Lombok West Nusa Tenggara and Bali will be the host of MICE Indonesia Corporate Travel Mart (IMCTM) for two days on 17-18 May 2012. Some 150 persons will be coming from Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang, Bekasi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and India to go to Gili Trawangan Island as the site of this event. (more…)
Lombok Island is definitely rich with many of beautiful and quiet beaches. One of the beautiful choice is located in North Lombok, precisely the Sire Beach in Medana Village. This beach located around 35 kilometers away from Mataram. It offers natural beauty of the sea, nature freshness, local hospitality and safety what makes this beach famous for both local and foreign tourists. With its white sandy beach and coral reefs’ richness has transform into a charming and endearing site not to be missed. People coming here to swim, diving, snorkeling and any others beach activities. (more…)
Tourists’ pattern visiting NTB has change. They are originally come to have a relaxing holiday but after the area developed into MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) area, people coming to the island also in an official travel. Even though number of people coming onto island increase, it gives impact to the average period of stay per person that is from five to four days stay. (more…)
Indonesia Parliament intended to promote tourism potential of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) through ASEAN Parliamentary Assembly. (more…)
On a small stage with Mount Rinjani as the background, stand three models wore Lombok woven material with tens of photographers memorize their poses. This is part of 1001 Photo Expo Contest Workshop – Charm of West Nusa Tenggara’s Nature and Culture, held at the basement of Mataram Mall. It was organize by Lombok Landscapher (LL) and Batu Hijau Photographer Club (BHPC). (more…)
West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara will soon build culinary center around Lombok International Airport to create new economic chain. “Traffic stream will be crowded enough on the way to go to International Airport Lombok. Foreigners would be look for souvenir central or eateries,” said the Head of Industry and Trading West Lombok Joko Wiratno in Gerung on Sunday. (more…)
Local tradition of Bau Nyale which is usually holding annually takes place on upcoming February, 12. In this day local people are catching marine worms in the morning. It has been tradition of local fishermen in the southern Lombok as it has including to tourism calendar of this island. In East Lombok Regency, Bau Nyale takes place in Kaliantan Beach. Here it had prepared cultural festival and traditional sport of Sasak along the day until the dark. In Central Lombok regency, this tradition holds in Aan Cape and Selong Belanak beach. (more…)
Lombok International Airport (LIA) has operated actively, replacing the old Selaparang airport in Mataram. With the existence of this LIA hope that there will be more than suffice number of domestic and international tourists come visiting the island. (more…)
Up until August 2011 hotel rooms’ occupancy are full. MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) scheduled to be hold in Lombok. Hotels in Sengigi and Gili Trawangan are full therefore sudden visit to those two area predicted will become quite difficult to get room still available. (more…)
Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) is having geodiversity resource suitable for geotourism development after they were determined as the geoheritage area. Among them are the volcanic sediment appeared from ocean depths and becoming hills along the coast of Middle Lombok. (more…)