Focus Group Discussion (FGD) menenai Statistics Jabar Tourism held
Regional Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD) Jabar
Consistency control the amount of statistical data of domestic and
international travelers who come to West Java, is still considered not
valid. It terkaji in a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) which initiated the
West Java Tourism Promotion Board, at the Hotel Grand Royal Panghegar Jalan
Merdeka, Bandung, Tuesday (12/20/2016) BPPD head Jabar Cecelia Rukmana,
explained, attention to current tourism become so calculated by the central
government. Tourism budget which currently has a major contribution to the
state treasury to make the sector more serious tilled. Apart from the
facilities and governance issues, data is categorized rating mancenegara still
ambiguous.
"To measure the number of tourists, we have to make one unit of
tourism development zones. From each region will have a rating of
statistical data where we could measure each, "he explained.
Statistical data Wisman, which until now was taken from the data
entrance Husein Sastranegara International Airport and the Port Muaradjati
considered less valid. Several entrances through land more needs to be
calculated exactly to find accurate data about the number of tourists who come
to visit Jabar.
Meanwhile, Head of Marketing and Promotion Department of Tourism and
Culture (Disbudpar) West Java Province Iwan Darmawan explained that the
increase in tourist visits to the indication percentage of 10 percent per year
which has of contributions in the GDP in the macro approach to the amount of
Rp. 33, 3 trillion from the BI data. Which essentially tourism should
contribute Rp. 3 trillion, the value teresebut not exactly easy.
In fact every year rise means, there is the economic turnaround of
tourist traffic that most go undetected. Because the data is currently
only combines two sources of Husein and Muaradjati was not valid, "he
said.
In this FGD Secretary General Jabar BPPD Djoni Sofyan Iskandar, the
data is invalid foreign tourists. Djoni explained, it is indicated
unpreparedness of the government to manage the data of foreign tourists coming
to the region.
"We lack the data, especially tourists from the Middle East, such
as Saudi, Egypt, Morocco and Qatar. But here the evidence is right there
many tourists. Make government interests that data must be valid to
improve service, "he explained.
In this regard he explained, the need to establish data communication
networks, so that tourists who visited several areas in West Java can be
recorded in one network. Especially the accumulation of data from various
local governments.
It was not analyzed, and now there is no data processing
section. Actually there live dianalisia hotel reports, how the data of
foreign tourists there, "he explained.
Data tourists from BPS 2016's record 100,000 tourists visit revealed
not valid, Djoni explained, foreign tourists visiting from a landline has not
been recorded in its entirety.
Meanwhile, Chairman Businessmen Hotel and Resort (IHRA) Jabar Herman
Muchtar explained, it had attempted to chart record occupancy in each month and
will continue to continuously carry out the system. "If the IHRA not a
problem to implement the report creation. The issue we have responded to
the presentation of BPS, what is essentially, we lack confidence in
BPS. Validation of data would need to be, BPS, Migration, ASITA, IHRA,
DISHUB it more focused, "he said.
Picture Source : Google & West Java Tourism Board
