VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

The Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Bambang Soesatyo fulfilled the invitation of the Deputy Mayor of Istanbul to visit several tourist destinations in Istanbul, Turkey.

According to him, there is nothing wrong with Indonesia learning from Turkey in managing tourist destinations. So it can bring in more foreign tourists.

"The people in Istanbul are friendly to tourists. It is the same as the Indonesian people. Tourist attractions in Indonesia are actually very extraordinary, like tourist attractions in Istanbul which are full of history," said Bambang, Friday (6/11/2020).

"We only need to improve management, so more tourists will come to Indonesia," he added.

This Golkar politician revealed that the Deputy Mayor of Istanbul explained the expanse of views of various landmarks and various buildings with typical European, Asian, and even Mediterranean architecture.

The 20th House Speaker stated that before the Covid-19 pandemic, no less than 45 million foreign tourists came to Turkey. During a pandemic, it drops to around 30 million.

"Meanwhile, in normal times, the total number of foreign tourist arrivals is only around 15-20 million. Therefore, I encourage cooperation between Indonesia and Turkey in tourism to continue to be improved," he concluded. (RRI)