After the eruption of Mount Merapi, which occurred October 26, 2010, a lot of directions nameplate Tourism Village on the southern slope of Merapi area of Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region (of DIY), damaged and could not be updated immediately recognizable. “In addition to already damaged and worn, pre-existing nameplate information on potential lack of support the local Tourism Village,” said Head of the Provincial Tourism Office of Information Programs DIY, Setyawan KE, in Yogyakarta, Wednesday (05.01.2011.)

According to him, signage, directions for Village Tourism in the area of southern slope of Mount Merapi was among Kelor, Garongan, Srowolan, Turgo and Pentingsari require special attention, so in the near term some signage directions to Village Tour will be replaced with the size and a more attractive design. “In addition to the larger size made with the new signage installed in five villages dot this tour is intended as an effort to accelerate the recovery of tourism, particularly tourist villages on the slopes of Merapi,” he said.

According to Setiawan, making new nameplate village location this tour as well as the form of awareness DIY Provincial Tourism Office to support the increase in tourist visits to the province of Yogyakarta in particular to Sleman regency. “Pascaerupsi Mount Merapi, some time ago, tourists visiting to a number of tourist villages in Sleman regency has increased in number,” said Setyawan.

A number of shingle guide new tourist village made it eventually will contain information about the location and potential of local tourism village. “Thus, the tourists who visit will get more information detail, complete and accurate in some villages those place,” he said.