Lebaran Invigorates Small Businesses and Local Tourism

Micro, small and medium businesses and rural tourist destinations in the regions have experienced a surge in visitors as well as an economic spillover during this year’s long Lebaran holiday.

KOMPAS/RADITYA HELABUMI

A seller grills fish at a restaurant on the coast of the Indramayu north coast road (pantura) in Eretan, Kandanghaur District, Indramayu Regency, West Java, Friday (22/4/2022).

JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The government's decision to allow mudik (exodus) to celebrate Idul Fitri 2022 – or Idul Fitri 1443 Hijriah according to the Islamic lunar calendar – thanks to Covid-19 transmissions being under better control, has helped reinvigorate micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and local communities in tourist villages. They have welcomed the recent conditions as nearly back to as normal, as they were before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ikan Bakar Laut Eretan, a grilled fish and seafood restaurant in Kandanghaur district, Indramayu regency, West Java, saw an overwhelming number of motorcyclists who stopped by to rest and eat while journeying on mudik to celebrate Lebaran in their hometowns.