Jakarta. The austerity measures imposed by President Prabowo Subianto on all ministries and state agencies could hamper Indonesia’s efforts to attract foreign tourists due to significant cuts in the tourism promotion budget, the Indonesian Travel Agency Association (Asita) warned on Saturday.
The government has set an ambitious target of 16 million international tourist arrivals for 2025, banking on the upward trend in foreign visits. In 2024, Indonesia recorded 13.9 million foreign arrivals, the highest since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Asita is urging the government to reconsider the cuts and provide stronger financial support to ensure that…