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THE MINISTRY of Tourism and Creative Economy stated that the condition of the tourism sector in Indonesia after the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet fully recovered, so the Government continues to focus on improving its quality
“After the pandemic, the tourism sector is still in the recovery period, so it is not yet 100% (recovered),” said the Head of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy’s Priority Tourism Destination Development Work Team Mulyanto YS at a press conference in Jakarta recently.
Mulyanto said that the percentage of recovery for the tourism sector in Indonesia is still around 50% because there are a number of indicators that need to be improved. One of the indicators mentioned is the mode of transportation to the destination, which influences tourists’ interest in going. In the aviation industry, for example, recovery is still progressing gradually because it is influenced by a number of sensitive issues that make tourists hesitant to go.
“As I said, this flight has many sensitive issues, such as increasing ticket prices. “It is still quite difficult to develop foreign markets,” said he, who is also a Policy Analyst for the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
Mulyanto further admitted that in overcoming this problem, the Government is focusing on improving several important aspects and encouraging domestic tourism travel so that it is better known and explored by both local and foreign tourists.
One important aspect that is being improved and developed is introducing green tourism or sustainable tourism to all parties, with the aim of encouraging tourist attraction managers or other business actors not to damage the environment in any of their activities.
“Then the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy’s support in the future, through the regulatory framework in tourism aspects such as managing sustainable tourism guidelines, then destination management is starting to be promoted as an issue,” he remarked.
Mulyanto added that in restoring Indonesian tourism, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy cannot move alone and requires good synergy and collaboration with cross-sectors.
He believes that the private sector can participate in recovery, especially through providing assistance at tourist attractions and developing sustainable aspects. For example, teaching local communities how to protect the sea or proper waste management.
“My hope is that if possible, the reach of this collaboration can be further expanded, so that it can also educate tourism industry players, while educating the public that sustainable tourism can bring sustainability to our creative economy,” he concluded. [antaranews]
