W Sumatra To Develop Digital-based Tourism Information: Academician

Padang, (Antara) - Academician of State University of Padang, West Sumatra Doni Satria M, SE recommends that local government should build a digital-based tourism information system as a breakthrough.

"Based on research done, most tourists do not find an adequate tourism information system while they need information," he said in Padang on Thursday.

According to him, tourism information system that needs to be built can be accessed on one channel because so far, information about tourism objects more obtained from social media.

He suggested that information is built include location features and navigation of tourist destinations, acting in attractions ranging from art, culture to sports.

Then information about the center of souvenirs, culinary and shopping tours, accommodation and transportation to ordering and payment mechanism.

Then no less important is the information system complaints by tourists if there are complaints, he said.

The West Sumatra Provincial Government has targeted the number of tourist arrivals to the area in 2018 about 8.2 million people, up from 2017 which reached about 7.6 million people.

"The number is divided to 55,700 foreign tourists and 8,170,000 domestic tourists," Head of Tourism Office of West Sumatra Oni Yulfian stated.

He said in recent years, tourist destinations in West Sumatra continue to clean up, to become worth selling to tourists.

Even innovation is also done, as in the area of a thousand of long houses in South Solok District, some of Minangkabau traditional houses start in functioning similar hotels.

In addition art and cultural events also began to develop such as Sawahlunto International Music Festival (SIMFest), Payokumbuah Botuang Festival and Padang Indian Ocean Music Festival (PIOMFest).

The event was believed to be able to attract tourists in addition to the events that had previously existed such as Tabuik Piaman. (cha)

Translator: Vicha Faradika