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Association calls for better sanitation facilities in ecotourism areas
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Rest room: People queue outside a portable toilet. JP/ Bimo Raharjo (JP/Bimo Raharjo )
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he Indonesian Toilet Association (ATI) has called on the government and other related parties to pay attention to the condition of sanitation facilities in popular ecotourism areas to encourage more visitors to come.
ATI chairwoman Naning Adiwoso said the popularity of ecotourism among travelers, including millenials, was rising, but the lack of sanitary facilities had prevented many of them from visiting these areas.
“Many young people want to visit natural tourist destinations, but lack of sanitary facilities has discouraged them,” she said during the opening ceremony of South East Asia Toilet (SEAT) Conference, Expo Cleaning and Expo Laundry 2017 in Jakarta on Thursday.
“Although toilets are often seen as a small thing, toilets are an important part of tourism,” she added.
(Read also: Sanitary business aims for higher growth through ecotourism)
Naning said her association would discuss the issue with relevant institutions, including the Tourism Ministry, the Environment and Forestry Ministry and the Transportation Ministry.
She thinks it could be good business if such facilities were managed professionally. “Later on, we want to invite business players to public toilets and sanitation stations to develop and manage the service in natural tourism areas,” Naning said. (ecn/bbn)
