Direct flights between Moscow and Indonesia’s resort island of Bali have boosted tourism in the Southeast Asian archipelago, said Indonesian Ambassador to Russia Wahid Supriyadi.

Indonesia believes that Japanese investment in Indonesia, particularly the portfolio one, still has potential to increase.

Indonesia’s largest airport operator is looking to spend billions of dollars to build a new facility in Jakarta and upgrade the existing one to cater to an unprecedented travel boom and compete with neighbouring countries for tourism revenue.

British guidebook publisher Rough Guides has included Indonesia in its list of the world’s most beautiful countries – and quite high up, too.

As a growing number of people become acutely aware of the need to protect the environment, the demand for goods and services that are sensitive to such inclinations will undoubtedly increase.

One of the Indonesian tourism ministry’s 10 priority destinations, Mandalika spans an impressive 1,175 hectares – two and a half times the size of Sentosa Island in Singapore.