City to Develop MICE Tourism Concept
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Jakarta Provincial
Government will develop the tourism concept into meetings, incentives,
conferences, and exhibitions (MICE). With this concept, tourism sector in the capital
will be divided into two concepts. Whereabout MICE concept will be applied in Cities area and Island tourism will be applied in Seribu Island.
Tourism potential in capital could be boost through MICE
Head of
Jakarta Development Planning Agency (Bappeda), Tuty Kusumawati stated that Mice is a concept that
will be used for capital tourism development.
“Tourism potential in capital could
be boost through MICE. City starts to organize the service system with One-Stop
Integrated Service (PTSP). It brings easiness for tourism business
practitioners,” she said, Sunday (8/30).
Besides that, City Administration
is also building several infrastucture in Transportation field to boost MICE
developing in capital they are Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) as well Rapid Transit
Bus (BRT).
“By those infrastructure,
Jakarta is ready to its MICE concept,” she uttered.
Kusumawati further said, tourism
development can also be focused in Seribu Islands. But offered different
fields. Seribu Islands will focus on
maritime tourism.
The development concept is imitated in the Maldives, which had applied first.
“Maldives developed resort
in Island and build hotel to hold meeting, they are excellent in concepting
MICE,” he added.
Furthremore, Jakarta have
another advantage that is heritage tourism. “We’ll combine MICE concept with
heritage things. We’ll large heritage area around City,” she closed.