Indonesia shows its beauty to the world at Dubai event
The Uae-based and visiting Indonesians were appreciative of the three-pronged approach to promote their country at the global arena
Tourism beats the blues and enlivens lives. At the microcosm is the Indonesian experience which the One-country Team in the UAE, in collaboration with its Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MTCE), has demonstrated against the backdrop of the just-concluded “Arabian Travel Market 2024.”
The Uae-based and visiting Indonesians were appreciative of the three-pronged approach to promote their country at the global arena.
Thirty-threeprivateandpublictourismestablishments concentrated on generating interest on the “serenity, sustainability, and spirituality” aspects, not only through the most popular attraction from the 1950s Bali; but also, through four priority areas that include the country’s capital of Jakarta and the cluster of 11 islands near Singapore. Eleven fashion designers, two of whom are Dubai residents, alongside 11 food and beverage pre-and-post Novelcoronavirusentrepreneurs/exportersearned potential deals with 40 companies on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Dubai.
Fifteen of 36 Indonesians from several countries participated at the historic two-day “International Indonesian Chefs Challenge.”
Cyrus Group of Companies managing director Abdullahghazalilaudedthe“governmentsupport” as this shall serve well not only the Indonesian population across his homeland he has seen to continually increasing. He turned personal, volunteering that he and the descendants of his late maternal grandfather, Mirza Ahmed Al Mahdi, owner of a shop in Sharjah for ages, have this “strong bond with them,” influencing even their palate. In Bandung, West Java is a “mosque with a library and school which my grandfather put up. My relatives visit the place annually.”
Meanwhile, 2022 to 2023 MTCE records showed that among Middle Easterners and North Africans, topping the list of visitors to Indonesia were from Saudi Arabia (47,472 and 107,684), Egypt (7,326 and 16,832), and the UAE (5,456 and 8,537). Emiratis visit because of the “natural beauty and diverse landscapes, rich culture and history, and value for money and the friendly people.”
Formercabincrew-turned-entrepreneurbecause of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic Sylvana Sari, 10-year UAE resident, described the project as “good.” It further inspires her and her countrymen to leverage their technological know-how while keeping themselves solidly grounded on their varied traditions and culture, reflected on their goods and services. The native bags business she handles out of Yogyakarta, Java emancipates women weavers.
Visiting Noozkav PT Noozkav Kopi Indonesia founder Daroe Handojo, 25 years as an investments banker affiliated with international organisations, said that with his periodic USA certification as a coffee grader/processing professional, he has been given multiple undertakings to help improve the financial status of at least 5,000 farmers across the archipelago of 17,508 islands and from whom he sources 5,000 metric tonnes of coffee monthly.
In the past three years eco-tourism has positively affected not only the coffee production and processing capabilities of the community. Even the youth have been encouraged to stay put and continually own and manage their family-owned coffee farms-turned mixed agricultural lands and homestays.
He was happy that local and expatriate businessmen got interested in his coffee products as he also could personalize these: “They were very interested in how I could do that.”
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Director Erwita Dianti, a top-of-the-line boutique in Dubai purchased for its initial buy from one fashion designer 1,000 kaftans with the hand-painted Burj Khalifa and from another, 200 hijabs.
To the Gulf Today question on how the merging of the tourism and creative economy sectors into one, has impacted on the lives and livelihood of Indonesians, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, at the Wednesday evening press conference, said that so far, the vision of the past Widodo Administration, has benefitted 44,800,000microtosmallandmediumenterprise (SMES) within the creative economy of 17 sub-sectors. This contributes eight per cent to the national gross domestic product (GDP) through 45 million jobs. Add to that the four per cent from the tourism industry for a total of 12 per cent total to the GDP.
“There are 62 million micro to SMES across Indonesia. We think the move to merge has been proven to be positive. We aim to go to the next level so our combined output would advocate the prosperity of the micro to SMES within the tourism and creative economy sectors,” Uno added.