Garuda Indonesia's party holds Garuda Travel Fair 2018 in Banda Aceh. This activity is held in one shopping center in Seutui area, Jl Teuku Umar, Banda Aceh, Friday (30/3/2018).
Deputy Mayor of Banda Aceh, Drs H Zainal Arifin attended the event and delivered three simple but very important requests for the progress of Banda Aceh tourism. This request was submitted by Zainal Arifin directly to the Vice President of Sumatera Region PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) TBK, Dian Ediono who also attended the event.
Said Zainal Arifin, Aceh has a big share of the birth of Garuda Indonesia. Therefore, it is not excessive for Banda Aceh and Aceh residents to submit a request to the airline.
"Representing the people of Banda Aceh and Aceh in general, we ask Garuda to help the promotion of Banda Aceh and Aceh tourism to foreign tourists, both local and foreign tourists," pinta figure familiarly called Chek Zainal.
"Perhaps we can help with the promotion of articles or articles that are published in Garuda Indonesia magazine because we have interesting tourist destinations that are not inferior to other regions in the world .. The culinary is also very tasty, one of them we have the best coffee in the world" Vice Mayor.
Said Zainal Arifin, as a city that relies on services and tourism, promotion is very important in order to increase tourist visits to Banda Aceh. Therefore, Garuda cause one of the largest airlines in Indonesia are asked to contribute to tourism Banda Aceh by helping promotion.
In addition, Chek Zainal also asked Garuda Indonesia party to convey the condition of Banda Aceh and Aceh is currently very safe and comfortable for anyone.
The third request is not less important, Garuda asked to explain how the implementation of Islamic Shari'ah in Aceh to the outside world. He said, so far the Islamic Shariah out there is understood as something very scary. Yet Islam is the religion of Rahmatan Lil 'Alamin.
"Shari'ah Islam is not only limited to flogging, but Islam regulates many things and can accept anyone," said Zainal Arifin.
Continue Zainal Arifin, when there are non-Muslims who violate the Islamic Shari'ah in Aceh, they are given the choice of choosing to undergo a national law or Islamic law (Qanun Jinayah).
"Even some time ago, there was a non-Muslim who chose to go through the caning law because after he was sentenced he could go free and provide for the family," he said. (mkk)