Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said his party had prepared a number of tourist destinations that could be visited during the 2024 Chinese New Year holiday.

"We have prepared travel maps for the Lunar New Year holiday, namely tourist destinations in Jakarta, Surakarta, Semarang, Palembang and Singkawang," said Menparekraf Sandiaga at The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno in Jakarta, quoted Tuesday, January 30.

Sandiaga hopes that the celebration of the new year for the Chinese community will also support the target of visiting foreign tourists (tourists) in 2024, which is targeted at 14.3 million visits and 1.25-1.5 billion movements of domestic tourists (tourists).

He also appealed to organizers and the public in general to prioritize the local wisdom and culture of the Chinese people.

Including historical tourism in enjoying the celebration.

For Jakarta, Sandiaga said, there is the Glodok area, Petak Sembilan which becomes a tourist village and becomes a tourist village in the style of Pepinan.

Meanwhile in Semarang, he mentioned that there is a Kauman area, Central Semarang, which has a Pepinan destination with the procession of the Sam Poo Kong statue and several other points that also hold festivals.

Then, in the Solo area, Central Java, there is the Pepinan tourist village in Pasar Gede which also presents the Grebek Sudiro attraction on January 28 to February 10, which is planned to be attended as well.

Furthermore, in Palembang, South Sumatra, there is a tourist destination on Kemaro Island which also has an attraction for the tradition of lion dance arts.

"And Karisma Event Nusantara (KEN) 2024 presents the Cap Go Meh festival in Singkawang, West Kalimantan," he said.

During the 2024 Chinese New Year celebrations, Sandiaga called on various parties to continue to carry out cleanliness, health, safety and environmental sustainability during the celebration.


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