Sandiaga Uno: President Jokowi Please Attract Indonesian International Sports Activities Tourists

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno after attending a Limited Meeting with President Joko Widodo regarding the Implementation of National and International Sports Activities/ANTARA

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo hopes that a number of international sporting events that will be held by Indonesia this year can attract tourists and drive the local economy or become a sport tourism. This was conveyed by the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno after attending a limited meeting with President Jokowi at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Antara, Wednesday, January 25. His “Arahannya (directionan Presiden) bahwa ada empat kegiatan besar. Akhir Februari ini ada F1 Powerboat, tentunya sudah dipersiapkan, dan mudah-mudahan lancar dan akan menarik 25 ribu wisatawan, menggerakkan ekonomi setempat di Danau Toba,” ujar Sandiaga. Furthermore, Sandi said, there is a FIFA World Cup U-20 event which will also be prepared, so that Indonesia can not get an increase in achievement, but also get an economic impact. "Of course, the improvement in Indonesia's image as a country that can host internationally scale tournaments," said Sandi. In addition, he said, there will also be a FIBA World Cup which will be attended by 8 countries on the indoor field of the newly built arena, as well as the ANOC World Beach Games in Bali in August 2023 which will invite 205 countries. "So these activities have a direct impact on the length of stay of tourists and also the economic impact on the Balinese and local economy. We hope that this will accelerate recovery, especially in the tourism sector," he said. The term sport tourism itself is a sporting event that is combined as well as introducing or promoting tourism in a country or region. An example is the Mandalika Moto GP event some time ago which was able to encourage the growth of the tourism sector in West Nusa Tenggara and its surroundings.