HIPMI Bali Thanks Sandiaga Uno, There Is Hope That The Island Of The Gods Tourism Will Recover

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

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno invited all tourism industry players, in this case the Indonesian Young Entrepreneurs Association (HIPMI), to collaborate together to restore the tourism sector. He is optimistic that tourism will soon revive as long as the tourism industry players work hand in hand.

Head of Tourism, Creative Economy, Cooperatives and UMKM for the Central Executive Board (BPP) of HIPMI Rano Wiharta said HIPMI Bali received support from Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno. Minister Sandiaga Uno heard firsthand all the problems faced by SME entrepreneurs HIPMI Bali in the tourism sector.

"The minister, who is also the former chairman of the BPP HIPMI, gave several suggestions as a solution to HIPMI Bali friends. We conveyed the hopes and input from stakeholders and tourism business actors to find solutions," said Rano, in his written statement, Tuesday. February 16th.

Rano said this when he met Sandiaga Uno, at the Patra Resort Bali, last weekend. Present at the meeting with the concept of having breakfast with Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno, namely Deputy Chairperson of BPP HIPMI Anggawira, Head of Field (Tourism, Creative Economy, Cooperatives and UMKM) BPP HIPMI Rano Wiharta, Deputy Governor of Bali Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, Field VI of the Creative Economy Compartment Rucita Permatasari, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BPD HIPMI Bali Darma Putra, General Chairperson of BPD HIPMI Bali Agus Pande Widura, and along with other BPD HIPMI Bali boards.

On this occasion, said Rano, the Menparekraf heard directly the hopes and input of tourism business actors in Bali and also stakeholders regarding solutions that could be taken in this challenging situation. According to him, the COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on many sectors and many things have reduced the quality of life of many people.

"During this pandemic, many business actors lost their businesses, had to lay off their employees, lost their income, even had to eat from savings and eat from selling assets. We really have high hopes from the Minister to be able to consider the balance between the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) in other sectors and in tourist destination areas, "he said.

Bali Island. (Photo: Unsplash)

Rano hopes that it can rotate hundreds of millions of potential domestic tourists, so that all destinations in Indonesia, especially these 10 destinations, can revive. And, he continued, how can we work side by side, so that the impact of the existing economy in Bali is not getting worse.

"It is our hope that how to see this complication become a fact in Bali. We must ensure that the tourism sector and the creative economy in Bali Province can move fast with policies which are certainly full of innovation, adaptation and collaboration," he said.

Meanwhile, Sandiaga Uno said that his party was working on various breakthroughs so that the Bali tourism sector could survive and rise. His decision to Work From Bali was due to its own moral and motivational impact on Bali tourism, so that it could quickly absorb, respond, and follow up.

"Let's create innovations in the midst of a pandemic so that it can survive. I don't want anyone to sell assets, vehicles, because capital is eroded due to the continued decline in guest visits. Kemenparekraf will try hard to help make this situation improve," Sandiaga said.

The former Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta said that in 2019 there were more than 34 million people who depend on the tourism sector and the creative economy. Hotels and restaurants are an important sector in job creation.

"The COVID-19 pandemic in addition to having health impacts, also has a very devastating economic impact, especially in the tourism sector and the creative economy. What is happening at this time is that entrepreneurs have been exposed and are leading to bankruptcy," he said.

To save him, Kemenparekraf has collaborated with the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) to help parekraf business actors in several ways. It is like giving relaxation to employers' obligations towards banking.

"Apart from that, there is also a social assistance fund which has provided assistance to extend breath for a number of hotel and restaurant entrepreneurs," he concluded.