Arief Yahya

Tourism Minister to target 10 million foreign tourists ahead of the year-end

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said, tourist arrivals to Indonesia continued to be boosted by the end of this year. According to him, there were at least two momentums which was the crowd’s peak period at travel destinations in the country."First, on this holiday. On this July, the peak. Just for the country which have Islam religion,...

Minister of Tourism Affairs Arief Yahya

Visa-free program expected to encounter no constraints

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian government is confident that its program to provide visa-free facility to 45 countries will not face technical problems, according to a minister."There is no technical difficulty. After all, the visa-free program has been carried out with 15 countries, particularly with nine ASEAN members. It has been smooth so far," Tourism Minister Arief Yahya noted...