SPEECH OF

BALI & BEYOND TRAVEL FAIR 2019

1. His Excellency The Governor of Bali, Bapak I

Wayan Koster
2. Honorable Regent of Badung, Bapak I Nyoman
Giri Prasta
3. Honorable Chairman of ASITA Bali, Bapak I Ketut
Ardana, S.H
4. Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Om Swastyastu,
Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh,

A very good evening to all of you,

Allow me to express my sincere appreciation and
warmest greetings to all of you here today. It is my
great pleasure to meet all of you here at Garuda
Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park for the event of
Welcome Dinner and Opening Ceremony of Bali and
Beyond Travel Fair (BBTF) 2019.
I would like to express my appreciation to ASITA Bali
as the organizer of Bali and Beyond Travel Fair
2019, who consistently organize this event for the
last few years.
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
BBTF is considered to be the leading tourism
exhibition in Indonesia. This year, there are 232
Sellers from 3 countries and 17 provinces in
Indonesia, and 303 Buyers from 46 countries.
Hopefully in the future, BBTF will evolve as one of
the major international tourism exhibitions in the
region, holding similar status like MATTA Fair and
ITB Asia in Singapore, or even in the world like ITB
Berlin and WTM London.
This exhibition not only promotes Bali as a world
class tourism destination, but also builds better
awareness of other provinces in Indonesia.
Eventually, the tourists will enjoy more diverse
attractions and the economic benefits of tourism
activities will be distributed in the region beyond
Bali.
Tourism is the biggest contributor for Bali’s
economy. The number of tourist arrival to Bali in
2018 was recorded at 6.070.743 foreign tourists or
an increase of 6,67%, and 9.757.991 domestic
tourists or an increase of 11,70%. And this year, the
tourist arrivals to Bali from January to March 2019
was recorded 1.819.755 foreign tourists.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The theme for this year's Bali and Beyond Travel
Fair is "The Journey to Sustainable Tourism."
Sustainable Tourism Developments has become a
world trend for the last few years. Tourism
development must consider 3 factors: Environment,
Economic, and Community.
In line with this trend, tourism development in
Indonesia must also consider 3P principles: Planet,
People, and Prosperity. The Ministry of Tourism has
three programs, namely Sustainable Tourism
Destination (STD) through Indonesia Sustainable
Tourism Awards (ISTA), Sustainable Tourism
Observatory (STO), and Sustainable Tourism
Certification (STC), which focused on 10 Priority
Tourism Destinations.
In Bali, we have established Sustainable Tourism
Observatory (STO) in Sanur, in cooperation with
Udayana University Bali, supported by UNWTO.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me conclude my speech by wishing Bali &
Beyond Travel Fair 2019 to be a success and ends
with a significant number of business transactions.

Enjoy your beautiful evening,

Thank you,
Om, Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, Om
Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Dr. Ir. Arief Yahya, M.Sc

Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia