Ministry Of Tourism And Creative Economy: MICE Industry Grows Up To 15 Percent In The Third Quarter Of 2023

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) RI Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno. (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Deputy for Tourism Products and Activities of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) Vinsensius Jemadu said the industry of Meeting, Incentive, Convention, Exhibition (MICE) grew by 12-15 percent in the third quarter of 2023. "About 12-15 percent compared to the previous year. But in 2024 it will increase by 20 percent," Vinsensius said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, November 6.

This, he continued, supported by the presence of the Chinese market, was able to produce 23,000 packages of visits to two cities, namely Jakarta and Bali.

"We take one example of the Chinese market, it produces 23,000 tax incentives through MICE to Jakarta and Bali. Only two cities," he said again.

Vije as he is familiarly called, also said, the contribution from the U-17 match event is projected to produce 10,000 movements per match. "So if there are 52 U-17 matches multiplied by 10,000 each match, that's 520,000 activities. But it will be more than 10,000," he explained.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno invites MSME and creative economy players to take advantage of potential meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE).

Data from the Event Industry Council in 2018 states that in 2017 the MICE industry in Indonesia generated a total GDP of 7.8 billion US dollars and created 278,000 jobs.

This November, Indonesia will hold a Coldplay concert entitled "Coldplay Music of The Spheres World Tour" at Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, on November 15, 2023.