Yogyakarta Optimizes Sugeng Rawuh Application In Malioboro

YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Government has optimized the use of the Sugeng Rawuh (Welcome) application for tourists in Malioboro as a follow-up to the results of the evaluation of the use of the application at the end of last week which was considered not optimal.

“There are several things in the field that cause the use of this application not to be maximized. For example, the long queue of tourists when accessing the application," said Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Heroe Poerwadi, quoted by Antara, Monday, November 9.

Therefore, Heroe hopes that the UPT for the Cultural Conservation Area as an institution that has the authority in the Malioboro area can take various steps to maximize the use of the application.

One of them, continued Heroe, is asking tourists to access the application before visiting Malioboro so that there is no queue of tourists when accessing the application.

“For example, before getting off the tourist bus, you have filled in the required data before entering Malioboro. So, there are no longer long lines,” he said.

According to Heroe, the use of the Sugeng Rawuh application is an effort by the local government to regulate and limit the duration of tourist visits in Malioboro.

“The duration of tourism bus parking is limited to a maximum of three hours. Tourists are also limited to a maximum of two hours in Malioboro. From the application, the number of visitors will be known and visitors will receive notifications when visiting time is almost up," he said.

With this application, continued Heroe, it is hoped that there will be restrictions on the number of tourists who come to Malioboro so that the implementation of health protocols, namely avoiding crowds, can still be carried out properly.

"Next week should at least be better than last week," said Heroe.

The Malioboro area was packed with tourists from various regions last week.

"According to the data recorded in the Sugeng Rawuh application, tourists come from various cities in Central Java, East Java, West Java, DKI Jakarta, and Banten. This means that community mobility is high enough so that efforts are needed to reduce the potential for virus transmission in tourist attractions," he said.

One of the efforts taken by the Yogyakarta City Government to anticipate the potential for virus transmission in Malioboro is to conduct random antigen tests on tourists. "We did tests on 15 tourists and all of them were negative," he said.

In addition, a COVID-19 vaccination service was also opened. “However, at the end of last week, there were only eight tourists who accessed it. Because almost all of the tourists who come are already vaccinated," he said.