Indonesia launched 3.3 trillion Rupiah to handle Covid-19 impact on the tourism indu

Indonesia launched 3.3 trillion Rupiah to handle Covid-19 impact on the tourism industry

The Indonesian government will distribute a tourism stimulus package worth 3.3 trillion rupiah to tourism businesses and local governments to help improve the implementation of medical procedures at tourist destinations.

According to Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Wishnutama Kusubandio, the main goal of this tourism support package is to help local governments deal with the economic and social impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, especially on in tourism and creative economy; and directly support restaurants and hotels that have lost revenue during the pandemic.

Indonesian hotels implement medical protocol (Source: Kompas)

In addition, the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy has also prepared a budget of 119 billion Rupiah for a program to grant free certificates of cleanliness, health, safety and environment to the tourism industry in 34 provinces in Indonesia aims to restore people's trust So from now on, restaurants and hotels need to immediately improve the preparation of hygiene, health and security procedures in line with Covid-19 health protocols. -19.

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused great losses to the Indonesian tourism industry, especially hotels and restaurants. According to the President of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association, Mr. Hariyadi Sukamdani, as of June 2020, about 2,000 hotels and 8,000 Indonesian restaurants had to close with total losses of up to 85,000 billion rupiah.

Currently, Indonesia is trying to attract domestic tourism with discounts and promotions, ensuring medical protocols and restoring people's trust.