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Travel fair to boost Garuda’s business
Every year, Retno Trilaksari, 56, travels with her family of three either domestically or abroad. She dreams of visiting Turkey next year, while still eyeing local destinations like Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Raja Ampat in Papua.
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Travel time: Visitors crowd the Jakarta Convention Center for the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) on Friday. The event, which runs on Sept. 22-24 in 22 cities, is themed Digital Experience and expected to garner Rp 501 billion (US$37.6 million) in sales nationwide. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A.)
Every year, Retno Trilaksari, 56, travels with her family of three either domestically or abroad. She dreams of visiting Turkey next year, while still eyeing local destinations like Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Raja Ampat in Papua.
Determined to find cheap tickets to meet her budget, she braved the crowd flocking to the Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair on Friday.
Retno, an employee at a private company, sets aside more than Rp 10 million (US$751.5) a year for her family’s penchant to travel. However, she does not mind if the actual costs exceed the budget, which happens sometimes.
“If the price [of the vacation] is reasonable enough, we will find a way to fund it,” she said.
Retno is among thousands of Indonesians who increasingly look at travel as a basic necessity.
The organizer of Friday’s fair, national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, is banking on the event to tap into consumers’ wanderlust to stay competitive among tighter competition from budget carriers such as AirAsia, Lion Air and Sriwijaya Air.
Held for a second time this year, the Garuda fair saw visitors start lining up at midnight in Jakarta Convention Center for a chance at nabbing the best deals.
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