Padang, (Antaranews Sumbar) - The government of Padang Municipality, West Sumatra is targeting 3.6 million tourist visits during 2018 or an increase of 0.4 million from last year's target of 3.2 million people, Head of Tourism and Cultural Office of Padang, Medi Iswandi stated.
He in Padang, on Saturday, said there are 3.2 million targets in 2017, and its realization actually reached 3.5 million tourists.
Most tourists come from neighboring provinces such as Riau, North Sumatra, Bengkulu and Jambi, as well as other areas in West Sumatra.
For foreign tourists, it is quite diverse. There are from Asia, Europe, Australia and some of them are Americans.
Meanwhile, because of last year's realization, it is quite realistic that the target of 3.6 million tourists this year can be achieved, he remarked. (cha)
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