In Order For Tourism To Be More Active, AP II Hopes That The Travelin Fest Will Be Held Once A Year

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JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) said that the Travelin Fest, which consisted of the Travel Hub Fair, Local Creative Festival and Airport Town Festival, went smoothly and was ready to become an annual activity to encourage tourism.

"Seeing the response and taking into account various inputs, AP II has determined that the Travelin Fest will be held every year as an effort to continue to stimulate national aviation and tourism," said AP II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Antara, Monday, August 22. .

Awaluddin said the first Travelin Fest at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on August 13-17, 2022 was held as an effort to encourage the flight and national tourism sector.

Travelin Fest is a one-stop place that provides a variety of traveler needs to travel. In this festival, flight tickets are offered at special prices, travel packages at special prices, as well as travel support facilities.

The implementation of the Travelin Fest also received a MURI record in line with the number of local products displayed at this event which reached more than 3,800 products.

During the five days of implementation, the number of participants of the Travel Hub Fair was 24 companies consisting of 7 national airlines, 5 foreign airlines, 7 travel agents, 2 hoteliers, 2 travel support companies and 1 transportation service company.

Meanwhile, the Airport Town Festival and Local Creative Festival were also supported by 6 city/district government agencies from Jakarta, Depok and Tangerang.

"This is the first time for AP II to hold a travel fair, and it is a good experience for us to be able to make Travelin Fest even better," he said.

He said, this Travelin Fest is also part of the company's efforts to encourage the growth of the tourism ecosystem together, including airlines, travel agents and MSMEs.

He hopes that in the future this initiative can also be held in every city and at every airport.

Furthermore, Awaluddin said that the total transactions at the Travelin Fest which consisted of the Travel Hub Fair, Local Creative Festival and Airport Town Festival reached around Rp500 million.

"We are very grateful that the total transaction at Travelin Fest, which is being held for the first time, has reached around Rp. 500 million. We hope that the value of this transaction will increase further in the next Travelin Fest event," he said.