Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno targets the G20 Summit in Bali in November to increase foreign exchange reserves from the tourism sector by USD 100-150 million. He calculated this figure from the visits of 50 thousand foreign tourists during the international agenda. "We are targeting (expenditures) of between USD 2,000 and 2,000 per tourist or per conference participant," said Sandiaga in The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Monday, October 31, 2022. Sandiaga wants foreign tourist visits not only to increase the quantity, but also to increase the number of visitors. contribute to the promotion of quality tourism. One of them is by seeking a longer length of stay for foreign tourists.
Then, spending money or the level of tourist spending is expected to be greater than the target. If the target is achieved, Sandiaga ensured that the economic impact of the G20 Summit could support tourism foreign exchange entering Indonesia throughout 2022. Moreover, this year will be the first year of opening tourism for foreign tourists after the Covid-19 pandemic. "So the contribution may be 20 to 25 percent of the tourism foreign exchange that we can get," said Sandiaga. The G20 Summit in the Nusa Dua area, Bali, will be held from 15 to 16 November 2022. The summit is the culmination of a series of meetings under the Indonesian G20 Presidency. In this conference, the leaders of the G20 member countries and a number of invited countries will meet to discuss various issues. One of the issues discussed was regarding the handling of the economic downturn and equal access to health—as proposed by Indonesia.
