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THE INDONESIA’S Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy explained the process of evaluation stages during the trial opening of 20 tourist destinations, then it will be carried out gradually or gradually in several other tourist destinations in the country.
According to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno during the Weekly Press Briefing which was held virtually Monday (9/13) said the 20 tourist destinations were divided into several areas, for the DKI Jakarta area, namely Ancol Dreamland, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, and Setu Babakan Betawi Cultural Village. For the West Java area, there are Taman Safari Indonesia, The Lodge Maribaya, Glamping Lake Rancabali, Kawah Putih, Jbound, and Saung Mang Udjo.
“As for Central Java and DIY, they are Grand Maerakaca Taman Mini, Borobudur TWC, Prambanan TWC, Taru Jurug Animal Park, Breksi Cliff Park, Gembira Loka Zoo, and Pinus Asri Mangunan Forest. East Java is Selecta Recreation Park, Jatim Park 2, Hawai Group, and Maharani Zoo and Caves,” said Sandiaga.
Minister Sandiaga explained, in general, there are several test evaluation materials that will be applied to be used as evaluation materials in the future, this is done as an effort to revive the tourism sector during the implementation of implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM). Where the tourism business will be reopened gradually by paying attention to the health aspect not only for visitors, but also workers or business managers at tourist attractions.
The Tourism Ministry has held a coordination meeting with related parties such as the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, the Ministry of Health, as well as industry and local governments last week. Starting from the management, they can implement Cleanliness, Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability (CHSE)-based health protocols strictly and end-to-end discipline. From visitors making reservations, arrival, to return.
“Secondly, from the whole process, how can the manager determine the crisis point where there is a possibility of a violation of the health protocol or a high potential for transmission in every activity within the destination. Like ventilation, because indoor spaces are riskier, so we need to be careful at every point,” he underlined.
Then the third, continued Sandiaga Uno, is the duration of the activities offered, the distance between visitors, as well as activities that require people to touch objects that are also touched by others. And the fourth and most important thing is how to implement the Pedulilindungi application in controlling it all. In addition, it is also related to how the manager prepares the task force and coordinates with the local COVID-19 task force.
“This trial will continue to be evaluated every week. There are currently 2,264 participants in the tourism sector who have registered or obtained the QR code for caring for the protection. These recipients consist of businesses of bars, cafes, hotels, restaurants, fast food restaurants, and tourist destinations located in DKI Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya,” he remarked.
Currently, trials are still being carried out in certain sectors, but in the future, because the PeduliLindung application has been set as the gold standard. Minister Sandiaga also hopes that its use will be expanded to include tourist villages. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will continue to socialize and prepare all parties including tourist villages to be able to implement this application later.
Regarding parents who want to bring children under 12 years old to participate in recreation and stay at hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions. Minister Sandiaga also responded that if the matter was discussed in detail at an evaluation meeting chaired by Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, many children under 12 years old were still not doing outdoor activities.
During the weekly evaluation meeting, it was also mentioned that parents who brought children under 12 years of age who wanted to participate in activities were discussed giving their respective discretion to the family. Because actually the majority who come (tours, staycations, and others) are not bringing children, but the majority are visitors who are over 12 years old,” he noted.
Therefore, Sandiaga also appealed to the public regarding the regulation to be made not rigid, but flexible following the health protocol. In addition, as long as the health protocol is carried out strictly and disciplined with the careprotect application, the destination has been installed which has also implemented CHSE where all have been vaccinated.
“So, one or two discretions are made to families who bring children under 12 years old, and their families have also been vaccinated. This decision can be taken based on coordination with the local COVID-19 Task Force. This is a form of flexibility that we want to convey with the concept of ‘gas brake, gas brake’ and sandbox, the most important thing is caring to protect is part of that daily life,” he concluded. [traveltext.id]
