To keep continuous promotion to improve positioning of Lombok - a tropical island destination next to Bali - among the most sought after tropical holiday destinations in the region, the one week Senggigi Festival is scheduled between July 14th 2008 and July 20th 2008. The event will take place at Senggigi Square, the most popular beach resort area of Lombok, which is reachable in about 30 minutes drive from the airport.
The Head of West Lombok Tourism Office Tjok Suthendra Rai explains that the festival will also include a carnival attended by nine districts of the province as well as supporting delegation from Jakarta, North Sumatra, and Papua.
The opening ceremony will perform dance performance supported by traditional music expressing the spirit of local tourism industry in overcoming problems like natural disasters and community conflicts. “The theme is to express our existence - as a result of self-improvement due to honest introspection, to move towards a brighter future to all us”, he added.
During the festival visitors can enjoy traditional art performance, band jamboree, exhibition, production demonstration of traditional handicrafts, and cooking demonstration of traditional food.
To get en even wider promotion outreach, the organizer has already invited foreign language media including English, Korean, and Japanese, as well as a number of Singaporean travel agents in cooperation with Silk Air.
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