JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said the World Surf League (WSL) Krui Pro 2022 is one of the efforts to revive the tourism sector and creative economy. This was said when he opened the world surfing league in Tanjung Setia, West Coast, Lampung, Saturday, June 11.
"The Regent of Pesisir Barat came directly to Kemenparekraf to ensure all support for our economic revival, especially the tourism and creative economy sectors through Krui Pro 2022," said Sandi. Sandi said that Pesisir Barat, Lampung is one of the best surfing spots in the world that should be introduced to the world and utilized for the welfare of society.
"We need to develop this tour and introduce it to the world, there is no need to build an expensive circuit, God has given us beautiful nature for us to use together for the welfare of the community," he said.
Also present at the event were Deputy Chairperson of the MPR Zulkifli Hasan, Deputy Governor of Lampung Chusnunia Chalim, Director of Economic and Maritime Information and Communication of the Ministry of Communication and Information, Septriana Tangkary, Deputy Chief of Lampung Police Brigadier General Pol Subianto, and other invited guests.
support these activities. According to the Deputy Governor of Lampung, Chusnunia Chalim, the reopening of the implementation of the tourism agenda on the Lampung Tourism Event Calendar in 2022 is good news for the rise of the tourism sector due to the Covid19 pandemic.
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"Festivals like this are very good, and the leverage for prosperity is extraordinary, the creative economy is rising, hotel demand is increasing and it is hoped that it will be a year of mutual awakening, next year can recover again," he said.
In line with the Deputy Governor, the Regent of Pesisir Barat Agus Istiqlal said that the implementation of the Krui Pro 3 activity was a form of cohesiveness together to improve the image of Indonesia's tourism to the world.
"The Krui Pro 3 Lampung program is a joint activity, without the support and solidarity of our capital, whatever we do will not succeed," he said.
The Regent said that his party still needed central government assistance to support the following year's activities to carry out Krui Pro 3 QS 10,000 activities.
"This Krui Pro 3 QS 5,000 activity welcomes QS 10,000, in the future, we need attention, because we believe the creative economy will develop and rise in the West Coast," said the Regent.
Meanwhile, the Director of Information and Communication for the Economy and Maritime Affairs of the Ministry of Communications and Informatics, Septriana Tangkary stated, WSL is a program that can stimulate the economy of the community, especially in each district/city. There are 130,000 MSMEs in Lampung and this is an opportunity for Lampung MSMEs to be able to build a digital market.
"Kominfo as Government Public Relations also supports all Ministries/Institutions/Regions to be able to socialize their programs so that the Indonesian people understand priority programs," said Septriana while accompanying the Menparekraf to review the location of the MSME exhibition on the sidelines of the opening of the WSL Krui Pro.
The WSL Krui Pro 3 WSL QS 5000 activity which was opened by Sandiaga Uno is a world surfing league activity held on 11-17 June 2022 and was attended by 218 participants from 17 countries in the world.
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