Live the closing ceremony at De Ijen, Zita Puji Tourism Banyuwangi

Banyuwangi – The special messenger of Tourism President Zita Anjani attended the closure of the International Banyuwangi Ijen 2025 International Bicycle Race in Banyuwangi, East Java. Zita praised Banyuwangi as one of the success stories of tourism in Indonesia. “It’s a bike competition that is not only domestic but has an international level. There were almost 20 groups from different countries, and it wasn’t the first time they came. If I wasn’t wrong, it was the 10th time,” Zita said after the closing ceremony Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen, Banyuwangi, Thursday (7/31/2025). Zita said the abroad participants even mentioned Tour de Banyuwangi Ijen as one of the best of the different opportunities they participated in. “When we see, almost all foreign participants explain the best in Banyuwangi Ijen,” he said. Browse to continue with the content Zita Assesen Banyuwangi is an ideal example in developing a sustainable tourism sector. According to him, the success of this area is not only to attract tourists, but also to build local economic resilience. Zita considers Banyuwangi an ideal example in developing a sustainable tourism sector. (Brigitta Belia/Detikcom) “Banyuwangi is one of the very successful storytelling tourism in Indonesia. Not only the tourism, but also the concept of sustainability, resilience and partiality of the local economy. Even the latest data if I’m not wrong, the poverty drops from 12% to 6%,” he explained. ” Zita also emphasized the success of Banyuwangi in the protection of the environment and the empowerment of MSMEs. He gave an example of Banyuwangi Airport who received an environmentally friendly title, even without air conditioning (AC), as well as the lack of extortion practices and the existence of the mall. “The full tourism concept is in Banyuwangi. The airport is without air conditioning, but it becomes the best, the rice fields and forests remain sustainable, there is no garbage, no extortion, no malls, and the MSMEs live everything,” he added. When asked about the strategy of the central government in the development of sports tourism in other regions, Zita said that sports tourism is a priority that is still encouraged because it has a consistent special market. “Sport tourism has great interest, although special. For example, cycling, route, dive, to Jetski. The amount is small, but surely. And Indonesia has all the amenities. From Rinjani, Lake Toba, Ijen Blue Fire, which is only two in the world, and only can be seen in Ijen, he can be added. (Call/JBR)