Indonesia is not among the most potential
ASEAN countries to develop travel and tourism, a recent report says.
According
to this year’s ASEAN Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, which was
released on Wednesday, Indonesia fell well short of neighboring countries
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
English
Thai newspaper The Nation reported on Wednesday that Singapore was deemed “the
most attractive environment among ASEAN countries” to develop travel and
tourism, ranking 10th out of 139 countries.
Malaysia
and Thailand was at the 35th and 41st spots respectively, while Indonesia
ranked 74th behind Brunei Darussalam, which placed 67th.
Indonesia,
with Brunei and Vietnam, ranked 80th, were deemed ASEAN countries that were “demonstrating
clear strengths, counterbalanced by weaknesses”.
Meanwhile,
the Philippines, ranked 94th and Cambodia, 109th, were considered “presenting
shortcomings in most dimensions”.
"Travel
and tourism is not the only a critical driver of economic development and
social progress. It also represents a formidable factor of regional
integration," said Børge Brende, managing director of World Economic
Forum, as quoted by the newspaper.
"By
improving connectivity and mobility, travel and tourism contributes to creating
a regional identity, a sense of 'ASEANness' among citizens,” he added.
The
report was based on data covering areas such as policy rules and regulations,
environmental sustainability, safety and security, health and hygiene, air
transportation infrastructure, ground transportation infrastructure, tourism
infrastructure and human resources. (asa)
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