Tourism and the creative
economy industry will certainly skyrocket in 2014 due to festivals of democracy
(pesta demokrasi) and the needs for campaigns of the legislative candidates and
political parties require the services of this industry. Movement of the
legislative candidates and party officials to various constituency meetings and
events held by the political parties will boost hotel occupancy and use of
meeting rooms in hotels, especially hotels and convention halls that can
accommodate thousands of people.
“Campaign, festivals of democracy and imaging, of
candidates, candidates for President and Vice President, all to it requires
attributes, advertisements, films, printed or digital materials. “Indonesian
tourism has a very bright prospect in 2014, “said Deputy Minister of Tourism
and Creative Economy, Nirwandar, on Friday (January 3).
He expects that the level of awareness of the candidates
and party leaders of tourism and creative economy sector also increases because
it can improve the life of the people directly. Today, almost all countries in
the world, whether superpowers and small countries, are vting to develop the
tourism industry.
In the 2014 political year, political parties can also
develop seven types of special interest tours, namely historical and cultural
tours, such as visiting Borobudur Temple and other places, nature tourism and
eco-tourism, culinary tourism, sports and leisure, MICE (meeting, incentive,
convention and exhibition), cruise (cruise ships), as well as spa and wellness
which are being developed by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy in
various regions.
In addition to hoping for a “blessing” in the political
year, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is also focusing on special
interest tours for tourism development in 2014. Tourist attractions coupled
with sports, recreations as well as culinary. He was optimistic about the
increase in tourist arrivals in 2014. One way is to increase direct flights to
various regions in Indonesia. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will
continue to advocate infrastructure in 16 tourist destinations that are the
priorities of national development. In addition, the organization of festivals
in various regions is also one way to attract tourists.
With the development of special interest tours, Sapta
expects that creative economy will also be advancing. It is said that tourism
is closely related to creative economy. So it is not wrong if the government
increases special interest tours. He reported that the greatest contribution of
creative economy to tourism is in culinary tourism, handicrafts, fashion.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS)
reported that foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in November 2013 reached
807,400 tourists or approximately a 12.16% increase compared to October as many
as 719,900 tourists. This figure is a new record of number of foreign tourist
visits to Indonesia. Cumulatively, the number of foreign tourists visiting
Indonesia from January to November 2013 reached 7.94 million, a 9.12% increase
compared to the same period in 2012.
Head of BPS, Suryamin, explained that the entrance gate
of foreign tourists also began to spread, not concentrated at Ngurah Rai
Airport, bali and soekarno-Hatta Airport, Banten. Most foreign tourists still
visited Bali via Ngurah Rai airport as much as 297,000 tourists in November
2013, up 24% compared to the same period in 2012. When compared to October
2013, tourists visit to Bali increases 11%.
Sapta said that in the ASEAN region, Malaysia ranks the
first as country of origin of foreign tourists, namely 151,394 tourists or
18.75% of total foreign tourists arrivals in November 2013. In the Top Four,
the next position is occupied by Singapore at 16.81%, Australia 11.38%, China
8.49%, and Japan 5.5%. (E)
Business News - January 8, 2014
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