On Wednesday, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio visited JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention Center in South Jakarta, where the government’s health protocols were being simulated.

“We must demonstrate our confidence to domestic and international consumers that health protocols here have been implemented seriously and in detail so that we can soon restore the tourism sector, which had been affected the most by COVID-19,” Wishnutama said during a meeting.

The minister said he was optimistic about the reopening of tourism after seeing the successes of hotels and restaurants. He expressed hope that meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (MICE) events would soon resume.

The Wednesday meeting was attended by Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria, who provided an update on the situation in the capital to officials from several ministries, as well as thousands of virtual participants, including local government officials and business players.

Health Ministry Public Health Director General Kirana Pritasari said Indonesia was set reopen tourism before it reopened the educational sector as the “new normal” commenced in some provinces.

“A major challenge is that Indonesians need to have the opportunity to be productive but also safe. We cannot continue avoiding [COVID-19] while a vaccine does not yet exist. We must improve our prevention efforts,” Kirana said.

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