Ma'ruf Amin Optimistic That Indonesia Becomes The World's Halal Tourism Leader

JAKARTA - Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, believes that Indonesia can become a leader in the halal tourism industry at the global level, with various potentials for the diversity of leading tourist destinations. has the potential to become a leader in world-class halal tourism," he said, at the launch of the Healthy and Prosperous Movement with Travel, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, October 26. after being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. "Halal tourism is an important sector not only in the development of the sharia economy, but also for the revival of Indonesian tourism," continued Ma'ruf Amin. tourism industry stakeholders to improve literacy "We must continue to strive to improve public literacy regarding the concept of halal tourism, namely the fulfillment of halal service facilities that are friendly for Muslim tourists," he said. can bounce back, so that it can contribute to the recovery of the national economy.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Indonesian Halal Tourism Association, Riyanto Sofyan, said that the handling of COVID-19 in Indonesia which was going well had an impact on increasing community tourism activities. "This is basically a campaign to support the Government's program in accelerating national economic recovery, to increase public awareness, to care about healthy lifestyles, one of which is through wellness tourism," he said.