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Indonesia’s Garuda launches travel fair

Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia in collaboration with Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) kicked off the annual Garuda Travel Fair (GATF) 2015 at the Jakarta Convention Center on April 3.
Indonesia’s national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia in collaborationwith Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) kicked off the annual Garuda TravelFair (GATF) 2015 at the Jakarta Convention Center on April 3.

The fair hosted nearly 70 booths from domestic and international travelagencies, hotels, national tourist organisations, and foreign partnersof Garuda.

The event aims to draw 120,000 visitors and achievesales worth 245 billion IDR (18 million USD), said Arif Wibowo, GeneralDirector of Garuda Indonesia.

It also aims to introduce the firm’s new domestic destinations and services as well as promotion offers.

Garuda will offer a 13 percent discount for domestic destinations and a20 percent price cut for international destinations, he said.-VNA
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