ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – A number of tourist villages in Indonesia have received awards from the World Tourism Organization under the auspices of the United Nations, UN Tourism, as “Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism 2024” including Jatiluwih Tourism Village, Bali and Wukisari Tourism Village, Yogyakarta.
This award was won at the fourth edition of “Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism 2024” which was held in Colombia, Friday, November 15 2024.
The Indonesian Minister of Tourism, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, welcomed the award given by UN Tourism to two Indonesian tourist villages which succeeded in becoming part of the 55 Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism 2024.
The tourism village development program has become the Ministry of Tourism’s flagship program in recent years. This is also in line with the village development vision contained in the Asta Cita national priority of the Merah Putih Cabinet.
“I am very proud and optimistic that this award can be an inspiration for other tourist villages in Indonesia to continue to optimize the potential of natural wealth, cultural heritage, and empower village communities towards more inclusive and sustainable tourism,” said Minister Widiyanti in his statement, in Jakarta, Saturday, November 16 2024.
Best Tourism Villages was held to identify model villages that have succeeded in developing tourism, by empowering local communities and preserving local traditions and heritage.
Based on data, by 2024, as many as 245 villages have become members of the Best Tourism Villages Network, which is expected to become part of the largest global tourism village network.
The success of Nglanggeran Village in 2021, Penglipuran Village in 2023, as well as Jatiluwih Tourism Village, and Wukisari Tourism Village in 2024 in receiving awards as Best Tourism Villages is a form of international recognition of the quality of tourist villages in Indonesia.
“Of course we cannot be complacent about this achievement. “We will continue to strive to strengthen the tourism village ecosystem in the country through collective commitment for the advancement of Indonesian tourism,” said Widiyanti.
The Jatiluwih Tourism Village, Bali and Wukisari Tourism Village, Yogyakarta were successfully selected from around 260 candidates from more than 60 UN Tourism member countries.
Nominees from Indonesia were selected from tourist villages that were certified sustainable in the 2019 – 2024 period. Because the certification assessment indicators represent the nine Best Tourism Villages evaluation areas.
For tourist villages that have not been included as Best Tourism Villages, UN Tourism provides a mentoring program in the form of an upgrade program for 20 selected tourist villages. (AT Network)
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