South Kalimantan-Bali collaborate in tourism

Banjarmasin, S Kalimatan (ANTARA) - The South Kalimantan Provincial Government and the Provincial Government of Bali have forged a collaboration in tourism to boost tourist visits.

Head of Tourism Cooperation and Partnership of the South Kalimantan Tourism Office Abdul Karim Zaidan here on Tuesday said this collaboration is in the form of bundling Bali-South Kalimantan tour packages.

"We have a direct flight to Bali, this is one of our strengths in developing tourism by bundling tour packages," he said.

The plan of bundling packages is still in draft stage, including determining which travel agents to welcome tourists from Bali.

"Actually we have been making the draft in 2024 regarding which travel agents will welcome travel agents from Bali," he said.

The plan is to bundle package for three nights in Bali and three nights in South Kalimantan.

"In this way, the length of stay for tourists in south Kalimantan will increase to 3 to 2 nights from currently still at 1.5," he pointed out.

Related to this program, Zaidan asked for cooperation from the districts and cities Tourism Office to prepare tourist destination that are ready to be visited.

"We already have it from Barito Kuala and we have conducted a survey to the Curiak Island tourist destination, and it turned out there were several things needed to be addressed. This needs to be done to create a sense of satisfaction for tourist when visiting," he said.

Several other districts had also stated their readiness to welcome tourists from Bali, including Hulu Sungai Selatan (HSS).

"They want to sell Loksado attraction, with its bamboo rafting, river tubing, MSMEs, and cultural arts. We haven't done a survey yet. We plan a survey to the field with a survey and assessment team from Bali and Tourism Ministry in February 2025," he said.