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The visit of foreign tourists (tourists) to the Komodo National Park (TNK) in West Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has increased.

"The visit of tourists in TNK increasing from year to year," said Head of Culture and Tourism (Disbudpar) NTT, Ansgerius Takalapeta in Kupang, Thursday (19/11).

The increase of foreign tourists visiting the Komodo National Park, according to him, because of rare animals including the nomination komodo seven wonders of the world. "Once inside the seven wonders of the world, foreign tourists visiting TNK continue to increase," he said.

He said the visits of foreign tourists in 2007, for example, only reaches 11,000 people, but in 2008 increased to 20,000 people, in November 2009 reached 25,000 foreign tourists visit from the target each year 80,000 tourists. "Not until the end of the year, but TNK foreign tourists visiting foreign tourists visit had passed the previous year," he said.

In December 2009, he added, about 4,000 foreign tourists to use the eight cruise ships will visit TNK. Each of these cruise ships carrying 500 people.

Despite increasing traffic every year, said diua, but the economic impact for the community on the island of Komodo is still very small, because tourists come just to see Komodo dragon and back.

Therefore, it will hold cultural events in TNK, which the tourists can stay longer when they visit the TNK. "We have to be made to the foreign tourists stay longer, because it involves foreign exchange for the country," he said.

In addition to holding cultural events, side with the West Manggarai government will build a pier in TNK to increase comfort sarama for visitors to the region. "As many as three aircraft from Denpasar, Bali to Komodo Island is still smooth. However, transportation remains still a problem," he said.

He added that his side will continue to fix the infrastructure in TNK, before the region is set as the seven wonders of the world