Why Mandalika Circuit Loss: Here's The Reason

Why Mandalika Circuit Loss - Mandalika Circuit In Central Lombok, NTB. (World Superbike)

YOGYAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno answered the suggestion of the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Zulkieflimansyah regarding plans to take over the management of the Madalika Circuit. First, Zulkieflimansyah wants to take over the circuit if the management is in the hands of BUMN, it will lose money. Know the cause why the Mandalika circuit lost?

Responding to this, Sandiaga said that the Mandalika Circuit belongs to the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). Therefore, he took into account those who have the right to manage the circuit, namely ITDC as part of the BUMN.

"Of course, collaboration is needed, because operating a circuit that is built with so many investments requires a strong team," he said when met at the Office of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Central Jakarta on Monday, June 19, 2023.

For Sandiaga, the management of the Mandalika Circuit requires solid cooperation, in terms of maintenance, implementation, and improvement of events. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, he said, will also continue to strive to increase the number of tourists, as well as tourism foreign exchange, and employment opportunities. That way, he hopes that the Mandalika Circuit will no longer lose money.

He admitted that he had tried very hard to organize international schedules or events in Mandalika. "Every week there are regional or regional events. So it didn't get quiet," he said.

By making Mandalika as a sports tourism destination, Sandiaga hopes that the Mandalika Circuit can even share profits. The reason, for him, is that the schedule will open up business opportunities and employment opportunities so that it can return on investment.

Moreover, he takes into account the economic capacity of the Mandalika Circuit is very large. He is also optimistic that in the long term the Mandalika Circuit can benefit if his business is managed reliably.

There is also a tourism BUMN holding, PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney plans to remove the WSBK from the Mandalika Circuit. The reason is, the loss from the event penetrated Rp 100 billion.

SOE Minister Erick Thohir also said that he would re-negotiate some of the events. "There are some events that I feel, for example, are burdensome, so we renegotiate. That's a normal matter," said Erick after a meeting with Commission VI of the DPR RI in Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, June 15, 2023.

Therefore, the Governor of NTB takes into account that InJourney and ITDC are unable and fail to capture President Joko Widodo's special message when introducing the Mandalika Circuit with the WSBK and MotoGP. "Instead of wanting to increase motorcycle activity and attractions at the Mandalika Circuit. This even reduces," he said.

For him, InJourney should have held international events more often in Mandalika to strengthen the position of NTB as a tourism destination by sports such as those launched by Jokowi.

Moreover, for him, in the initial session of organizing sports activities - including WSBK and MotoGP at the Mandalika Circuit - there are rarely those who immediately benefit. So that almost certainly losses because sponsors are still limited. "We need new ideas and inspiration to produce a new tourism destination beyond Bali," said Zulkieflimansyah.

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