Coordinating Minister Airlangga: Tourism Development Through Tourism Village Development Is Expected To Stimulate Economic Growth

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto. (Photo: Doc. Coordinating Ministry for the Economy)

JAKARTA - In line with the goals of tourism development, the government is developing tourist villages with the aim of increasing economic growth, people's welfare, eradicating poverty, overcoming unemployment, preserving nature, the environment, and resources, and advancing culture.

The development of tourist villages is also a form of accelerating integrated village development to encourage social, cultural, and economic transformation of the village. Therefore, each region and village needs to pay close attention to its potential to be appointed and developed in order to provide added value benefits and produce high productivity to improve the welfare of the local community.

"On behalf of the President, I appreciate the holding of the 2021 Indonesian Tourism Village Award Night as a momentum to encourage the development of tourist villages, especially in the context of the National Economic Recovery," said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto in his remarks representing the President of the Republic of Indonesia at the "Indonesian Tourism Village Award Night" (ADWI) 2021" organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, on Tuesday 7 December.

The ADWI event is expected to be a vehicle for promoting the potential of tourism villages in Indonesia for domestic and foreign tourists, as well as being able to motivate Village Governments and Regional Governments throughout Indonesia to be able to develop new tourist villages as levers for the rural and regional economy, which in turn will encourage growth. national economy.

A total of 1,831 tourist villages from 34 provinces throughout Indonesia that have participated registered and become participants in the 2021 ADWI event. Of these, the top 50 best tourist villages were selected to win awards on the eve of the 2021 Indonesian Tourism Village Award in creating a world-class, empowered tourist village that competitive and sustainable.

The tourism sector as one of the drivers of Indonesia's economic growth is expected to increase the number of foreign tourist visits, domestic tourist travel, increase foreign exchange earnings from the tourism sector, absorb tourism workforce, and increase the index of Indonesian tourism competitiveness in the global realm.

"I also encourage the development of tourist villages to continue to be synergized with efforts to develop 10 Priority Tourism Destinations including 5 Super Priority Tourism Destinations (DPSP) so that they can further expand the economic benefits of developing tourism destinations for local communities," concluded Coordinating Minister Airlangga.

Also attending the ADWI 2021 Night event were Minister of Tourism for Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno, Deputy Minister of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia Budie Arie Setiadi, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria, Regents and Deputy Regents, as well as Village Heads and Local Officials of 50 Tourism Villages.