Sandiaga Uno Alludes To Cawe-Cawe In Tourism Village Management

Sandiaga Uno signed the inscription of Pekunden Village, Banyumas as the Best Tourism Village in Indonesia on Sunday (11/6/2023). (Between/Sumarwoto)

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno said the management of tourist villages, including Pekunden Tourism Village, Banyumas Regency, Central Java, must involve various parties.

"Everyone must be 'cheating' involved for the progress of Pekunden Tourism Village, but the concept is togetherness in a unity and integrity based on of course our love and the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia must be built together, not alone," he said in Pekunden Village, Banyumas District, Banyumas Regency as quoted by Antara, Sunday.

The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy said this when inaugurating Pekunden Village as the 75 Best Tourism Villages, World Class Tourism Villages for Indonesia Bangkit, Anugerah Indonesian Tourism Village 2023.

According to him, Pekunden Village has many potential "startups" to be developed, including "startups" related to culinary, performing arts, including having 24 "homestays" each of which can create jobs for at least four people.

"So a total of 100 (people) who work in the tourism ecosystem and the creative economy, this can be managed with the concept of digitalization. I want to invite friends from Pekunden Tourism Village, especially young people, to open up business opportunities and job opportunities by creating'startups'," said the Minister.

In addition, with the permission of the Regent of Banyumas, he said, Pekunden Tourism Village will also be combined with several tourism spots that already exist in Banyumas whose connectivity is very capable because it is very easy to reach from Jakarta.

During his visit to Pekunden Tourism Village, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy had the opportunity to review a number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that developed in the village, one of which was batik crafts.

Even while reviewing the batik craft booth, Minister Sandiaga bought five green batik headbands.

"Do you have green ones? I bought five," he said.

After visiting the MSME booth, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy visited the Nopia mino production house (a typical Banyumas culinary, ed.) in Kampoeng Nopia, Pekunden Village.