Eat Pray Love film screening, mostly filmed in Bali is expected to increase tourist arrivals to Indonesia.Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, when met at the show premiere of Eat Pray Love, in Epicentrum Kuningan, South Jakarta, to believe this movie can boost the increase of tourists to Bali up to 30 percent.
"Now the film is finished, it's gala premiere in Hollywood, and has circulated in Europe.'ll Be 20 to 30 percent of tourists in Bali rose," Jero said.
Jero said, the film catapulted participate Balinese name abroad. The reason is, about 70 percent of shooting the film was made in Bali.
Therefore, the Indonesian government was then exploit this to develop tour packages that offer trips to Bali and its attractions in other cities in Indonesia.
"I'll pack Beyond Bali program. So, tourists will travel 10 days, for example to Bali three days after that from Bali to Yogyakarta or Lombok to Komodo or the Pacific or whether it's how many days. Bali we make as bait," he explained.
Hopefully, with a package tour, the tourist objects are not only growing in Bali.
