Mayor Asks Community To Succeed "Padang Culinary Run"

id Mayor Asks Community To Succeed Padang Culinary Run

Mayor Asks Community To Succeed "Padang Culinary Run"

Mahyeldi Ansharullah (Antara)

Padang, (Antara Sumbar) - Mayor of Padang, West Sumatra, Mahyeldi Ansharullah asked the community in the area to succeed tourism activities initiated by a number of state-owned namely "Padang Culinary Run" on September 24, 2017.

"This activity needs support because it will helpful in strengthening tourism promotion of Padang," he said in Padang, Thursday (Sept 21).

Some things to succeed in the activity include community participation, maintaining security and hygiene as well as through Micro Small and Medium Enterprises which also promote Minang typical cuisine.

For participation, in addition to participate as a participant, the community can visit the location of activities to watch and brighten the race.

Given the limited participants, community can still come and watch directly at Padang Beach as the center of activity.

In addition, because of this campaign, promotion of the city certainly maintains cleanliness such as throwing garbage in its place needs to be done in a discipline.

Then, always keep the atmosphere conducive because the activities will be attended by many tourists from outside.

Another thing, the community raises the attitude of conscious tourism as a guide road for foreign tourists and being hospitable.

"All of those things become steps in creating successful activities initiated by PT Hotel Indonesia Natour," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of Tourism and Culture of Padang, Medi Iswandi said the activity of Padang Culinary Run is in the form of race run by circling a number of tourism objects in Padang such as beaches, Adityawarman Museum, zero monument, Siti Nurbaya bridge.

Then after running, the participants will be presented various specialties from Minang especially Padang such as lamang tapai, lontong gulai, and porridge champion.

In the implementation, it will be followed by 1,500 people and according to the plan it will be opened by Minister of BUMM Rini Soemarno. (cha)

Editor: Vicha Faradika