Central Java provincial business with the tourism akan ‘Borobudur International Festival (BIF) in 2009’ tour in the area of Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central Java on 16-20 July 2009.

Events and festivals of art and culture of TTI (Tourism, Trade and Investment), which facilitated Depbudpar according to this plan will be opened by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY).

Festival akan that 15 countries attended this event to promote Indonesian tourism, especially tourism Central Java and Yogyakarta as well as reflect back the magic of Borobudur defined by UNESCO as world cultural heritage (World Heritage). BIF 2009 series is part of the program Visit Indonesia Year (VIY) in 2009 that focuses on the MICE (Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition) and Marine Tourism.

According to the committee organizers, during the five days of the festival BIF 2009 displayed a series of activities, among others, performing arts culture, and the travel mart, and international seminars. For the travel mart which is packed in Borobudur Travel Mart will be attended by buyers from 15 countries, they will meet with the sellers from 32 provinces in land that offers interesting package tours in Indonesia, including package tour to Borobudur temple. For the activities of the seminar theme “Discussing a Wonder World” will discuss the problems of the world cultural heritage and the role of tourism experts with the cultural and tourism practitioners.

Minister of Culture and Tourism (Menbudpar) Ir. Jero Wacik, SE, said people should still consider Indonesia as Borobudur wonders of the world because it has historical and architectural complexity of extremes in which to be determined by UNESCO’s world heritage (World Heritage). “Through the BIF 2009 we want to reflect back to Borobudur the world and the Indonesian people in general, because not all people of Indonesia to visit Borobudur,” said Jero Wacik Menbudpar meet the press in relation to 2009 will be held in the royal audience hall BIF Building Sapta Pesona Jakarta, on Wednesday night (6/5).

As many as 15 countries will attend in 2009 that BIF Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Queensland, Korea, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, USA, Belgium, and India. In 2007 the number of visits to Borobudur Wisman as 299,443 people, while wisnus 1.68 million people. Tourists who visit Borobudur most use package visit Borobudur, Prambanan, Sultan Palace and Dieng.