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State set to run biggest hotel chain in Indonesia
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A view of the Inna 8 Lampung hotel owned by PT Hotel Indonesia Natour. (PT Hotel Indonesia Natour/File)
T
he government plans to consolidate all hotel businesses owned by state-owned enterprises (SOEs) under one entity, the Hotel Indonesia Group (HIG).
The move was announced in a ceremony led by SOE Minister Rini M. Soemarno on Wednesday.
In addition to introducing HIG's new portal and logo, the event also saw the signing of a cooperation agreement between HIG and 16 other SOEs to support supply chains, human resources and hotel management.
The first stage of consolidation move is to develop synergies between hotels owned by PT Hotel Indonesia Natour, PT Patrajasa, a subsidiary of state oil and gas company PT Pertamina, and PT Aero Wisata, a subsidiary of national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia.
(Read also: State-owned hotels synergize before forming holding)
Aiming to become the biggest hotel chain in the country and eyeing an increasing number of tourists from within and outside of the country, HIG currently comprises 26 hotels, including 7 hotels owned by PT Aero Wisata, 12 hotels owned by PT Hotel Indonesia Natour and seven hotels owned by PT Patrajasa. The hotels are in different star categories and spread out across the country.
At the ceremony, it was announced that nine Pesona Hotels owned by state-owned pawnbroker PT Pegadaian and one hotel owned by PT Taman Wisata Candi (TWC) would join HIG. "Hopefully other state-owned hotels will follow suit and join HIG," said Rini, as quoted by the Antara news agency. Rini added the group would highlight Indonesian hospitality in line with international standards, delivered by well-trained human resources. (kes)
