Indonesian Tourism Forum (ITF) collaborates with the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI) to organize Global Tourism Forum - Annual meeting (GTF-AM) 2022 in Movenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran Bali, 17-18 November 2022. GTF-AM 2022's theme is "Time for Travel & Tourism: from Words to Actions."
The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Republic of Indonesia, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, opened the forum with a speech. In his welcome, Sandiaga hopes the activities in GTF- AM 2022 can give a concrete solution to the challenges faced by the global tourism industry. According to Sandi, this forum is more important than ever because the world of tourism is entering a phase of recovery that has its own challenges.
"We hope to shape back the topic of traveling and tourism in this renowned forum as well as bringing back the sector better than before through strategic actions," Sandiaga explained. Sandi invites the public and private sectors to have more vital collaboration to push funding and build up ongoing infrastructure to train and build up the human resources for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable tourism.
In the same opportunity, the Chairman of ITF, Sapta Nirwandar, hopes this activity positively impacts world tourism development. One of the developments is a new tourism site. As the host country, Sapta hopes that Indonesia can really feel the impact. "This two-day forum in Bali is more than just 'talking' about strategy and recommendation in the tourism industry. We will really push to execute it because here we will create B2B (Business to Business) and B2G (Business to Government), as well as Investment Forum that will be attended by more than 20 investors that will help the industry become stronger," Sapta explained.
In the GMF-AM 2022, prominent speakers and international tourism key persons like the Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia Budi Karya Sumadi, ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, as well as representatives of the European Parliament, Asia-Pacific Economy Organization (APEC), Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), The International Air Transport Association (IATA), ACCOR, ASCOTT, Booking.com, Traveloka.com, as well as many prominent private sectors.
Moreover, GTF-AM also tries to connect Foreign Direct Investment in Indonesia with the scheme Business to Government that focuses on the Exclusive Economic Zone projects and tourist sites like Lake Toba, Labuan Bajo, Borobudur, KEK Morotai, KEK Lido, KEK Likupang, KEK Tanjung Lesung, KEK Tanjung Kelayang, KEK Singhasari, KEK Mandalika, Sariater Bumi Mas, and PT Indonesia Ethnowellness Nusantara.
Foreign Investment that participates comes from Romania, UAE, Monaco, the UK, Spain, Australia, and Singapore. GTF-AM is a collaborative international platform that focuses on handling tourism industry challenges. GTF's purpose is to encourage development in the tourism industry and plan a strategy that will ensure the tourism industry's growth.
