Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno estimates that the international MotoGP racing event in Mandalika, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, will increase regional income by up to 30 percent. The event, which is predicted to invite 100,000 tourists, will be held on March 18-20, 2022. "We estimate that from the government's total investment for the construction of the circuit to the preparation of accommodation, we can get a local economic impact of 20-30 percent," said Sandiaga in a weekly press briefing on Monday, January 10, 2022. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy estimates that 80-90 percent of visitors are domestic tourists. While the rests are foreign tourists or foreign tourists who come from various countries. According to Sandiaga, to optimize regional income, the government will encourage the sale of creative economy products from 34 provinces at the event location. Souvenirs are not only sold during the MotoGP event but before and after the event.
Furthermore, the government will encourage the opening of homestays or temporary housing facilities in tourist villages to accommodate MotoGP guests. Currently, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economists records that the number of hotel room accommodations in Lombok is only 23 thousand units. Compared to the need for 100 thousand units, the available accommodation is not sufficient to accommodate all tourists. "It is predicted that 50 percent (visitors) will be given solutions to stay homestay, camper van, glamping. Then the phinisi ship will also be prepared," said Sandiaga. Several online travel agents or OTAs have started selling tickets to watch the MotoGP international racing event which will be held in Mandalika on March 18-20 2022. One of them is Tiket.com. "As an official partner for the MotoGP ticket and travel application, we are ready to provide access for the public to witness the MotoGP event directly," said Co-Founder of Tiket.com Gaery Undarsa. Gaery said tickets to watch MotoGP will be available on the Tiket.com app and website starting January 6. There are various ticket options provided, namely a daily pass or a daily up to a three-day pass. The daily ticket price is set at Rp. 115 thousand. Meanwhile, the canal tickets are sold up to the most expensive Rp. 10 million. The most expensive price is for the royal box or deluxe class.
