Jakarta is Recovering Rapidly from the Bomb Attacks
Jakarta, Indonesia / Madrid, Spain, 23 July 2009

The tragic bomb attacks that took place on 17 July 2009 have undeniably shocked Jakarta and the entire country. However, the latest UNWTO mission, carried out by Xu Jing, Regional Representative for Asia and the Pacific from 21-22 July 2009, indicates that the city is recovering rapidly from the sudden shock.

UNWTO expressed its solidarity with the people of Indonesia in the face of the recent events in Jakarta, targeting some of its tourism facilities.

Grand Resort Bad Ragaz AG: a milestone along the way to becoming the leading wellbeing and medical health resort in Europe Renovation and construction programme successfully completed: an investment of 230 million Swiss francs for the repositioning as Europe’s leading wellbeing and medical health resort.

According to the June edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer international tourism declined by 8% between January and April compared to the same period last year. Destinations worldwide recorded a total of 247 million international tourist arrivals in those four months, down from 269 million in 2008. Given the changes in the outlook UNWTO has revised its forecast for the full year 2009. Taking account of the results for the first four months of the year and the current market conditions, international tourism is now forecast to decrease by between -6% and -4% in 2009, as the pace of decline is expected to ease during the remainder of 2009.