JAKARTA - The European Union Parliament's Committee On Transport And Tourism Of The Europan Parliament or Parliamentary Transportation and Tourism Committee visited Commission X of the DPR to adopt a transportation and tourism strategy in Indonesia that is considered successful in increasing country foreign exchange.
This meeting was chaired by Deputy Chairman of Commission X DPR RI Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti and held at the Nusantara I Building, Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, May 16 yesterday. Meanwhile, the delegation of the European Union Parliament was led by Marian-Jean Marinscu who brought 8 other EU lawmakers.
Deputy Chairman of Commission X DPR RI Dede Yusuf who was also present at the meeting said the EU Parliament views that Indonesian tourism has recovered after the COVID-19 pandemic. That's why they want to learn the strategy of promoting Indonesian tourism.
"They want to exchange ideas and exchange information about tourism development. So it turns out that in the European Union in their territory the tourism sector has not developed too big, meaning that the rebound is not like in Indonesia," said Dede Yusuf, Wednesday, May 17.
Indonesia has been deemed to have a rebound significantly enough that they want to know what patterns are being carried out. And of course, from yesterday's discussion they focused on transportation and environment or the environment," continued the legislator from the West Java (West Java) II electoral district.
Dede also explained that the supporting sector for tourism success is adequate supporting infrastructure. One of them is transportation facilities, which will support tourists visiting tourist destinations or tourist destinations.
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During the discussion, said Dede, the European Union Parliament praised Indonesia's flight transportation for supporting tourist sites in the country. In fact, the European Union Parliament also praised the tourism promotion in Indonesia which attracted international airlines to open direct flight routes to that location.
In the hope that Commission X of the House of Representatives in charge of tourism affairs, the EU Parliament said that there are still many international airlines who are reluctant to open direct flights to tourist sites in Europe.
"Their question is that there are flight routes that are currently also collapsing and cannot reach the closest countries to visitors from around the world," said Dede.
"Including them, they think about how the flight (airline) relationship to Indonesia is, because they really know about Indonesia's nature and good destinations in Indonesia," he continued.
During the meeting, Commission X of the DPR explained that one of Indonesia's tourism promotion strategies was the holding of international events, such as the Southeast Asian Summit (KTT) in Labuan Bajo yesterday and the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games which will be held in Bali next August. According to Dede, the wide promotion has increased tourists to Indonesia.
"Of course we say our target is a balance between Wisnus (nusantara or local tourists) and Wisman ( foreign tourists) so that the country's foreign exchange target is achieved from various tourism sectors," explained the former Deputy Governor of West Java.
Furthermore, yesterday's meeting of the two parliaments also touched on foreign tourists who violated customs and culture during their visit to Indonesia. Like when a pair of tourists from Poland who set up tents on the beach during the celebration of Nyepi Day in Bali. The phenomenon of foreign tourists' problems in Bali lately often occurs.
We agree that where we come there we must respect local culture. Because this culture is also a selling point for Bali itself, namely local culture," said Dede.
Dede hopes that the meeting of the DPR RI with the EU Parliament can open up opportunities for cooperation to strengthen tourism development in Indonesia, for the advancement of the regional economy and the welfare of the Indonesian people. Moreover, the EU Parliament stated that it is ready to increase tourism cooperation, one of which is by encouraging countries in Europe to facilitate visa issuance.
"Indonesia has various tourist destinations, it needs internal efforts from Indonesia and also support from foreign countries to enrich tourist attraction development references and perfect transportation management strategies in Indonesia," said Dede.
In addition to Commission X of the Indonesian House of Representatives, the EU Parliamentary Tourism delegation also held a meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of Representatives in charge of infrastructure and transportation affairs.
The meeting between parliaments discussed the issue of carbon emissions in which Indonesia was making various efforts to reduce carbon emissions, including the imposition of electric car use.
One of Indonesia's concrete symbols in fighting carbon emissions is the use of electric vehicles during the G20 Presidency in Bali on 15-16 November 2022.
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