Chairman of the Association of Hotels of the Republic of Indonesia (IHRA) Sumsel, Herlan Aspiudin said, there are at least eight new hotels are being built this year.
"We predicted that there are 20 hotel again until the implementation of the Asian Games. Or increase of 3,000 rooms of which now only 7,000 rooms to 10 thousand new hotel rooms," he told Sripoku.com, Friday (30/01/2015).
He says, hotels that will stand up in the city of Palembang targeting businessmen. No wonder the kind that are built with low cost Budget Hotel.
"The businessmen only stay a minute. Afternoon Check In and Check Out the morning already. Price Budget Hotel rooms are reasonably priced because it does not target the segment of families on vacation," he said.
Budget hotel which dominates the city of Palembang later, further Herlan, will be used by customers for business, leisure and meetings.
However Herlan remind the Government City (City) Palembang to pay attention to drainage and waste management so as not to harm the environment and society.
"People are not going to reject the presence of the hotel if there is a guarantee drainage or waste management. With the new hotel in the middle of the community affects the increase in economic value in the vicinity," he explained.
Source : palembang.tribunnews.com