Padang Panjang (ANTARA) - The Padang Panjang City Government, W. Sumatra, targets 660,000 tourist visits to the area nicknamed the Veranda of Mecca during 2019.
"In 2018 there were 590 thousand visits. Every year there is certainly an increase in the target of tourist visits, "Padang Panjang Tourism Service Head Hendri Fauzan said in Padang Panjang on Thursday.
He said a number of agendas had been prepared to attract tourist visits including several national agendas where Padang Panjang was appointed as the host.
"In the near future, scheduled for July 2019 there will be an Nusantara Culture Camp activity. Padang Panjang is believed to be the host to present scouting experiences for the children present, "he said.
Then the Minangkabau Silek Heritage event as a martial arts promotion event is held on 30 August to 6 September 2019, the Minangkabau Cultural Festival is held for one week welcoming the Hijri New Year.
Furthermore, the first event held in Padang Panjang was the Nusantara Crossing Competition on the third week of September 2019 for nature lovers held in collaboration with Nature Lovers Students of Andalas University.
"There is still a routine agenda such as the celebration of the City Anniversary on December, the election of the Ambassador of Tourism ambassador was held after Eid Anchorand the Tour de Singkarak bicycle race is planned for November 2019," he said
In addition to the agenda, there is another fixed agenda that can also attract tourists' attention, such as the Kubu Gadang Digital Market and two government-run tourist objects, namely the Minang Cultural Information and Documentation Center and Lubuk Mata Kucing bath.
While for the Eid al-Fitr holiday 1440 Hijri, he said the local government did not have a specific target related to tourist visits.
It also did not make special preparations or held a special event to welcome people who take advantage of the long holiday period of Eid for a vacation.
"There is no special event. "Eid preparations are only in the form of cleaning in tourism objects, as previously done routinely for the convenience of visitors who come," he said.
Editor: Mutiara Ramadhani
Translated by: Internship Student of ANTARA 2019
Padang Panjang targets 660 thousand tourist visits
Participants attend a fashion show at the rice fields, at the "Saisuak" Clothes Festival, in Kubu Gadang Tourism Village, Padangpanjang, W. Sumatra, Sunday (02/24/2019). Demonstration of ancient Minang clothing fashion in order to enliven the Kubu Gadang Digital Market while reintroducing the tradition of past Minangkabau dress.( ANTARA PHOTOS / Iggoy el Fitra)
