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Garuda Indonesia, BNI launch 'Ayo Liburan' tourism program
“Ayo Liburan program is a real, innovative and creative act in creating an interesting travel package that attract travelers to participate,” said tourism minister Arief Yahya at the launching event of the program.
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A Garuda Indonesia aircraft takes off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on June 13. (Antara/Fikri Yusuf)
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ational flag carrier Garuda Indonesia and state-owned Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) have recently come up with a tourism program called Ayo Liburan (Let’s Take a Vacation) that can help contribute to the tourism ministry’s target of 20 million overseas tourists and 275 local tourists by 2019.
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“Ayo Liburan program is a real, innovative and creative act in creating an interesting travel package that attracts travelers to participate,” said tourism minister Arief Yahya at the launching event of the program.
“As a national flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia has to keep on innovating, expanding their network as well as acting as a bridge that connects the archipelago with people from all over the world; the airline itself is already on track with the world’s standard. We have to calibrate and analyze on what we’ve done to improve Indonesian tourism,” added Arief.
The travel program offers participants to travel to five destinations in Indonesia namely Belitung, Labuan Bajo, Malang, Padang, and Banyuwangi throughout the months of August until November this year.
“The Ayo Liburan program can be accessed from Garuda Indonesia mobile app or website www.garuda-indonesia.com. From there you need to choose five destinations that you would like to go, set up the date and pay the fee. It’s easy and simple,” explained Garuda Indonesia president director Pahala N. Mansury.
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Apart from flight tickets, travelers can also make an arrangement for hotels, local tour packages, entrance fee to some of the tourist attractions, transportation and even culinary tour packages from the program.
“This program is BNI’s support for the development of Indonesian tourism by expanding access to the nation’s leading destinations through affordable ticket prices,” added BNI president director Achmad Baiquni.
The program also offers an interesting opportunity to travel with travel influencers such as Ana Octarina in Malang, Anggey Anggraini in Belitung, Marischka Prudence in Labuan Bajo, Febrian in Banyuwangi and Goenrock in Padang. (asw)
