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WITH THE easing of the 2022 Lebaran (Eid) homecoming and long collective leave, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno predicts that there will be IDR72 trillion in expenditure from the 48 million travelers who travel. He conveyed the potential for a surge in spending during the homecoming period in the Weekly Press Briefing agenda at the Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta, Monday (4/18).
“I see the average expenditure of domestic tourists (wisnus) is IDR1.5 million. This figure, continued Sandiaga, could potentially generate around IDR72 trillion in expenditures for the tourism sector and the creative economy. “If you look at the 48 million homecomers, there is IDR72 trillion (expenditure),” he said.
Sandiaga added, the figure could be even higher because the duration of Eid this year is long and the time off can be increased. Homecoming while traveling.
“The public can take advantage of the long Eid holiday this year. Starting from the Eid al-Fitr holiday, joint leave, to adding annual leave. This is a breath of fresh air, because two years earlier, people were not allowed to go home or take holidays together freely. Now the holidays are from April 29 to May 5, 2022, you can add another five working days off, that can be estimated,” he stated.
From the long duration of the homecoming holiday, Minister Sandiaga explained that there would be an increase in consumption in various tourism sectors and the creative economy. Some sectors of tourism, food and beverage, clothing, transportation, and hotels, restaurants, can reach 25% of household consumption.
According to Sandiaga, going home is not only a gathering place for families, but also has the potential to increase the economy and job opportunities. This is a moment to increase economic turnover. Furthermore, the homecoming moment is estimated to increase the circulation of money by 10% and contribute to economic growth by 25%.
“Therefore, I advise business actors to be prepared and the public to spend their money wisely. We urge travelers to spend money in their area and buy local products to boost the economy and create jobs,” Sandiaga concluded. [traveltext.id]
