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THE wheel will always rotate, but for certain people who understand playing it, they don’t need to participate in turning but stay on top and enjoy the game. Perhaps that is the right byword for Sandiaga Salahudin Uno. At the age of 51 he was appointed Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy.
The journey of his political and business career went hand in hand and was prospective even since he was very young. His appointment and decision to accept the position of Minister of Tourism also seems to have gone through careful reflection and calculation considering that the alumnus of Wichita State University is almost never careless in his steps.
As someone who has scored so many best achievements in many ways, he hopes that various parties will be able to solve various problems in the world of tourism and the creative economy.
According to ASEAN DPP Coordinator Asita Edwin Ismedia Himna, for example, stated that he was optimistic that Sandiaga Uno would provide many solutions and breakthroughs considering his background and track record in the business world so far which was even recorded in the international world.
Even though Edwin realizes that even more of the businesses Sandi is engaged in is not directly related to the tourism sector and the creative economy.
However, he emphasized that the world of tourism industry has understood that whoever the minister who leads the parecraph sector at the time of this pandemic must face tough challenges that are very difficult to make policies.
Edwin still hopes that Sandiaga Uno will be able to drive domestic tourism as quickly as possible while adhering to the CHSE protocol.
“We hope he will be able to expand cooperation with airlines to re-open access to tourist destinations,” said Edwin.
Fast Motion
After being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the Minister of Tourism & Creative Economy who is concurrently the Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Sandiaga Uno did seem eager to immediately move quickly and ensure the development of five super priority tourism destinations.
Sandiaga Uno said President Jokowi gave him a very short time and target to ensure the improvement of the five super priority destinations in every aspect.
This preparation starts from infrastructure, culinary to aspects of cultural arts, including costumes and knick-knacks related to these tourist destinations.
“Even though the red date I want to accelerate (move quickly) and I want to touch the five of them until the end of the year. We will combine the five destinations with hybrid visits and direct visits,” he said.
Sandiaga Uno also explained that he would map or map programs and strategies for developing five super priority tourism destinations both in the short and medium term.
“Everything will be compiled comprehensively, accurately, so that it is not only labeled as a super priority destination but also super worthy of sale post-pandemic,” he said.
In addition, Sandiaga Uno also said that the tourism sector and the creative economy were hopes because they created more than 33 million jobs.
For this reason, the implementation of the Cleanliness, Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability (CHSE) health protocol must be applied with discipline so that the tourism sector and the creative economy can be saved post-pandemic.
“So that this sector becomes superior and can be saved. Not only that, it even becomes more quality in the future,” Sandiaga Uno stated.
He said the position as Minister of Tourism & Creative Economy was a mandate as well as a big responsibility to continue the struggle of Wishnutama Kusubandio to work and contribute in the tourism sector and the creative economy.
“I realize that the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge. However, we must be optimistic that the tourism sector and the creative economy will definitely recover and rise again, as this pandemic is topped. Because the tourism sector and the creative economy are strategic sectors that contribute foreign exchange and open up. the fastest and largest job opportunities. Very important in our economic recovery efforts,” Sandiaga Uno noted.
He said his predecessors and the ranks of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy had laid the groundwork, especially in responding to the impact of the pandemic in the tourism sector and the creative economy, such as the CHSE Program and most recently the Buy Now Travel Later program.
President Jokowi, said Sandiaga Uno, specifically conveyed a message to be able to move quickly in preparing super priority destinations from all aspects so that they could be well schematically.
“The calendar of events from the small scale weekly, also monthly on a regional scale, and the world class. So it all needs collaboration,” Sandiaga Uno added.
Meanwhile, Vice President Ma’ruf Amin added a message to be able to carry out the protocol in a disciplined manner. The creative economy sector as a job creator can take a holistic approach so that more than 30 million actors and workers in the tourism and creative economy sectors can be helped. Also product innovations such as halal tourism in tourist villages and several activities that touch aspects of the creative economy.
“We don’t have much time, we must be able to do three things, namely innovation, adaptation, and collaboration, we do our best for the nation and state,” Sandiaga Uno concluded. [antaranews/photo traveltext]
