Thousands of people including hundreds of buyers and sellers meet together on the beach of Gili Trawangan to celebrate the “welcome party” Tourism Indonesian Mart Expo (TIME) 2010 which opened by Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) KH M Zainul Majdi.

There was also present the Director General of Marketing – The Ministry of Culture and Tourism Sapta Nirwandar and hundreds of national and regional tourism players in Indonesia.

Gili Trawangan which administration is in the region of West Lombok Regency, is a small island located in the northern island of Lombok. The island consists of 360 hectares wide and three miles long and two kilometers wide.

The island is inhabited by about 800 people. Tt is a tourist area that has been widely known among foreign tourists and domestics. It is estimated that visitors come to this lovely island reach thousands of people annually.

Gili Trawangan is just about 15 minutes by motor boat or 50 minutes by motorized boat from the coast of the island of Lombok.

West Nusa Tenggara is one of the regions in Indonesia, which has a variety of tourism potential, including tourism isle (Gili), which attracted many foreign and domestic tourists.

The development of Gili Trawangan is part of efforts to develop tourism value added. It is expected increasingly support the achievement of targets Visit Lombok, Sumbawa in 2012.

KH M Zainul Majdi said the West Nusa Tenggara provincial government puts tourism sector as one of excellence, in addition to the agricultural sector.

Therefore, he hoped the visit of foreign and domestic tourists to NTB always followed up with action spread of information, particularly on the potential tourism value added.

“I’ve asked for a big design of tourism management pro ‘poor tourism’ as a concept of tourism pro-poor,” said Mayor H. Mataram Ahyar Abduh, in Mataram (12/10).

He acknowledged already instructed his staff to articulate their mission, so that could be written down in the work unit area related.

According to Ahyar, the aspects of tourism in the city of Mataram could reduce poverty. This is considered done in a way through the improvement of slum environment category by applying patterns and approach to tourism.

“Currently the number of rural tourism in the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) reached 75 villages in the regency / town. Even though they are numerous, they are not the least of the existence of the tourist village run by sober. Without a touch of management and professional management,” said the Head of Capacity Development Tourism Office of Yogyakarta Special Region, RM Budi Haryoto in Yogyakarta

According to him the potential for rural tourism offers a variety of local diversity of local cultural tourism is expected to become a tourist attraction of this alternative, but until now not been able to achieve the expected tourist market.

Such conditions require that the Provincial Tourism Office of DIY need to be immediately set as well as implementing standardization Tourism Village in DIY. So that each tourist villages do not claim to be a tourist village before the infrastructure facilities to meet standards, he said.

According to him to realize the idea of DIY Provincial Tourism Office will invite the stakeholders of tourism, especially among academics, actors and tourism services among the press to find the ideal format associated with the standardization of a tourist village in the future.

Many people expect with a diverse tourism potential of rural tourism should be the barometer. The growth of local economy an increasingly powerful DIY. DIY tourist market should target not only focus in the area of Malioboro and Kraton Ngayogyakarta only.

Hundreds of sailors from the middle to upper economic circles it is accepted officially by the Lombok Regent North Sjamsju Djohan H and H Najmul Akhyar Vice Regent, on Thursday night.

The Events coupled with a welcoming dinner was enlivened by the unique artistry and Peresean Belek Lombok drum and folk songs Sasak (tribe on the island of Lombok).

North Lombok Regent H Djohan Sjamsju, said that the event “Sail Indonesia Rally” 2010, is an event gathering meeting the international level as well as a venue for promoting the tourism potential of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), particularly North Lombok regency.

The presence of these foreign tourists benefited local traders craft and food vendors as well as the community around Medana Beach

Parade participants fifth province “Lombok Bagendang” that the East Java, Central Java, Bali, Jakarta and West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) as the host, followed BELE drummers drum (drum major) from the five districts on the island of Lombok.

The five provinces was also a participant Percussion Festival Nusantara centered at Taman Budaya Mataram, whose implementation on Saturday (31 / 7) evening.

“Lombok Bagendang” is the term for a big drum festival (beleq) as part of efforts to develop religious tourism on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Other instruments that were used to support this dance, which is bell-bell, flute, rincik, gongs, reong, and small drum.

The drum beleq accompany the royal party was shown on the left for the war or the troops come from the battlefield. In today’s developments serve as a dance welcoming guests.

“The discussion of ASEAN tourism cooperation is ongoing since 29 June, and will expire July 3, 2010,” said Secretary-General (Secretary), Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Kembudpar) Wardiyatmo told reporters, in the tourist area of Senggigi, West Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara ( NTB) said on Thursday.

Wardiyatmo accompanied by Head of Resources Development Agency of Culture and Tourism Putu Laksa Use and Head of Foreign Cooperation Giri, said the meeting was attended by representatives from Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.

“In addition, there were also representatives from Japan, China and South Korea, India and UNEP (United Nations agencies environmental affairs),” he said.

There are not many people could be able to see the uniqueness of these animals which called Agoh Turtle, except for the hunters.

In order to see these animals we have to wait for the their breeding season, so we had to wait for hours at midnight. A Temeak citizen Kampung Dusun Pemongkong Sub Sunut Village Jerowaru, Amaq Sumiati admitted the Agoh often was hard to find. These turtle had been hunted for so long, he said.

The hunting turtle is not only done by Agoh surrounding community, but also by fishermen from outside the East Lombok.

Although the local government has issued a ban on turtle hunting especially for these protected animal a kind of Agoh, but hunting still occurs. Recognition Amaq Sumiati, people around hunting turtle eggs for sale Agoh only a dollar price of grain, while the hunters from outside directly after its parent. If allowed to accelerate the extinction of wildlife unique turtle East Lombok.

Several series of activities that have been scheduled, among other things, the creative competitions food menu, exhibitions, literary competitions, seminars, tree planting, interactive dialogues that were held in two locations, namely at the Regent and Rupatama Office Building Sports (GOR) of East Lombok.

Interactive dialog has been displayed in TVRI on October 20, 2009 Pkl. 19:00 Wita and broadcast on RRI Mataram on October 17 At 16:00 Wita. Related to that, also held coordination meetings PKK Team regency of NTB.

In preparation for that meeting led directly by the head of Regent, HM Sukiman Azmy, Secretary Lotim Nirwan, SH., Revealed that the cost of the total budget being poured reach 50 million rupiah.

World Food Day commemoration at NTB this year sub-theme is Strengthening Food Security through Food-Based Diversification Towards Local Resources NTB Compete. While particular purpose, strengthen cooperation and build an effective functional coordination involving all components of society and government in order to maintain national food security during tough economic crisis and the global environment. Activities also aim to motivate and communicate the stabilization of national food security.

To achieve that goal, other than ceremonially celebrated at the peak of the warning on October 24 next, there is also carried out various activities. Among other things on the menu creative contest October 24, aims to encourage and promote the creativity of the people, especially housewives in selecting, determining, composing and creating a diverse menu, nutritious balanced and secure as the potential resource area.

Organizers set up 12 local terop, 36 chairs and 36 tables of participants. Simultaneously, Exhibition and Bazaar held with the aim of disseminating information on development of food security, foster appreciation and awareness of the importance of food security and expand the business opportunities the field of food. 6 organizers provide local terop its entirety.

The day before the peak of the event, carried out community service activities through the use of compound movements with Breadfruit tree planting, Durian and Chrysophyllum seedlings provided by Government of NTB. These activities are intended to build awareness with all stakeholders of the community who experience food insecurity.

To encourage creativity and improve students’ understanding, attitudes and behaviors about food security community, writing competition held for students and seminar activities involving elements of the Government, Religious Leaders and Public Figures. Because the PKK is considered an integral function in order to achieve family food security, the team held a coordination meeting of NTB Province PKK on October 24, with material PKK’s role in supporting the family food security.