"Since 14 November 2010 visit of tourist in Kulon Progo Regency rebounded, after a decline since October 26, 2010 due to eruption of Mount Merapi," said the head of the Department of Tourism Culture Youth and Sports Kulon Progo Bachelor, in Wates, Saturday.
He mentioned during the tourism in Kulon Progo crash Merapi disaster, revenues from the levy visitors dropped dramatically, especially the tourist attraction that is experienced four Glagah Beach, Congot, and Trisik Beach, and the Sermo reservoir. "But based on the observation, now back to normal," he said.
According to him, since 26 October to 10 November 2010 tourism in this district is really sinking. "But since 14 November the number of visitors back to normal, an average of 4600 people every week," he said.
He said the number of visitors at four tourist attraction in Kulon Progo Gunung Merapi status as "alert", on the first weekend in October 2010 the number of visitors reached 3568 people, then the second week of October as many as 4653 people.
However, when the status of Merapi to the third week, October 11 until October 17, 2010 the number of visitors of 4507 people, or decreased 146 (3.14 percent).
Then in the second week, October 18 until October 24, 2010 the number of visitors as many as 3816 people, or a decrease of 837 persons or 17.99 percent.
Since then the number of visitors has declined quite sharply. In the fourth week of October 25 till October 31, 2010 the number of visitors 3717 people, or decreased 936 persons (20.11 percent).
While in the first week, 1 November to 7 November 2010, the number of visitors continued to decline up to 37.84 percent. The number of visitors at that time as many as 2893 people.
Previously, he invites investors to develop culinary tourism in Glagah Beach attractions that have a bright future if serious tilled. "We started to intensify campaigns for investors interested in working on a culinary tour at this beach a tourist attraction," he said.
According to him, until now there have been two local investors who are interested in working on a culinary tour attractions Glagah Beach Kulon Progo. "There are two investors who wanted to open a seafood restaurant on this beach," he said.
Glagah Beach is one of the leading tourist beach beach in Yogyakarta Special Region. This beach has very nice scenery, and the stretch of sand contains enough iron sand potential.
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