Indonesia – Bali’s Penglipuran Village Wins UNWTO Best Tourism Village Award
AKHMAD RIYADH TEMPO.CO Tue, October 24, 2023
JAKARTA – Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno expressed his delight that Penglipuran Village in Bali won the Best Tourism Villages 2023 award from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
“It is with pride I announce today that the Penglipuran Bangli tourist village in Bali has become the Best Tourism Villages 2023,” Sandiaga said in the Weekly Brief forum at the ministry’s Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta on Monday, October 23.
He explained that tourist villages have become the locomotive of Indonesia’s tourism ecosystem, which cannot be underestimated given their important role after the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the same occasion, the Head of the Bali Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, Tjok Bagus Pemayun, said he appreciated the ministry’s support and assistance that led to the achievements on the international stage.
“Because tourist villages in Bali have gone through the curation stage by the ministry. The results are now visible,” he said.
Sandiaga also said that the achievement followed the success of Nglanggeran Village in Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, which won the same award back in 2021.
In addition to Penglipuran Village, three other villages are being prepared as nominees for the next international awards.
“They are Bilibante Village in West Nusa Tenggara, Pela Village in East Kalimantan, and Taro Gianyar Village in Bali,” Sandiaga Uno outlined, adding that they are listed under the UNWTO Best Tourism Villages Upgrade Program.
SOURCE: TEMPO.CO, INDONESIATue, October 24, 2023
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