InJourney Holds Aquabike Jetski World Championship Again On Lake Toba

Photo: Mery Handayani/VOI

JAKARTA - PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney held Aquabike Jet Ski World Championship in four large districts around Lake Toba, namely Karo, Dairi, Simalungun, and Samosir regencies. The event will also be enlivened with people's parties.

The Aquabike Jet Ski World Championship will take place from November 13 to 17, 2024. This event is the second year of the world-class jet ski championship series held in the world's largest volcanic lake.

Plt. President Director of InJourney, Maya Watono said as many as 73 racers from 30 countries will compete in this event. Not only international racers, this event will also be participated by 10 Indonesian-proud jetski racers.

Furthermore, Maya said that the beauty of jetski sports combined with the beauty of Lake Toba's natural panorama will provide its own attractiveness.

"The holding of the 2024 Jetski World Championship Aquabike in these four districts is an effort to revive tourism in the area around Lake Toba and strengthen its positioning as a water sport tourism," he said in Sarinah, Jakarta, Thursday, October 31.

Maya said the number of tourist visits to Lake Toba, which is included in the New York Times list of top 52 destinations in the world, will continue to increase.

Furthermore, Maya said this step could not be separated from the presence of various international events held to increase public interest in visiting Lake Toba.

"There is a significant trend of increasing the number of visits to Lake Toba from last year, because racers brought their crew and families to visit and vacation in Indonesia," Maya said.

In fact, Maya said that her party predicts that the implementation of the Aquabike Jet Ski World Championship will have an economic impact.

"We predict that the event will have an economic impact of IDR 1.7 trillion in the next few years," he said.

Similarly, the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, supports the holding of the 2024 Aquabike Jetski World Championship international event. According to him, events like this are not only to increase tourist visits but also to improve the welfare of the local community through the growth of the creative economy and the MSME sector.

"The organization of this event encourages the creation of economic opportunities for the surrounding community, ranging from the transportation, lodging, to local culinary sectors that will be enjoyed by visitors," said Widiyanti.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of BUMN Kartika Wirjoatmodjo hopes that there will be a synergy between SOEs to make the 2024 Aquabike Jetski World Championship a success in Lake Toba. SOEs will support various needs for organizing this event, starting from airport preparation to hotels to facilitate athletes and crew of Aquabike Jetski World Championship in Lake Toba.

"We would like to thank the sponsors and stakeholders who have helped smooth this event. The Ministry of SOEs hopes that this event will further improve the image of Indonesia's nation and tourism in the international area and provide a large multiplier effect on the regional economy," said Kartika Wirjoatmodjo

For your information, InJourney collaborates with its subsidiary, InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) as the developer and manager of several Super Priority Tourism Destinations (DPSP) in Indonesia as the executor or organizing of the event.

InJourney also synergizes with the Ministry, Institutions, and local local governments to jointly support this event as a form of realizing commitments in developing Lake Toba tourism destinations.