BY 2014, Jakarta is expected to have three to four new meeting centres, representing an additional 150,000m2 of exhibition space and a 15,000 plenary hall seating capacity boost for events.
The largest will be the Alam Sutera International Exhibition and Convention Center, with at least 100,000m2 of exhibition space and 10,000 plenary hall seats. It will be located in Tangerang, about half-an-hour’s drive from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
With the completion of the new centres, Jakarta will have a total of 300,000m2 exhibition space and convention halls with a total of 30,000 plenary seating capacity, according to Indra Sukirno, CEO, Jakarta Convention & Exhibition Bureau.
“The construction of these new centres will position Jakarta in the international association meetings market. We now can look for more large-scale events (to host),” said Indra.
She said Jakarta’s meeting industry had been seeing strong business in the last five months, and with Indonesia as chair of ASEAN this year, the city, which enjoys the lion’s share of meetings in the country, is expected to shine further.
According to Effie Setiabudi, chairman of the Indonesian Exhibition Companies Association, 341 small- to large-scale exhibitions have been booked for this year. International exhibitions have also shown confidence in Jakarta by repeating their shows for the second time.
