Erick Thohir And Anies Baswedan Welcome To Sunda Kelapa, Which Is Similar To Labuan Bajo

Ships at Sunda Kelapa Harbor. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Minister Erick Thohir together with DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan will beautify the Kota Tua area and Sunda Kelapa ports such as Bali and Labuan Bajo. The goal, according to them, is to attract local tourists.

"We have a dream together with the Governor of how Sunda Kelapa can return to leaning on a representative Cruise ship, as we are currently building in Bali or in Labuan Bajo. If we build in Bali and Labuan Bajo, why not Jakarta. So, because of that supporting facilities must also be built, "he said, in Jakarta, Wednesday, April 28.

Erick Thohir said that so far local tourists have not been served well. In fact, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism data indicated that 78 percent were domestic tourists. Therefore, his party does not hesitate to assist Anies in building and facilitating domestic tourists.

"Because domestic tourist services are no less important than international tourist services," he said.

To realize this plan, Erick and Anies through BUMN and BUMD collaborated to form a joint venture between three entities, namely the Jakarta Experience Board / PT Jakarta Tourisindo (JXB), PT Pembangunan Pariwisata Indonesia (Persero) or Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), and PT. Jabodetabek Transportation Integration Mode (MITJ).

The collaboration between BUMN and BUMD was marked by the signing of the Head of Agreement (HoA) document carried out by the Managing Director of JXB Novita Dewi, President Director of ITDC Abdulbar M. Mansoer and President Director of PT MITJ Tuhiyat.

In addition to arranging the area into pedestrian-friendly tourism, BUMN and BUMD will also revitalize and integrate transportation in the Kota Tua-Sunda Kelapa area.

The involvement of the BUMN Tourism ITDC in the development of Kota Tua-Sunda Kelapa, given the attractiveness of the two locations in the form of buildings and facilities, the majority of which are state-owned assets such as Pelindo 2's Sunda Kelapa Harbor, KAI's Kota Station / BEOS, Bank Mandiri Museum owned by Bank Mandiri, and so forth.

"I, the Governor, and the entire Ministries support this idea and thank God we have also held several meetings with ITDC. What will you do is the support so that this dream becomes a reality, not only insights that will only be remembered at a later date," he said.