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“THE CORONA virus pandemic (COVID-19) has had an impact on all sectors, including tourism,” said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), when chairing a limited meeting by teleconference from the Bogor Presidential Palace, West Java, Thursday, (16/4) as he considered that the world of tourism was the sector that was most heavily affected by COVID-19.
“We know the most severe impact is felt and first felt because COVID-19 is the world of tourism. Both those affected are hotels, restaurants, and also those that concern the people, namely handicraft goods sold there. Therefore, the steps mitigation needs to be done as soon as possible,” President said in his introduction.
President added that the mitigation that needs to be done immediately is first, the social protection program for workers who work in the tourism sector and I requested that it really be ensured to exist and reach the target.
“Then the second is also the reallocation of the existing budget. From the Ministry of Tourism & Creative Economy, it should be directed towards a kind of, I don’t know what the goods are, but a kind of labor-intensive program for workers engaged in tourism,” he noted.
Then the third, the President requested that his staff prepare economic stimulus for businesses in the tourism sector and the creative economy. The President believes that this must be really done so that they can survive and not make layoffs (termination of employment) on a large scale.
The President believes that the sluggishness of the tourism sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic will only last until the end of the year. For this reason, an attitude of optimism must continue to be built so that the tourism sector can take advantage of the rising momentum as soon as the downturn ends.
“I believe this is only until the end of the year. Next year there will be a boom in the field of tourism. Everyone wants to get out, everyone wants to enjoy the beauty that is in the regions that have tourism so that optimism must continue to be raised,” he affirmed.
He pointed out, don’t be we get caught up in pessimism because of the COVID-19 problem, so that the booming that will emerge after COVID-19 is over, we cannot use it well. [traveltext.id]
