Menparekraf: Wisman Target To Borobudur 2 Million Visits Per Year

Borobudur Temple/Dok ANTARA

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno targets the number of foreign tourist visits (tourists) to the Borobudur Temple Super Priority Tourism Destination (DPSP) to reach 2 million visits per year.

"All progress according to the route, foreign tourists visiting above the top target and visiting Nusantara (wisnus) tourists have a positive impact on job creation," Sandiaga said as quoted by ANTARA, Friday, July 21.

Sandiaga said specifically for Borobudur, it can be seen from the population of Buddhists in ASEAN.

"It can be projected to reach 2 million foreign tourists with a total target of tourism foreign exchange income reaching 2 billion US dollars," said Sandiaga.

Sandiaga also explained that efforts and development steps at Borobudur Temple will be a breakthrough to open up business opportunities and employment opportunities not only for the people of Magelang but also those around them such as Yogyakarta and Central Java in general.

The government is focused on developing five DPSPs into quality tourism destinations that must be ensured to be completed by 2024.

The achievement of foreign tourists and foreign tourists targets in 2023 is the main indicator that reflects the readiness of five DPSPs as the main choice destination in welcoming the momentum of global tourism recovery in 2024.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said that based on the evaluation results, five DPSPs in Indonesia had progressed with the Health Law.

"Health tourists need to be highlighted so that people who seek treatment abroad will return to treatment in Indonesia," said Luhut.

In addition, spatial planning and architecture of local wisdom, Luhut continued, are the main keys to infrastructure development of five DPSPs.

Regarding the main key to the development of DPSP infrastructure, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy on Thursday (19/7) received a land management right (HPL) document from the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning which will be managed by the Borobudur Authority (BPOB) Implementing Agency.

The two HPL numbers 003 and 004 each have a land area of 21 hectares and 30 hectares.