Press Release
For immediate release
LAMPUNG TO HOST B2B TRAVEL MART, TOURISM INDONESIA MART &EXPO (TIME), FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNINGJakarta, 17 July 2012. For the second consecutive year, Tourism Indonesia
Mart & Expo (TIME) will be held in Bandar Lampung, the capital of Lampung
province on the southern tip of Sumatra, on 9 – 12 October 2012 at GrahaWangsa. Staging in its 18th years, TIME is organized by the Indonesian Tourism
Council supported by Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy of Indonesia andthe entire tourism components in Indonesia.
The Chairwoman and Steering Committee of TIME 2012, Meity Robot, said thatTIME is an event for tourism industrial players and their supporting industries inIndonesia to promote tourism products and services in the country tointernational market. TIME is held periodically so that buyers can see thepotential market of Indonesia and promote new tourism products in theirrespective markets. “We encourage tourism industrial players and theirsupporting industries in Indonesia to participate at TIME 2012 and take benefit
in this travel mart. TIME 2012 will present all travel destinations in Indonesia,including popular travel destination, tourism attractions, and development of
new products, to enable all regions within Indonesia to optimize their tourismpotentials” said Meity.
“The conduct of TIME also supports the government program of “WonderfulIndonesia” as TIME is aimed at promoting Indonesia as tourist destination ininternational market and at the same time raise the country image as one ofglobal travel destinations,” Meity continued.
“The shifting of TIME to Lampung for two consecutive years, 2011 and this year
is aimed at promoting Lampung to the international market and speeding up thedevelopment and improvement of infrastructure, tourism facilities and tourism
attractions in the region, so that at the end the destination could establish itself
as a global travel destination. It will attract more tourist arrivals to the islandand speed up the improvement of infrastructure and encourage more investors
to the region to develop new hotels as well as tourism attractions,” Meity went on.

Director General of Marketing of the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy ofIndonesia, Sapta Nirwandar, who is also Vice Minister, said Lampung wasselected host of Tourism Indonesia Mart & Expo (TIME) as the province hassignificant tourism potentials. “From the tourism aspect, Lampung is very
potential to be developed, not only due to its close access to Jakarta but also its
richness of its flora, fauna, culture, and culinary. After hosting TIME for thesecond time, I hope Lampung could establish itself as international tourism
destination and encourage investors to develop hotels and other tourism
products in the region,” said Sapta.
Sapta Nirwandar also added that the impact of hosting TIME would be anincreasing number of international tourist arrivals as well as investors to theregion. “TIME 2012 is also aimed at promoting Lampung to international marketand speeding up the development of infrastructure and tourism facilities, such as
hotels, restaurants, transportations, and other related services as sellers offers its
products directly to buyers so that the business transactions will lure othersectors,” Sapta concluded.
Head of Culture and Tourism Department of Lampung Province, Gatot Hadi
Utomo, also Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee of TIME 2012, greeted
Lampung as host of TIME 2012 for the second time. “By hosting TIME inLampung, we could promote the province’s tourism potential and culture as wellas position Lampung as one of global tourist destinations. Moreover, the peopleof Lampung could take part in the tourism development in the region. By holding
TIME, we hope it could become a momentum for tourism development ofLampung for the welfare of society,” said Gatot.
Prior to the event, the provincial government of Lampung will hold a number
cultural events, namely Tapis (woven cloth) Carnival, the 22nd Krakatau Festivalthe biggest cultural parade participated by all regencies in Lampung, CulturalArts Performances from 20 provinces of Indonesia, and a tour to Mount Krakatau
Tour. “We are inviting all tourism industrial components in Lampung to make
TIME 2012 a success with better organization than last year,” Gatot concluded.

Held last year in Bandar Lampung, TIME 2011 attracted total attendants of 77
buyers from 27 countries, with top five buyers consisting of the Netherlands,India, Singapore, USA, Indonesia, Korea, and Singapore. TIME 2011 also
attracted a total of 84 sellers from 64 companies from various provinces inIndonesia, dominated by Jakarta, Bali, Central Java, Yogyakarta, West Java, EastJava, Lampung, North Sumatera, Central Sulawesi, and West Nusa Tenggara. The
percentage of sellers based on the industry is Hotel, Resort & Spa (75%), NTO(10%), Tour Operators/Travel Agents (7%), Adventure/Activity Holiday (3%),
Airline (1.5%), and others (Hotel Management, Tourism Board, Tourism
Organizations & Travel Portals (8.5%).
“At last year’s TIME, we saw new buyers from Netherlands, India, USA, Indonesia,Korea, and Singapore. Moreover, most of sellers were first timers, including thosefrom Lampung,” Meity concluded.
TIME is the only international travel mart in Indonesia with a B to B concept,
matching those who sell Indonesian tourism products and services withinternational buyers. TIME has been listed in international travel mart calendar
together with ITB Berlin, WTM London, Arabian Travel Mart (ATM), PATA Travel
Mart, and so on.
TIME 2012 is supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy ofIndonesia, the Provincial Government of Lampung, and the travel and tourism
industry in Indonesia, namely Garuda Indonesia as Official Airline, Association of
the Indonesian Tours & Travel Agencies (ASITA) Lampung, Indonesian
Conference and Convention Association (INCCA), Indonesia Hotel and Restaurant
Association (PHRI) Lampung, and Pacto Convex as the event organizer. TIME
2012 is also supported by national and international media.
---END--For more information, please contact:
Ms. Ika Nazaruddin
Media Coordinator of TIME 2012
Tel: (62-21) 570 5800 Ext. 432 or 571 9973 (direct)
Fax: (62-21) 570 5798
Email: ika.nazaruddin@pactoconvex.com
Website: www.tourismindonesiamartexpo.com