THE MINISTRY of Tourism and Creative Economy fully supports the launch of tourism branding for Sabang, Aceh, as a medium to strengthen the promotion of tourism potential and the creative economy in Sabang.
In The Weekly Press Briefing at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta, Monday (12/18), 2023, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno said, Sabang has very rich tourism potential, especially marine tourism and diving tourism. Guardian.co.uk has even designated Sabang as one of the ’10 world’s best diving adventures’ and in 2011 Sabang became a cruise destination.
“Not only that, Sabang also has many events which serve as a medium for promoting the tourism and creative potential in this city at the western tip of Indonesia. So, through the launch of the Sabang tourism branding, it is hoped that it can further strengthen the promotion of tourism and creative potential in this “Zero Kilometer City”. “Therefore, we are ready to collaborate,” he said.
On the same occasion, the Deputy for Tourism Products and Event Organizers at the Tourism Ministry, Vinsensius Jemadu, encouraged the Sabang City Government to improve the quality of events in Sabang. Of course, this will also contribute to national economic growth.
Likewise, the Acting Mayor of Sabang, Reza Fahlevi, added that the launch of this branding was a real effort by the Sabang City Government to strengthen the promotion of tourism and creative potential in the region.
“This is our effort to introduce Sabang more widely and concretely, later we will make efforts so that tourism investment in Sabang can increase. So, we ask for the Minister’s support,” concluded Reza. [traveltext.id]