Indonesia raya !! That said, I have been there and have marvelled at it, in fact, more so than Angkor and the Khmer sites that are certainly spectacular. Bagan is different again and an area I have been privileged to visit on many occasions always marvelling at it. So would I pay $100 to see Borobudur again? Yes. Its an experience as well as a sacred site, although the latter feeling has long since departed. What would the Buddha think? He never wanted statues made of himself. IMO, his was a philosophy on life as much as a religion. He'd probably simply not care.
I have to say that such a policy may work with the "tour groups" where the cost gets lost in the total and those with particular interests. I imagine though pricing like this is simply not going to work with the many/most of those traveling independently they may pay through the nose once but avoid other attractions of which Indonesia has many. "Shooting yourself in the foot" springs to mind
From Detik.com
Salaries of senior directors at Borobudur:
Direktur Utama sebesar Rp 94 juta/bulan ditambah tunjangan perumahan sebesar Rp 27 juta/bulan. Total Rp 121 juta/bulan.
- Direktur Keuangan, SDM dan Investasi sebesar Rp 84 juta/bulan ditambah tunjangan perumahan sebesar Rp 26,5 juta/bulan. Total Rp 110,5 juta/bulan
- Direktur Pemasaran dan Pelayanan sebesar Rp 79,9 juta/bulan ditambah tunjangan perumahan sebesar Rp 26,5 juta/bulan. Total Rp 106,4 juta/bulan
- Direktur Teknik dan Infrastruktur sebesar Rp 79,9 juta/bulan ditambah tunjangan perumahan sebesar Rp 26,5 juta/bulan. Total Rp 106,4 juta/bulan
Indonesia raya !! That said, I have been there and have marvelled at it, in fact, more so than Angkor and the Khmer sites that are certainly spectacular. Bagan is different again and an area I have been privileged to visit on many occasions always marvelling at it. So would I pay $100 to see Borobudur again? Yes. Its an experience as well as a sacred site, although the latter feeling has long since departed. What would the Buddha think? He never wanted statues made of himself. IMO, his was a philosophy on life as much as a religion. He'd probably simply not care.
I have to say that such a policy may work with the "tour groups" where the cost gets lost in the total and those with particular interests. I imagine though pricing like this is simply not going to work with the many/most of those traveling independently they may pay through the nose once but avoid other attractions of which Indonesia has many. "Shooting yourself in the foot" springs to mind