Speaking at the Weekly Brief with Sandiuno at his office in Jakarta on Monday (12/2/24,) Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno, raised the foreign tourist arrival target for 2024 to 17-million, saying that the goal is achievable with the support of collaboration of various economic players, according to reporting from Tempo.
He initially expected to see 14.7 million foreign tourist arrivals this year. But after seeing the upward trend in 2023, which exceeded the target by three million, he raised the bar even higher, adding “that last year’s [target for foreign visits] was 8.5-million, and we had an influx of 11.7-million tourists, which is an increase of more than three million. If we set a target of 14.3-million [this year], it will be the same hike of 3-million, so [the additional] three million is beyond the target and [we are optimistic] to reach 17-million,” Sandiaga said.
The former Jakarta deputy governor thus encouraged all policymakers and business players to work collaboratively. “That’s my hope. I think this can be achieved with full collaboration, full cooperation,” he stressed.
According to Tempo, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded 11.68-million foreign tourist visits from January to December 2023. “An increase of 98.30-percent compared to the same period in 2022,” BPS Acting Head Amalia A. Widyasanti said in Jakarta on February 1, 2024.
Source: Tempo
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