Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Depbudpar) in collaboration with Pemprov Sumbar / Pemkot City and the business (industry)

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Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Depbudpar) in collaboration with Pemprov Sumbar / Pemkot City and the business (industry) will be the event tourism 'Kemilau Sumatra 2009' at the Taman Budaya Padang City, West Sumatra on 26-29 July 2009.

Penyelenggaraan Kemilau Sumatra this year for the second time, first held in 2008 in the city of Palembang, South Sumatra, is intended to encourage the local government se-Sumatera and successfully participate in the business tourism program Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) 2009 which targets 6.5 million tourists visit foreign (Wisman) and the movement of 231 million tourists nusantara (wisnus).

Event Kemilau Sumatara designed as a campaign event about the tourism potential of se-Indonesia is expected to encourage increased movement wisnus to make travel in the country and to increase visits between wisnus district / city, inter-provincial and inter-island.

"The government (Depbudpar) facilitating the vessel-vessel campaign for regional government and business tourism, including Kemilau Sumatra vessel into the tourism promotion se-Sumatera visits in an effort to create wisnus inter-se Sumatra province," said DR. Sapta Nirwandar, Director General of Marketing Depbudpar in jumpa pers Sapta Pesona Building in Jakarta, Thursday (9 / 7). In the event of Kemilau Sumatra which coincides with the opening of Temu Karya Taman Budaya Indonesia according to the plan will be opened by the Minister of Culture and Tourism (Menbudpar) Ir. Jero Wacik, SE.

Choosing the City as a place to organize Kemilau Sumatra in 2009 because, among other tourist destinations Sumbar is a strategic and pupuler in Indonesia and become a center of tourism, both foreign and tourist archipelago. In addition Sumbar centers of economic growth is realized through the increase of tourism, international, regional and national.

Sumatera akan sheen that followed the participants from all over the province / city / district se-Sumatara this for four days will hold a series of activities, among others, the potential tourism areas, local art, carnival of culture and fashion show of the se-Sumatera, seminars, and demo cosmetology and clothing of the Muslims.