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WONDERFUL Indonesia Tourism Fair (WITF) 2024 is an international tourism business exhibition event to be held in Jakarta on October 2-4, 2024. Initiated by the Indonesian Tourism Industry Association (GIPI), WITF 2024 will be a marketplace for tourism industry players, bringing together buyers from different countries with exhibitors from all over Indonesia.
According to Hariyadi Sukamdani, Chairman of GIPI recently, said WITF 2024 is a very good momentum for Indonesia to strengthen its position as a world tourism destination. By bringing together all of Indonesia’s tourism potential in one event, we are sure that WITF 2024 will make a significant contribution to national economic growth.
“WITF 2024 will present hundreds of buyers from different parts of the world, including European countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, France, England, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and Russia. From the Middle East, buyers will be attending from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar. Asia will also be represented with countries such as Turkey, India, Japan and South Korea, as well as Southeast Asia with representatives from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. Not to mention the United States and Australia,” he said.
Hariyadi explained that more than 30 tourism industry associations that are members of GIPI will fully support WITF 2024. Exhibitors from all over Indonesia will showcase a variety of stunning destinations. In the leisure segment, products and services on offer include tourism to exotic beaches such as Bali and Lombok, trekking in mountainous areas such as Bromo, or learning about the culture and history of the local people. While products and services in the business segment include meetings & conferences and incentive or reward travel. The various destinations and services will be offered by national and local tour operators.
Meanwhile, Budi Tirtawisata as the Chairman of the WITF 2024 Steering Committee said that WITF 2024 still provides opportunities for tourism business players to showcase their products and services. By participating in WITF, exhibitors will have the opportunity to reach the global market, build business networks, increase sales and promote tourism destinations.
“To date, the committee has received nearly a hundred requests from buyers from different regions of the world, and we want to ensure that the presence of hosted buyers is truly qualified and generates business for tourism stakeholders in Indonesia,” Budi concluded. [traveltext.id]
