Ada KTT ASEAN 2023, Kunjungan Wisatawan Mancanegara Ke RI Diharapkan Naik 25 Persen

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) targets the number of foreign tourist visits (tourists) to Indonesia to increase significantly in 2023.

This is due to the holding of the 42nd ASEAN International Summit in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), on May 9-11.

"We have just increased the target of 8.5 million foreign tourists. The target is to increase from 7.4 million to 8.5 million. This is quite significant around 20-25 percent," said Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno when met by media crews at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Building, Monday, May 8.

Sandiaga also said that the total foreign exchange for state tourism with the implementation of the ASEAN Summit would reach more than IDR 5 billion so far this year.

"In total, the tourism foreign exchange we expect is almost USD 6 billion," he said.

According to Sandiaga, the implementation of the ASEAN Summit in a number of parts of Indonesia will attract foreign tourists to participate in the experience of these international activities.

"This ASEAN Summit will contribute quite significantly from the visit, because (the implementation) of the ASEAN Summit is not only in Labuan Bajo, but also in Jakarta and several side events that we have prepared," he concluded.