourists. (ant/don)