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Article: Australian tourists in Indonesia on rise, despite travel advisory: minister
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 20, 2003
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Australian tourists in Indonesia on rise, despite travel advisory:
ministerJAKARTA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- The number of Australian
tourists visiting Indonesia has gradually increased, despite the
tragedy of the Bali bombing last October and the country's travel
warnings against Indonesia which was re-stressed after the explosion
of JW Marriot Hotel on Aug. 5.
Talking to reporters at a news conference here Wednesday,
Indonesian State Minister for Culture and Tourism I Gde Ardika said,
"Despite the travel advisory, the Australians keep visiting
Indonesia." But he did not give the figure of the ...