MotoGP Brings Smiles
The 2022 MotoGP series at the Mandalika Circuit is having a positive impact on the tourism industry. After being hit by the pandemic, local tourist industry players are again smiling at seeing their turnover grow.
Various preparations are being made ahead of the Mandalika MotoGP race, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The Mandalika Grand Prix Association (MGPA) installed a sophisticated sensor that measures the speed of the riders connected to satellites via GPS which is also connected to all motorcyclists..
The pandemic dealt a major blow to Lombok’s tourism industry and businesses, which saw a slump for more than two years. Now they are smiling again because of the MotoGP at the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit.
The clock showed 8:30 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA) on Monday (15/3/2022) as Lalu Sukri was in the lobby of Lombok International Airport, busily scanning the passenger manifest for the plane that would land in half an hour.