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Southeast Sulawesi –Sultra was originally the name of one of the regencies of South Sulawesi and the capital regency of Southeast Sulawesi province was Baubau. Then, Southeast Sulawesi has been stipulated as Autonomous Region based on regulation No. 2/1964 with Kendari as the provincial capital. The realization of the formation of Southeast Sulawesi Regional Level I was implemented on 27 April 1964. To enliven the Southeast Sulawesi 54^th anniversary, the provincial government of Southeast Sulawesi prepares seven main activities of its anniversary which is packaged in the event "Halo Sultra" in Tugu Religi Alun Alun Kendari on April,23rd-27th, 2018. Halo Sultra was first held in 2008. Then, it was named Southeast Sulawesi Sheen. In 2009, the official name was changed to Halo Sultra. The word "Halo" is taken from Haluoleo, one of the kings who ruled the kingdom of Konawe in the 17th century, while "Sultra" is an abbreviation of Southeast Sulawesi Province. The event of ‘Halo Sultra 2018’ has been set as 100 events of Wonderful Indonesia by Ministry of Tourism -Kemenpar more recently. So, Halo Sultra becomes Indonesia's main tourism activity involving countries in the world. Ministry of Tourism promotes Halo Sultra to 117 countries in the world, especially all ASEAN countries, Japan, China, Australia, and Middle East countries and some countries in Europe, America, and Africa.By targeting 100,000 tourists, the provincial government of Southeast Sulawesi presents seven activities. Several event groups are prepared, such as Sultra Tenun Carnival, Cultural Art Degree, and Culinary Festival. There are also Tourism Putra Putri Tournament, Development Fairs, Business Forums, and International Photography Competition. The differences between Halo Sultra 2018  and the previous one last year are that there are two events to be held by the technical coordinator of national business forums in the field of tourism and international photo contest. Related to International Photography Competition, there are currently at least 12 countries to have ensured their participation.