Indonesia Ranks 2nd in ASEAN in 2021 Travel And Tourism Competitiveness Index

At a virtual conference Monday, May 30, 2022, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, said that Indonesia rose 12 places on the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) which was released in the same month.

Currently, Indonesia is ranked 32nd out of 117 countries. In the Asia-Pacific region, Indonesia managed to reach the 8th position. As for ASEAN, Indonesia is ranked 2nd 🎉

Sandiaga Uno said that this jump was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic which then "forced" tourism actors in Indonesia to implement a number of innovations to survive during this period.

In this regard, Sandiaga Uno is optimistic that this will increase investor interest in developing tourism areas in Indonesia, especially the 5 Super Priority Destinations.

According to Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy webpage, those 5 destinations comprise of:

1. Lake Toba, North Sumatra

2. Borobudur Temple, Central Java

3. Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara

4. Likupang, North Sulawesi

5. Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara

Currently, Sandiaga Uno together with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy and the local government are reviewing 112 indicators of the 2021 TTCI, in order to improve Indonesia's ranking in the future.

In addition, the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy will also release their own index, an assessment of the domestic tourism sector, from the provincial, city, district, to village levels.