Dian Kusumo
IDXChannel - The results of the 15th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit are believed to be able to increase connectivity and growth in the tourism sector for the three countries.
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said it at Batu Cermin Cave, Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Thursday, 11 May.
At the same time, Indonesia launched IMT-GT Visit Year 2023-2025 as an ASEAN subregion that is expected to involve ten provinces in Sumatra, Southern Thailand, and Malaysia.
"One of the main issues is industry downstream including the tourism industry, as well as strengthening connectivity so that the target can further increase tourist visits," he said.
According to Sandiaga, the three countries are geographically and culturally close. "Hopefully, we can achieve the initial target of 60 million tourists with the IMT-GT Visit Year 2023-2025, so there is a potential for an additional USD75 billion in foreign exchange. Indonesia is chosen as leader in this visit year," said Sandiaga.
