Sandiaga Said, The Marriage Industry Can Create Multiplier Effects For Many Sectors

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JAKARTA - After being battered by COVID-19, various industrial sectors slowly returned to life. The industry, which is related to wedding celebrations or called wedding industry, is no exception.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said wedding industry could be the locomotive of economic recovery. Don't even be surprised if the scale can be global.

Wedding industry is believed to be able to provide many new and quality jobs, as well as create inclusive and sustainable tourism.

"So this is a very big opportunity that industry players can take to advance the wedding industry and become the locomotive of creating new and quality jobs. It also encourages the presence of sustainable tourism," said Sandiaga Uno, in a written statement, Friday, September 30.

Sandiaga Uno said, to hold a wedding ceremony, between 200 and 300 workers were able to gather. Those who then prepared and made the celebration a success.

Consisting of various sub-sectors of the creative economy such as photographers, videographers, designer fashion, make up artists, food and beverage, to souvenirs.

In addition, according to him, the length of stay from visits for weddings is longer, ranging from five to seven days, as well as providing multiplier effects for other industries, such as MSME players and other tourist attractions. Menparekraf provides recommendations for five tourism destinations that can be used as a place for weddings other than Bali the parallel on earth.

Starting from Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Borobudur in Central Java, Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara, Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, and Likupang in North Sulawesi.

These are five super priority destinations in Indonesia that can be included in the wedding list. Of course, the natural beauty offered is very interesting," he concluded.