Sandiaga Uno Targets 100,000 Tourist Visits At The 2024 Mandalika MotoGP

MotoGP racer, Marc Marquez. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf), Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno targets as many as 100,000 tourist visits to international events for the Indonesian MotoGP race at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Mandalika, NTB, 27-29 September 2024.

"Our target is approximately 100,000 like the previous year. Because the capacity is that much, so we hope there will be an improvement in quality," said Sandi in Tangerang, quoted from Antara, Thursday, September 26.

He said that the MotoGP series 15 of the 2024 season which was held in Indonesia was expected to be more successful than the previous year.

In addition, he targets foreign tourist visits to be more numerous than other international events.

"With long visits, they (tourists, ed) are also expected to be able to shop which will increase to the local economy," he said.

Sandi added, as a form of commitment from the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) in the success of the MotoGP event. So his party will help increase the promotion of motorcycle racing tickets.

"Today there is only activation, I just got the sales report that has increased. And I hope that the total tickets sold by 100 thousand can be fulfilled in the next one or two days," he said.

He is optimistic that this year's Mandalika MotoGP racing ticket sales will be sold out before the show is held.

"So in the last minute, it's usually slow at first but the last time it increased sharply. So the purchase of a lot of corporations from MotoGP fans from abroad," he said.

PT Pembangunan Pariwisata Indonesia atau InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) MotoGP Mandalika akan dilaksanakan pada 27-29 September 2024.

Before the event began, a number of leading racers in the MotoGP event attended a parade in Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province on September 25, 2024.