Prepare A World Championship For A Formula 1 Motorboat, InJourney, Asked To Maximize Lake Toba Tourism Development

Lake Toba. (Photo; Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI DPR RI Idris Laena assessed that InJourney as the Aviation and Tourism BUMN Holding, had not yet maximally carried out the development of Lake Toba tourism. In fact, according to him, Lake Toba has a strength that is not owned by any tourist destination in the world. The statement was made by Idris when following the Working Visit (Kunker) of Commission VI of the DPR RI with the Ministry of SOEs, Injourney, PT Hutama Karya and PTPN III in North Sumatra. "First, we'sell' its history. So there is a history that people must know that Lake Toba has a long history before its formation like this," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, December 20. Second, continued Idris, it must also be publicized to the world that Lake Toba is an attractive tourist spot not only a lake. "So, it is not only local people who visit but also foreign communities," said Idris. This Golkar Party politician also highlighted the appointment of Lake Toba as the host of the Formula 1 Motor Boat World Championship (F1 H2O) which will be held in February 2023. He considered, not only to InJourney, it was like an event organizer that brought visitors once the moment after it was finished. "It takes a long-term roadmap for the development of Lake Toba tourism to be sustainable," he said.

Similarly, a member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Deddy Sitorus, said that there needs to be an ecosystem for the development of Lake Toba so that every event held is integrated with tourist development goals. In addition, according to Deddy, there is also a need for a large narrative that becomes the selling value of Lake Toba as a tourist destination. "If you have spoken about the ecosystem, then what must be owned is a narrative. This (Toba Lake) is the largest volcanic lake in the world where the volcanic eruption of the mountain used to change the world climate and kill many species," he said. "Does people know already know? Does Singaporeans know? It should be our biggest market, for example. It doesn't exist. Until now, no one wants to elaborate on the narrative," continued Deddy. Meanwhile, the Director of Human Resources and Digital InJourney, Herdy Harman, revealed that currently InJourney continues to make efforts to develop Lake Toba tourism, one of which is by holding the Formula 1 Motor Boat World Championship (F1 H2O). Furthermore, Herdy also revealed that this is a good opportunity to prove that Indonesia is able to host events whose scale is international. He hopes that by holding the event is able to introduce Lake Toba abroad. For your information, Indonesian Journey (InJourney) is the Indonesian Aviation and Tourism Industry Holding BUMN consisting of PT Angkasa Pura I, PT Angkasa Pura II, PT Hotel Indonesia Natour, PT Indonesian Tourism Development, PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko, and PT Sarinah.