REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Lombok is more popular than Hawaii and Tahiti as favorite vacation spots in the world, analysis of Prapancha Research says. Lombok was mentioned in 4,113,072 chirps in social media Twitter about beautiful vacation spots during the two-year period, July 4, 2011 to July 4, 2013.
"Lombok is five times better known than Hawaii and Tahiti, two sites world-renowned tropical islands," Executive Director of Prapancha Research, Geger Riyanto on Monday.
Lombok with 2,549,505 chirps is mentioned on Twitter universe around the world. It is beyond Hawaii of 433,812 chirps and Tahiti of 232,687 chirps. The research team deliberately chose Hawaii and Tahiti as the two islands are so popular and they are often mentioned in the film as well as foreign magazines.
However, the findings of conversation that was happened surprisingly. Lombok which have never been heard in the Hollywood movies became more popular.
Not only Lombok, the same research is found a number of tourist areas in Indonesia was more popular in the region than other parts of the world. They are Mount Kelimutu located in Flores island (East Nusa Tenggara), Lake Toba (North Sumatra) and Borobudur temple (Central Java).
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