Vice President of Organization & Inter Institution of the Indonesian Travel Agent Association (ASTINDO), Anton N. Sumarli, conveyed a number of factors for travel trends or tourist travel, one of which is connectivity to the destination country.
"For example, there are several countries that want to make exhibitions and so on, but because the connectivity is difficult, the price is expensive, so people don't go there," said Anton, when meeting the media at the "Korea Hybrid Travel Fair 2026" event in Jakarta, on Friday.
Anton said that the trend of travel tourism can change depending on which country is actively promoting. This can be seen in various tourism promotion activities, including the Astindo Travel Fair. In addition, social media is also considered to have an influence in shaping travel trends.
"The trend changes depending on how many countries are promoting. Then, what is the trend on social media. Well, that's the trend," he said.
Anton also said that the current trend of Indonesian people's travel is still choosing to go abroad. In this case, Japan still occupies the first position as the favorite destination for Indonesian tourists based on ASTINDO travel exhibition data.
"The trend is mostly still abroad frankly. Japan is still number one. Then Taipei, Taiwan, Korea, China also entered," he said.
Anton said the growth of Indonesian tourist travel to South Korea has also increased. Based on ASTINDO data, South Korea is one of the top five destinations, based on the travel exhibition they held.
According to Anton, the growth in the number of Indonesian tourists to South Korea is also driven by the influence of the closeness of culture between the two countries.
"We are optimistic that we will have even more growth. The number of visitors to South Korea will increase in the future because we have many programs as well," he said.
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