“THE NEW NORMAL” OF TOURISM: PT TWC REOPENS TEMPLE PARK DESTINATION
PT Borobudur, Prambanan & Ratu Boko Temple Tourism Park (Persero) will reopen
operational of the Temple Tourism Park and its facilities in June 2020 after experiencing
closure for approximately 3 months. This opening of course also takes into account the appeal from
The Central Government, especially the Ministry of SOEs, is implementing the COVID-19 protocol.
Taman Wisata Candi when it opens later will be ready to move towards "The New Normal" of Tourism. When
These various preparations have been made by improving and increasing quality standards.
services towards clean, healthy and safe tourism to receive all tourists.
visit. This is in accordance with the direction of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy
(Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy) which will implement the CHS (Cleanliness, Health, and Safety) program in every
tourism destinations. This program is considered important, because this pandemic has made human behavior
changed. People are much more concerned about cleanliness, health, and safety factors.
including in carrying out tourism activities.
“The New Normal” Tourism carried out at TWC destinations includes the following provisions:
All tourists who enter must wear masks, and their body temperature will be checked.
tourists, carry out visitor management that implements physical distancing, provides
hand washing stations every 100 meters, signage and COVID-19 protocol information board,
placing reliable Customer Service on duty and actively directing tourists to
execute established protocols.
To reduce interaction between officers and tourists, PT TWC implements payment
some of the ticketing counters are cashless at the tourist destinations it manages. In addition, as an effort
maintaining the comfort and cleanliness of the trader's environment, the COVID-19 protocol is also implemented in
the area around the merchant stalls at the destination, as well as providing excellent health services
with adequate medical personnel and space.
Before officially opening the TWC destination this June, PT TWC will conduct...
pre-operational activities by holding tours with the media and travel agents, to
provide information regarding changes that have been made within the destination area.
"With the implementation of "The New Normal", it is hoped that tourism can build
tourist confidence, so that the tourism world and the economy in this region can recover
back. although we are sure that it will not return to normal quickly as before."
Edy Setijono, President Director.
In addition to preparing for the opening of destinations, PT TWC as the Regional Coordinator of the National BUMN Task Force, together with BUMN in the Yogyakarta region and in collaboration with Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, is also helping to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing medical equipment for medical personnel in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. In addition, PT TWC is also helping residents and tourism actors in the area affected by the pandemic by providing more than 10.000 basic food packages which will be held on May 18-19, 2020 in Prambanan Sleman, Prambanan Klaten and Borobudur Magelang. This effort is an implementation of BUMN Hadir Untuk Indonesia.
