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THE Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will soon form a creative hub for five Super Priority Destinations (SPDs) within the next year.
According to the Deputy for Destination and Infrastructure Development at the Ministry of Tourism, Hari Santosa Sungkari said we would build creative hubs in 5 super priority destinations from 2020 to 2021. The five SPDs are Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara, Likupang in North Sulawesi, Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Borobudur Temple in Central Java, and Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara. This Creative Hub is expected to become a center of activity for creative industry players around the SPD area.
He added that the planning for the construction of a creative hub for Toba will be built in Samosir, Borobudur in Semarang, Likupang in Manado, in Labuan Bajo, and Mandalika. The creative hub development process in Labuan Bajo has reached 60 percent and is targeted to be completed by the end of 2020. Meanwhile, the creative hubs in four other destinations are still at the design and planning stage.
“We make sure the Creative Hub in Labuan Bajo continues the process. This year’s target is more to handover the interior work. This means that next year we will build it,” Hari said.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director of the Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority, Shana Fatina, said that our side is still preparing to build facilities and infrastructure in Labuan Bajo to make it a premium tourist destination.
In addition, the construction of facilities such as renovation of Komodo Airport, hotel construction and Marina Labuan Bajo Conference Room, one of which aims to prepare Labuan Bajo to host the G20 Summit and the Asean Summit which will be held in 2023. We also encourage tourists who come are tourists. those who have high spending or US$1500 per visit per person and we are focused on developing high spending activities.
Likewise, the Development Director of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), Edwin Darmasetiawan, explained that there are a number of supporting facilities construction around the Mandalika area which will be the venue for the Moto GP racing event in 2021. Among them is the construction of an 18 kilometer by-pass route from Lombok International Airport to Mandalika area, expansion of provincial roads, and renovation of airports.
“At Mandalika, we have also collaborated with ministries / agencies and state-owned enterprises to build an airport terminal. So the airport was expanded, the runway was extended from 2,750 to 3,300 meters, taxiways were also built because we believe airport traffic will increase,” Edwin noted.
Meanwhile, President Director of the Lake Toba Authority Implementing Agency, Arie Prasetyo, said that his party is working with a number of ministries/agencies, State-Owned Enterprises, and private companies to continue to prepare Lake Toba to become an international tourist destination. Arie assessed that Lake Toba has the advantage of attracting foreign tourists because it is located close to Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
“In the last 4 years, there have been a lot of progress made by ministries and the private sector. In Balige, for example, there are online motorcycle taxis and many culinary merchants with open potential, then we have also worked with Damri to provide shuttle services around tourist destinations. The toll road from Kualanamu to Tebing Tinggi which will be continued to Pematang Siantar and Parapat is under construction and will soon be completed,” Arie said.
On the same occasion, the President Director of BOP Borobudur, Indah Juanita, revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the destinations under his coordination in Central Java and Yogyakarta were mostly visited by tourists by land. Currently, people don’t use air transportation much because they don’t have the courage to fly, so many of them choose to go to tourist destinations by land.
However, Indah said that currently there are four airports that are the entry points for tourists to the BOP Borobudur coordination area. The four are Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Solo, Adisutjipto International Airport and Yogyakarta International Airport in DIY.
On the same occasion, Deputy for Tourism and Creative Economy Coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Odo RM Manuhutu, revealed that the construction of creative hubs and other supporting facilities at Super Priority Destinations aims to produce quality destinations that can be enjoyed by tourists and local residents. destination.
“The development of super priority destinations is expected to empower the community and prioritize aspects of sustainable economic development that also take into account environmental sustainability,” Odo concluded. [traveltext.id]
