Increasing Tourist Visits, Jakarta Travel Fair 2023 Held Again

The Jakarta Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Parekraf) is again holding the annual Jakarta Travel Fair (JTF) 2023 to encourage increased tourist visits to Jakarta.

T he fair can attract more tourist visits from other areas to Jakarta

It is held in Palembang from October 18 to 22, 2023, in Surabaya from November 1 to 5, and at the Atrium on the 1st floor of Mall Boemi Kedaton Lampung from November 15 to 19.

Jakarta Parekraf Agency Head, Andhika Permata said this activity, which is held every year, aims to promote the uniqueness and diversity that exists in Jakarta as well as to support the Central Government's BBWI program - Bangga BerWisata in Indonesia with a target of 1.4 billion Indonesian tourist movements.

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"Hopefully, the Jakarta Travel Fair can increase the number of tourist visits from other areas to Jakarta, just to enjoy a holiday in Jakarta," he expressed, in his written statement, Friday (11/17).

Compared to previous years, this year's event made a breakthrough by collaborating with tourism sector associations. There are travel agent associations such as the Indonesian Travel Agent Association or ASTINDO, which often organize various travel fair events, thus the number of tourist visits to Jakarta can increase.

He explained JTF participants involve tourism and creative economy actors in Jakarta from across sectors, namely travel agents/tour operators, hotels, transportation, tour guides, tourist destinations, airlines, souvenir shops, batik craftsmen, and so on, who will provide special prices during this exhibition.

Several airlines are also supporting JTF 2023 activities by providing ticket door prizes and special price promotions during the exhibition.

"Travel agents will also introduce unique and new tour packages such as 46 walking tour routes, door to door packages, student programs, island hopping, and other attractive offers for traveling to Jakarta," he explained.

Not only that, corporate gathering activities, destination presentations, business networking will also be held to provide opportunities for exhibition participants/exhibitors from Jakarta to inform about the progress, diversity and uniqueness of the city of Jakarta, thus it can be deemed as a destination of choice for corporate, school, official, and BUMD trips, as well as communities outside Jakarta.

Marketing and Attractions Division Head, Sherly Yuliana uttered several banks were also participating in JTF 2023 by providing support in the form of discounts of Rp 300,000 for a minimum spend of Rp 3,000,000 and bonuses such as E-money.

"There are also packages for exclusive culinary delights. The telecommunications company with the strongest network throughout Indonesia - Telkomsel, is also participating in the event," she said.

She added Jakarta's Original Regional Income in the Hotel, Restaurant, and Entertainment sector as of September 18, 2023 had almost met the target with an achievement of Rp 4,732 trillion from the APBD 2023 target, which was Rp 5.8 trillion.

"Hopefully, the fair can attract more tourist visits from other areas to Jakarta , to enjoy a holiday in Jakarta," she uttered.

Reporter: Aldi Geri