Menparekraf Promotes Indonesian Tourism To Three Potential Market Areas

Menparekraf Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno when meeting with participants of the Famitrip Bulgaria, Panama, and Saudi Arabia in Badung, Bali, Friday (14/6/2024). (DOC. ANTARA)

BADUNG - Considered a potential market, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno promotes Indonesia to community groups from Central America, Central Europe, and the Middle East.

Sandiaga in his meeting with Bulgarian, Panamanian and Saudi Factrip participants in Badung Regency, Bali, Friday, gathered foreigners in the fields of tourism travel, journalists, content creators, and observers.

"They have a very important role to play in promoting Indonesia, especially in the three big markets, the potential is extraordinary," he said, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, June 15.

Menparekraf deliberately attracts tourists from countries in the area, because from his records, visits from the country have been relatively high since last year.

This momentum is then taken to further attract tourist visits by ensuring that those who attend are quality tourists with a longer duration of travel.

Last year's increase in visits from Bulgaria almost reached 33 percent, 35 percent from Central America and from Saudi Arabia also increased by 30 percent, this momentum is what we use to attract tourist visits that love our culture more with a wider economic impact," he said.

To the group of participants, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy hopes that when they return to their respective countries they can participate in promoting Indonesia.

"What we hope is that Indonesia can be promoted in a sustainable manner, not only in the news but rather in conversion to visits, because we monitor these three markets, the increase in visits is very large," he said.

In its meeting with participants from the Famitrip Bulgaria, Panama, and Saudi Arabia, in the ITDC area, Nusa Dua, Sandiaga Uno was not alone.

He was accompanied by the Indonesian Ambassador to Panama concurrently with the Republic of Honduras, the Republic of Costa Rica, and the Republic of Nicaragua Sukmo Harsono, and the Indonesian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Albania & North Macedonia Iwan Bogananta.