Jakarta: The Kingdom of the Netherlands has echoed its commitment to assisting the development of Indonesian tourism.
"I request King Willem to help us by sending some of his tourism practitioners to train us to develop our tourism spots. We do not need financial assistance, but we need experts in tourism to train young people here to develop this sector in matters pertaining to hygiene, educate them in serving tourists, and making a place more attractive to tourists," Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated in a statement here on Friday, March 13, 2020.
The minister delivered the statement after receiving the visit of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti from the Netherlands at the Del Institute of Technology campus in Boti Song, North Sumatra, Thursday, March 12, 2020.
Luhut, accompanied by Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Wishnutama, invited the Dutch Royal couple to tour the Del Institute of Technology Complex.
"From the discussion, we have an idea to start operating direct flight from Amsterdam to Medan," he stated.
Luhut believes that the opening of direct flight between Amsterdam and Medan will bring more tourists from the Netherlands to Indonesia, especially North Sumatra.
Furthermore, the two parties agreed to hold further talks next week through a conference call.
In Toba, the royal couple also visited the Siambat Dalan Village/Lintong Nihuta Village, Eco Village Tourism in Silima Lombu, Samosir, and then Parapat, before departing from Indonesia. (Antara)
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