Sandiaga's Words Of Love Leave For Those Who Want To Try Historical Tourism

Sandiaga Uno (Photo via personal Twitter)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said historical tourism could bring benefits to the community. Especially if it can be packaged with local wisdom.

"The destinations are carefully branded and the development is packaged with full benefit for the community," said Sandiaga, Tuesday, August 23.

According to Sandiaga, history is one of the tourist themes that tourists are interested in, especially during the new era of tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic. New tourism trends that have developed after the pandemic are personalized, customized, localized, and smaller sizes.

"History-based tourism, including heritage, is in accordance with this character. In the sense that it is not carried out in large groups (mass tourism), but provides a strong travel experience, in line with quality and sustainable tourism," he said.

Therefore, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy appreciated the holding of the 2022 Indonesian Heritage Gathering, which can increase the potential for historical tourism, especially heritage-based tourism.

The Indonesian Heritage Gathering is an annual event organized by the Indonesian Heritage Preservation Agency (BPPI). In 2022, the event carries the theme "Opportunities and Challenges of the Implementation of Heritage Economics in Heritage Cities".

"We believe that Indonesia's mainstay is history-based tourism, cultural-based tourism, and we see opportunities for cooperation with BPPI in the future. Our target this year is the creation of 1.1 million new quality jobs created by the tourism sector and creative economy and increase to 4.4 million new jobs in 2024," said Sandiaga.