Garuda Indonesia’s annual Islamic business event will return this week. Running from 20-22 January 2012, the Garuda Indonesia International Islamic Expo 2012 will take place at the Jakarta Convention Center, and will gather a range of Islamic pilgrimage tour operators, travel agents, hotels and airlines from Indonesia and abroad.

Garuda Indonesia’s President & CEO, Emirsyah Satar said the event has been influential in boosting up the industry’s revenues. “The Expo targets sales of at least IDR30 billion (US$3.3 million) and 60 participating hajj operators,” Satar said.

The event is expected to be attended by several international companies, mainly from Middle Eastern, ASEAN and Central Asian countries.