Garuda Bilik Transactions Rp30 BILLION At GATF 2022

Director of Commerce and Services of PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk Ade R Susardi and Director of Network and Retail Banking of Bank Mandiri Aquarius Rudianto at the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) 2022 press conference. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk in collaboration with Bank Mandiri and fully supported by Dyandra Promosindo again held the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) 2022.

The state-owned airline is targeting the number of transactions to reach IDR 30 billion in the 3 days of the event.

GATF 2022 will be held from 28-30 October 2022 at Hall 3A, Indonesia Convention and Exhibition (ICE), BSD City, Tangerang Regency.

Garuda Indonesia's Director of Services and Commerce, Ade R. Susardi, said he was optimistic that the target could be achieved. Along with the development of the aviation industry and the current interest of the community.

"When asked about the target, I usually finish out of the limit, want as much as possible. Talking about numbers, this Rp30 billion is here (GATF), because usually this event is in demand by the Indonesian people, especially now," said Ade, Sarinah Building, Wednesday, October 19.

Ade said, GATF 2022 is the 10th travel fair event. This program has been held regularly since 2008.

According to him, in every event, it is able to attract public attention to fly.

Moreover, continued Ade, the public is more alert to the COVID-19 pandemic, but also pays attention to health protocols. So, it can guarantee travel safety. "The response is extraordinary, we hope for the same thing, people are aware of where they interact with COVID-19, know what is permissible and others," he said.

Ticket Discounts for Choice Routes Through the 'Best Deal' program, in the implementation of the 2022 GATF Garuda Indonesia also offers ticket discounts of up to 80 percent for flights from Jakarta to various selected domestic and international destinations. The following are domestic and international routes offered at the 2022 GATF: - Jakarta-Yogyakarta pp starting from Rp900 thousand- Jakarta-Labuan Bajo pp starting from Rp1.6 million-Jakarta-Denpasar pp starting from Rp1.4 million-Jakarta-Medan pp starting from Rp1.6 million-Jakarta-Surabaya pp starting from Rp1.2 million-Jakarta-Singapore pp starting from Rp2.4 million-Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur pp starting from Rp2.1 million-Jakar-Korea pp starting from Rp5.9 million-Jakarta-Sydney pp starting from Rp6.2 million-Jakarta-Honeda pp starting from Rp12.1 million Special Offers

In addition, the offer was also given specifically to the first 2,022 visitors who attended at 10.00-12.00 WIB on the first day of the GATF implementation on Friday, October 28, in the form of travel vouchers with a nominal value of up to IDR 1 million. At this GATF event, Garuda Indonesia also provided various other added values ranging from discounts for other domestic routes to 15 percent and 18 percent for international routes.

Then, special prices for several flight routes served by Garuda Indonesia airline partners such as Goldcoast, Australia; Osaka, Japan; Franfurt, Germany; and Helinski (Finland). In addition, visitors who are also members of Garuda Miles will also get other attractive offers such as Welcome Bonus until 2022 miles for new members who carry out registrations during the GATF period, discount redemption of up to 60 percent to be exchanged for Garuda Indonesia tickets, offers 'Buy Mileage and get 50 percent Bonus Miles' to the 'Special Garuda Miles Holding program Miles Gold Privilege Starting From 3 Millions'.

Encourage the Tourism Sector

Meanwhile, Bank Mandiri Network and Retail Banking Director Aquarius Rudianto said this event could encourage the tourism sector and its derivatives.

Not only that, this event is also proof of the synergy between SOEs.

"This collaboration is also very good to introduce and further strengthen public awareness of the ease of transacting with Bank Mandiri payment channels, especially Livin' by Mandiri superapps. Hopefully, this initiative can also increase the customer base and the company's transactions," said Aquarius.

As a bank partner, Aquarius said Bank Mandiri will also provide various attractive offers specifically for Independent Credit Card holders who use Garuda Indonesia's services.

Among them is cashback of up to IDR 3 million, flash sale business class for IDR 2.4 million, special grand Raffle Tiket to Japan.

Then, GarudaMiles bonus worth one plane ticket to Singapore, 0 percent installment for up to 12 months, 50 percent Livin' discount, and other exclusive benefits with flight periods until October 2023.

Meanwhile, Dyandra Promosindo's President Director, Daswar Marpaung, said that Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) 2022 is one of the most trusted events that can revive various tourism industry sectors, as well as restore the national economy after the pandemic.

"Of course this is also supported by measurable supervision and participation from visitors who comply with applicable health protocols," he said.

Daswar said the implementation of the 2022 GATF could provide optimal added value not only for Dyandra Promosindo, but also for the public to take advantage of opportunities to get attractive offers.