Candi Plaosan is one of the Buddhist temples located in Bugisan village
Indonesia tourism villages are enjoying increased attention, as travellers are drawn to peaceful attractions, found a new Google trends report.
According to Google data, online searches for such villages in Indonesia rose by 68 per cent between September 2021 and August 2022 when contrasted against the same period in 2020/2021.
Candi Plaosan is one of the temples located near Bugisan Tourism Village
Vania Anindiar, industry analyst at Google Indonesia, explained: “There is an interest in tourist attractions that are quieter, more relaxed, more peaceful, and without too many famous tourist attractions. (Google) users are looking for is a place to hide.”
Google also found a spike in search words combining ‘yoga’ and ‘meditation’ with ‘tourism villages’, noted Anindiar.
This trend shows that efforts to develop and promote tourism villages by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MoTCE) have paid off.
Sandiaga Uno, Indonesia’s minister of tourism and creative economy, said tourism villages have become a world trend, as they offer an authentic holiday experience in a relaxed and healthy environment.
The MoTCE recently held the 2022 Indonesian Tourism Village Award, which selected 50 best villages out of 3,416 participating villages throughout the country. The shortlist contains villages that offer varied tourist attractions, ranging from religious and culture to ecotourism and agro-tourism draws.
Some tourism villages told TTG Asia that there have indeed been busier and more rewarding days.
Rudi Riono, head of Bugisan’s Travel Awareness Group which manages the Bugisan Tourism Village of Klaten in Central Java, said both the number of visitors and revenue obtained by the surrounding community have grown by 20 per cent. Domestic arrivals to his village in 2021 totalled 18,818, but January to September 2022 brought far more – 52,522 domestic tourists and 1,009 from outside of Indonesia.
He said tourists had either booked through travel companies or directly with his village. Of those from travel companies, most were students and tourists from overseas, with some being locals.
Penglipuran Bali Tourism Village also reported a significant increase in arrivals. In 2021, the village welcomed 565 international visitors and 146,144 domestic visitors. As of September 2022, there were 29,294 international visitors and 374,472 from across Indonesia, shared I Wayan Sumiarsa, general manager of Penglipuran Bali Tourism Village.
He noted that travel agents were the key drivers of business, as 75 per cent of visitors came through that channel.
Indonesia tourism villages are enjoying increased attention, as travellers are drawn to peaceful attractions, found a new Google trends report.
According to Google data, online searches for such villages in Indonesia rose by 68 per cent between September 2021 and August 2022 when contrasted against the same period in 2020/2021.
Vania Anindiar, industry analyst at Google Indonesia, explained: “There is an interest in tourist attractions that are quieter, more relaxed, more peaceful, and without too many famous tourist attractions. (Google) users are looking for is a place to hide.”
Google also found a spike in search words combining ‘yoga’ and ‘meditation’ with ‘tourism villages’, noted Anindiar.
This trend shows that efforts to develop and promote tourism villages by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (MoTCE) have paid off.
Sandiaga Uno, Indonesia’s minister of tourism and creative economy, said tourism villages have become a world trend, as they offer an authentic holiday experience in a relaxed and healthy environment.
The MoTCE recently held the 2022 Indonesian Tourism Village Award, which selected 50 best villages out of 3,416 participating villages throughout the country. The shortlist contains villages that offer varied tourist attractions, ranging from religious and culture to ecotourism and agro-tourism draws.
Some tourism villages told TTG Asia that there have indeed been busier and more rewarding days.
Rudi Riono, head of Bugisan’s Travel Awareness Group which manages the Bugisan Tourism Village of Klaten in Central Java, said both the number of visitors and revenue obtained by the surrounding community have grown by 20 per cent. Domestic arrivals to his village in 2021 totalled 18,818, but January to September 2022 brought far more – 52,522 domestic tourists and 1,009 from outside of Indonesia.
He said tourists had either booked through travel companies or directly with his village. Of those from travel companies, most were students and tourists from overseas, with some being locals.
Penglipuran Bali Tourism Village also reported a significant increase in arrivals. In 2021, the village welcomed 565 international visitors and 146,144 domestic visitors. As of September 2022, there were 29,294 international visitors and 374,472 from across Indonesia, shared I Wayan Sumiarsa, general manager of Penglipuran Bali Tourism Village.
He noted that travel agents were the key drivers of business, as 75 per cent of visitors came through that channel.