The Indonesian Consulate General In Sydney Holds Working Lunch To Promote Bali And Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2025

Working Lunch to promote the Bali and Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2025. (Source: Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney)

JAKARTA - Sydney's Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia (KJRI), Sydney held a Working Lunch to promote the 2025 Bali and Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) on Thursday.

The event, which was opened by the Indonesian Consul General Sydney Vedi Kurnia Buana, was attended by 13 tours of operators and travel agents who are also partners of Garuda Indonesia airlines in the New South Wales (NSW) region as potential buyers.

On this occasion, Konjen Vedi appreciated the travel agents who have actively supported the promotion of tour packages to various destinations in Indonesia.

"Conjen Vedi emphasized the importance of the presence of tour operators and travel agents at BBTF 2025, considering that this exhibition has been curated in a Business-to-Business (B2B) format and has the potential to bring 450 buyers from 45 countries and 300 selected sellers from the best travel and tourism business in Indonesia," said the Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney in a written statement as quoted on March 14.

Meanwhile, the Chairperson of the 2025 BBTF Committee, I Putu Winanstra, and the 2025 BBTF Buyer Coordinator, Ketut Ardana, who was present as a hybrid, gave an explanation from Bali.

The 2025 BBTF committee provides a comprehensive explanation of the concepts and opportunities offered by BBTF 2025. They highlight the various benefits that participants can get, including exclusive access to international networks, opportunities for strategic partnerships, and exposure to global tourism trends.

In the discussion session, travel agents shared experiences about tour packages that Australian tourists are interested in. The latest trend shows that Australian tourists are increasingly interested in exploring "Beyond Bali" destinations such as cultural tourism to Yogyakarta and diving tourism to Raja Ampat.

This shows that interest in Indonesian tourism is growing and includes various leading destinations outside Bali.

The Indonesian Consulate General in Sydney hopes that this activity can strengthen cooperation between the tourism industry of Indonesia and Australia, as well as encourage more travel agents to participate in BBTF 2025.