Pontianak, W Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has asked West Kalimantan to develop and register 128 tourism villages on his ministry's Tourism Village Network (Jadesta).
"We encourage the West Kalimantan Tourism Office to continue to develop tourism villages in West Kalimantan. West Kalimantan is targeted to have 128 tourism villages to be registered in the Tourism Village Network (Jadesta). This is a symbol of economic revival, business and employment opportunities, a symbol of new economic strength that we are currently preparing with President Joko Widodo, namely the marine tourism village," he remarked here on Thursday.
Uno said that to support the development of tourism villages in each region, his ministry will collaborate with several ministries and agencies.
He also lauded the development of ecotourism in West Kalimantan, specifically the development of mangrove tourism in Sungai Kupah Tourism Village, Kubu Raya district.
According to the minister, mangrove tourism is in line with the new trends in tourism, namely quality and sustainable tourism. Thus, it will maximize opportunities for economic revival and job creation, he said.
Currently, many global organizations are focused on mangrove planting to support ecosystems and environmental sustainability, he noted.
"Therefore, we encourage every tourism village to develop an environmentally sustainable ecosystem so that it will have a significant impact on environmental sustainability and improve the community's economy," he added.
Meanwhile, head of the Youth, Sports, and Tourism Office of West Kalimantan, Windy Prihastari, informed that so far, 30 tourism villages in the province have registered with the ministry's Jadesta.
"The minister asked us to encourage other tourism villages to register. West Kalimantan was targeted to at least have 60 registered tourism villages. Then, during the visit in Sungai Kupah, the number of (registered) tourism villages in West Kalimantan is targeted to be 128 by the Ministry of Tourism," she expounded.
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