Domestic Tourists Become Locomotive

Amid the pandemic, tourism has begun to flourish. The traveling activity is supported by domestic tourists, as well as the trending preference for nearby destinations and private lodgings.

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Children playing in the courtyard of the Pancasila Fire Monument at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, East Jakarta, Thursday (29/10/2020). Some residents of Jakarta and its surroundings still choose to visit tourist objects in the Jakarta area to take advantage of the long holiday moments on leave together.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS -- Tourism is predicted to keep growing in the fourth quarter of 2020, even though the Covid-19 pandemic is not over yet. Domestic tourists have become the locomotive of tourism.

Tiket.com co-founder and chief marketing officer Mikhael Gaery Undarsa said that since the relaxation of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB), tourism has started to flourish. The preference for staycations has increased hotel occupancy in the country.