Jakarta. National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has joined hands with state lender Bank Negara Indonesia, in staging Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair 2015.

The two-day travel fair, which ran from Friday through Sunday, was expected to attract at least 120,000 visitors and rack up sales of up to Rp 245 billion ($18.9 million).

“GATF is a one-stop shopping fair [for travellers]. In addition to selling flight tickets, it also offered other holiday-related services, including accommodation and tour packages,” Garuda commercial director Handayani said in a press release on Friday.

The travel fair was held simultaneously in nine cities, namely Jakarta; Bandung, West Java; Yogyakarta; Solo, Central Java; Makassar, South Sulawesi; Surabaya, East Java; Pontianak, West Kalimantan; Semarang, Central Java; and Balikpapan in East Kalimantan.

GATF is scheduled to arrive at eight more cities in April 10-12, including Denpasar, Bali; Medan, North Sumatra; and Jayapura, Papua.

Garuda hopes the fair will help boost domestic tourism, Handayani said.

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