BBTF 2018 is held in Nusa Dua Bali

NUSA DUA, KOMPAS.com – Bali & Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2018 was held again Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Nusa Dua, Bali, 26-30 June 2018. This year BBTF took the theme "Explore the colors of Indonesia" .

BBTF will invite experts to discuss opportunities, trends from industry perspectives and highlight Indonesia's cultural diversity.

BBTF brings together sellers and buyers in a forum each year. BBTF brings sellers and buyers together in one container. This is the fifth year of BBTF, an event initiated and organized by the Association of Indonesian Travel and Travel Agencies (ASITA) Bali.

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BBTF represents the spectrum of tourism at all levels: hotels, tour operators or travel agencies, National Tourism Organization, conventions and travel agencies, travel companies, MICE (meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions) and travel agencies as well as new regional destinations.

"Our biggest challenge is to build a harmonious synergy between all entities, local governments and all sectors, thus creating the concept of Indonesia," said Minister of Tourism (Menpar) Arief Yahya in a statement. press on Wednesday (27/6/2018).

Bali Archive & Beyond Travel Fair 2018 Bali & Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2018 is again held at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Nusa Dua, Bali, from June 26 to 30, 2018.

According to Menpar, the weak path must be addressed and resolved immediately by considering the Penta-propeller model (based on five stakeholders: businesses, public administration, local populations, the knowledge sector and capital).

"The success of Bali & Beyond Travel Fair since its launch is a synergy of Penta-helix on which we work, it motivates us to fully support BBTF, with an outstanding track record and has proven its performance as a tourism exhibition of forefront in Indonesia ".

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While BBTF President, I Ketut Ardana, said that BBTF 2018 is proud to be part of Indonesia's growing tourism and is recognized as one of the leading international travel and tourism fairs.

"We chose the theme of color exploration of Indonesia this year because we believe in the potential of Indonesia where Bali serves as a market," he said.

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According to Ardana, this year, BBTF brings 320 buyers from 41 countries and 68 commercial buyers made up of 63 national buyers presented by Garuda Indonesia and 5 commercial buyers, around 241 sellers from 3 new participating countries, 36 international media and dozens of national media and local are also present.

Julianus Ebol Travelers photographed with the Komodo dragon and the Sulaiman ranger in TN Komodo, Rinca Island, NTT.

With the growing demand of foreign tourists wanting to feel life in the middle of rural Bali, the BBTF committee will kick off for the first time this year with 9 tourist villages in Bali.

The purpose of the involvement of tourist villages in the BBTF event to present to domestic and foreign tourists will be the potential in the village is very felt the development. Today, more and more families in the tourist village are able to compete with hotels 3 and 4 stars. (*)