Bali to establish tourist hospital

Bali to establish tourist hospital
 Indonesia is going to build a hospital for tourists at its tourism industry center of Bali, in an effort to boost services to foreign and local tourists, governor of Bali Made Mangku Pastika said on Wednesday.

The governor said that the planned "tourist hospital" would be built to accommodate an increasing number of tourists.

The hospital would be built on a stretch of 3-hectare land in a strategic location, he was quoted by the Jakarta Post as saying.

"The hospital will provide an international standard of healthcare for the people, especially those who have references from community health centers or regency hospitals," Pastika said.

As many as 244,400 foreign holidaymakers visited Bali island in October 2011, a 6.43 percent increase over the same period last year, the Statistic Bureau announced on Dec. 1.

Indonesia aims to attract 7.7 million foreign tourists coming into the country this year and 8 million next year, Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Mari Elka Pangestu said in November.

Over 7 million foreign tourists came into the country last year, according to the tourism ministry.

The government expects a 8.4-billion-U.S. dollar revenue from tourists' spending this year, up from 7.6 billion U.S. dollar last year.

Editor: Mo Hong'e

English.news.cn   2011-12-14 15:55:08              
JAKARTA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua)