Indonesia intensifies tourism promotion during ASEAN chairmanship year
Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has said that the country’s chairmanship at the 2023 ASEAN becomes an opportunity to strengthen and promote Indonesia's tourism potential.
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno (second left) visits the Kayutangan Heritage Village in Malang, East Java on April 16, 2023. (Photo: antaranews.com)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga
Salahuddin Uno has said that the country’s chairmanship at the 2023 ASEAN
becomes an opportunity to strengthen and promote Indonesia's tourism potential.
During his working visit to Malang, East Java, on April 16 , the minister cited that Indonesia's chairmanship is an opportunity to prove that Indonesia's domestic tourism sector is the best in the region
He said he believes that Indonesia's tourism sector is currently considered superior when compared to other ASEAN member countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. He said that Indonesia's tourism potential is considered very large.
With the very promising potential of the tourism sector, it must become the main focus to revive the Indonesian economy which was previously hit by the pandemic, the minister added.
He also pointed out some regions with high tourism potential such as the Greater Malang area where is home of a number of tourist villages that have been receiving national and international awards. One of them is the Pujon Kidul Tourism Village in Malang District, which received the 2021 Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI) for the Inspirational Independent Village Category.
There was also Sanankerto Village which won third place in the Tourism Attraction Village category and received appreciation from international forums for its participation in the 5th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Awards in 2022, he noted.
As an effort to improve the quality of the tourist village, he emphasised that the government will provide assistance to existing tourism and strengthen the promotional effort to optimise its potentials./.
During his working visit to Malang, East Java, on April 16 , the minister cited that Indonesia's chairmanship is an opportunity to prove that Indonesia's domestic tourism sector is the best in the region
He said he believes that Indonesia's tourism sector is currently considered superior when compared to other ASEAN member countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. He said that Indonesia's tourism potential is considered very large.
With the very promising potential of the tourism sector, it must become the main focus to revive the Indonesian economy which was previously hit by the pandemic, the minister added.
He also pointed out some regions with high tourism potential such as the Greater Malang area where is home of a number of tourist villages that have been receiving national and international awards. One of them is the Pujon Kidul Tourism Village in Malang District, which received the 2021 Indonesian Tourism Village Award (ADWI) for the Inspirational Independent Village Category.
There was also Sanankerto Village which won third place in the Tourism Attraction Village category and received appreciation from international forums for its participation in the 5th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Awards in 2022, he noted.
As an effort to improve the quality of the tourist village, he emphasised that the government will provide assistance to existing tourism and strengthen the promotional effort to optimise its potentials./.
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