Sandiaga Uno Invites Tiket.com To Encourage Tourism Development In Labuan Bajo, Lake Toba, Etc.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Instagram @sandiuno)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno invited tourism industry players, including tiket.com as an online travel agent, to collaborate in accelerating the development of five super priority tourist destinations that are the focus of President Joko Widodo's administration.

"The main mission of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy of Mr. President Joko Widodo is to clean up the development of five super priority destinations. I am really excited to develop various creative ideas with the support of collaboration from tourism industry stakeholders such as tiket.com, so that this mission can be realized soon," Sandiaga said. when visiting tiket.com, quoted from Antara, Thursday, January 28.

In addition to asking for support in the development of five super priority destinations, Sandiaga also advised that even though the COVID-19 vaccination program is already running, tourism industry players must continue to carry out health protocols well.

"Even though the government is intensifying the vaccination process on a national scale, it is really important for us together to be introspective in implementing health protocols with high discipline wherever we are. Not only when we are on vacation, but in carrying out our daily activities," he said.

In addition to supporting the recovery of the tourism industry by visiting destinations that are safe to visit, making health protocols part of a lifestyle is also an effort to support Indonesia's economic recovery, Sandiaga added.

The co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of tiket.com, Gaery Undarsa, emphasized tiket.com's commitment to support the recovery of national tourism.

"We are ready to support the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy for gercep, geber, and gaspol with a range of interesting activities and programs to support the Indonesia Care campaign - in promoting tourism villages and special interest tours, and in particular helping to highlight 5 super priority destinations," said Gaery.

According to Gaery, since last year tiket.com has been preparing to be the first to support the government to accelerate the recovery of Indonesia's tourism industry, which is the livelihood of millions of citizens, especially workers in the formal and informal sectors.

That is why 2021 will be the year of realization of various kinds of work plans while continuing to take advantage of every opportunity to invite the discipline of health protocol practice.

The government in the tourism development program has set five super priority destinations, which include Labuan Bajo, then Mandalika in West Nusa Tenggara, Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Likupang in South Sulawesi, and Borobudur Temple in Central Java.

"We believe that sustainable partnerships are a key solution in encouraging the recovery of Indonesia's tourism industry. The strategic collaboration between tiket.com and Kemenparekraf will certainly have a positive impact on breadwinners in the tourism industry," concluded George Hendrata, CEO of tiket.com.