Sandiaga Discusses Potential For Creative Economy Cooperation With The Singapore Government

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno discussed the potential for cooperation in the tourism and creative economy sectors (parekraf) with Singapore's Second Minister of Trade and Industry, Tan See Leng.

Sandiaga is following up on the implementation of Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) in Batam and Bintan, Riau Islands, which applies to all international ports around the area.

"That with antigen alone is enough, there is no need to use PCR. There are other rule changes, so that it can make it easier and make it easier for foreign tourists to come to Batam and Bintan, then increase the quota for the VTL itself," said Sandiaga, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, March 15.

The existence of international quality golf courses in the two areas is also considered to be a magnet for tourists from Singapore, especially when combined with travel to tourist destinations.

Menparekraf conveyed three sub-sectors with major contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Indonesia's creative economy that could be collaborated with Singapore.

Namely, culinary at 41.5 percent, fashion at 17.7 percent, and crafts at 15 percent.

"Therefore, we are committed to creating a creative economy locomotive in order to create the widest possible employment opportunities," he said.

Furthermore, said Sandiaga, the potential in the tourism sector that has the potential to be developed by Indonesia and Singapore is wellness tourism, which is said to always increase every year.

"We are preparing infrastructure in five super priority destinations (DSP), one of which is in the health sector. We open up opportunities to invest in medical tourism in five DSPs, because if you want to become a world-class tourist destination, you must have one of the world-class health facilities," said Sandiaga.