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TIKET.COM GIVES DONATION FOR FOOD NEEDS TO WORKERS IN TOURISM SECTOR

AFTER held Healthy Sharing donation movement in the first phase of March 28 to April 5, 2020, tiket.com symbolically handed over 800 Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for medical personnel, the result of exchanging TIX Points for customers and CSR funds tiket.com to the Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT) team in Jakarta on April 15, 2020.

According to Muhammad Anugraha Arisha, Campaign Manager of tiket.com said the donated items consisted of surgical masks, medical-certified hand sanitizers, multivitamins to maintain endurance, hand gloves, and hazmat suits that would be distributed by the ACT team to 38 hospitals throughout Indonesia who still need PPE assistance for their medical staff.

“Continuing the spirit of sharing, tiket.com is back to making the second phase of tiket.com Sehat movement starting April 15-22, 2020. In this second phase, tiket.com invites customers to donate their TIX Points to be exchanged for various TIX points starting from IDR10. 000, IDR20,000, IDR50,000, IDR100,000, IDR200,000 and IDR500,000,” said Anugraha Arisha.

He added, furthermore, the results of this donation would be combined with tiket.com’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds to purchase basic food needs for daily workers in the tourism sector affected by COVID-19.

“The second phase of TIX Point raising is focused on easing the burden of the daily needs of the tourism sector daily workers such as station porters, pedicab drivers, small traders, local tour guides and others who are currently experiencing a decline and even loss of income,” he said.

He explained again, with the enactment of the Large-Scale Social Restrictions policy and a call to stay at home, the increasingly limited people who would travel, this would certainly have an impact on the tourism sector, especially the daily workers whose livelihoods depend on this industrial sector.

“We express our deepest gratitude and appreciation for the enthusiasm of tiket.com customers for participating in spreading this kindness. When our customers are patient not to go on vacation, they actually support by giving their TIX Points to donate,” he concluded.

Anugraha Arisha continued, for that we will continue to invite our customers to spread the goodness by participating in tiket.com Sehat Sehat the second phase which this time is devoted to day laborers in the tourism sector. However, the daily workers in the tourism sector also contribute in advancing Indonesian tourism.

“We believe that the small movements made by each customer will have a big impact if done together,” complete Anugraha Arisha. [traveltext.id]