Palu, C Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will promote Central Sulawesi`s tourism potentials in other countries through its "Garuda Holiday" program, a spokesman said.

"Promotion of Central Sulawesi`s tourism potentials will soon be included in our `Garuda Holiday` program," Muhammad Yunus, manager of the airline`s Palu branch office, said here on Wednesday.

He said Garuda had reopened its route to Palu not only to make Central Sulawesi more accessible by air but also to help the region attract more tourists.
 
Meanwhile, Yunus`s assistant, Erwin, said Garuda`s Jakarta-Makassar-Palu route which was reopened on July 1, 2010 would make it easier for foreign tourists, especially those from Europe, to come to Central Sulawesi because Garuda flights from Amsterdam to Jakarta uusually arrives at 8 am while the Jakarta-Makassar-Palu flight departs at 12 noon and arrives in Palu at 5 pm local time.

"Thus European tourists flying on Garuda jetliners to Makassar and Palu will not need too much time at Soekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta to take a connecting flight to Makassar or Palu," Erwin said.

Palu Avia Tour President Director Ari Wowor expressed optimism that the number of European tourists visiting Central Sulawesi would increase following the resumption of Garuda service to and from Palu.

He said he was optimistic because foreign tourists always preferred to fly Garuda when they wanted to travel around in Indonesia.
(Uu.O001/HAJM/F001/P003)

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