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Tourism of Indonesia should have a mature concept of foreign tourists to bring one of them is the concept of green tourism or green tourism.

The view was expressed Travel Bureau Director of Sumatra and Beyond, Ridwan Tulus, in Padang, Saturday (21 / 2), on the sidelines of a series of visits to a number of national artists of West Sumatra (West Sumatra).

According to him, the concept of green tourism there are four things to think about. First, the people who came to be what kind of conditions should be done and what is not allowed. Thus, the public will be pleased to receive visitors, as well as for those who come will feel comfortable.

Second, as the program that initiated the planting of coral reefs. This is intended to enrich and beautify the nature, meaning that tourism activities are not damaging the environment or nature.

Furthermore, third, how a concept of tourism that provides direct benefits to communities located on the region's attractions. So far the concept of tourism development instead shifts the communities around tourist areas and not melibatnya. So, said Ridwan, through green tourism encouraged people directly involved in tourism development, in the sense of watching local wisdom.

Fourth, related to the tourism environment koservasi so through the concept of West Sumatra Padang and forwards can become a tourist destination in the world. So far, he said, people's views in the development of tourism needs investment, not really.

"We're very confident with green tourism program, because it was done with schools in England. Our program in the UK compete to win a number of countries including Malaysia, Thailand, China, and Korea, because the program was initiated to touch the school children," he said.

Indonesia has the potential to reap revenue to 10 billion U.S. dollars from tourism.

"Indonesia has the potential to reap huge revenues without losing resources of oil and gas mining," said Commissioner of PT Taman Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko SD Darmono in Jakarta, Wednesday (12 / 2).

According Darmono, if Indonesia is able to bring foreign tourists to visit, one of them, the Borobudur Temple as many as 10 million people per year, potential to get 10 billion U.S. dollars is enormous. This will happen if a tourist spends an average of funds for the tour of 1,000 U.S. dollars. "Most of our income is from oil and gas, but when we dug the tourism potential that will bring benefits that do not lose big," he said.

Until now, Indonesia had about 13 billion dollars in revenue from oil and gas sector, which is the main contributor. "Even if we managed to attract many foreign tourists to come, then the benefits gained not only from one sector but many sectors," he said.

He pointed out, visited France about 70 million foreign tourists per year who spend an average of 1000 funds for the U.S. dollar so that France scooped at least 7 billion dollars per year from tourism.

Most tourists visit the Eiffel tower that he was only 300 years old. In fact, Indonesia has one of the special tourist destinations, namely Borobudur Temple which have more than 1000 years. Visitors Borobodur in 2008 reached 3 million people by the number of 200,000 foreign tourists.

It was working hard to bring more visitors to the largest Buddhist temple in the world through a variety of ways. "This will bring prosperity to Indonesia better," he said