Based on a survey of a number of international institutions , the perception of Indonesia also experienced a positive development . Leading international rating agencies such as Ficth Rating , Rating and Investment Information . Inc. , Japan Credit Rating Agency , Standard and Poor 's ( S & P ) , Modys Investors Servise has put Indonesia as an investment destination of long-term ( investment grade ) .
Fitch Ratings announced in November 2013 , strengthening Indonesia's ranking to BBB - with a stable outlook . Previously, in October 2013 agency Rating and Investment Information Inc. . also provide an assessment of BBB - / stable outlook . So also with the Japan Credit Rating Agency Ltd. . in July 2013 gives BBB - with stable outlook for Indonesian .
Two other rating agencies S & P and Moody 's since 2012 and still maintain Indonesia's rating in a safe position for long-term investments , respectively - each rated BB + level for long - term and Baa3 with stable outlook .
The results of a recent survey by the Japan Bank of International Corporation ( JBIC ) said , Indonesia is in the highest rank in the perception of global businesses as an investment destination in the medium term , or about 3 years into the future . In a survey involving 488 JIBC entrepreneurs as respondents in 2013 and then , asking respondents to choose 5 countries assessed give investment prospect worthy of consideration within a period of over 3 years.
The result , 219 respondents ( 44.9 % ) countries include Indonesia as an option worth considering . The results of the survey to rank Indonesia rose from rank three to rank first in which previously occupied by the PRC . India in second position 43.6 % ; The third Thailand 38.5 % ; The fourth RRT 37.5 % ; and fifth Vietnam 30.3 % .
Meanwhile , based on data from The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index reported by the World Economic Forum ( WEF ) in 2013 , Indonesia's tourism competitiveness ranking is able to climb four . Indonesia also stands out in the category of culture and heritage ( cultural and historical heritage ) and rich natural resources ( wealth and natural beauty ) . For the price factor , Indonesia is seen as a competitive destination for value for money is ranked 9th in the price competitiveness of 140 countries studied WEF .
Another trend is the increasing lucrative Indonesian tourists to the cultural tour . As reported in the Creative Economic Report 2013 : Widening Local Development Pathway , published by UNESCO and UNDP that the global level is currently ongoing trend where cultural heritage has become an increasingly valuable asset , and increasingly fused with tourism.
As a country with a rich cultural diversity and cultural heritage , this trend provides an opportunity for Indonesia to better integrate culture -based creative economy as a tourist attraction to further drive the growth of the national economy , especially for small and medium scale enterprises .
Trend lifestyle green economy ( environmentally friendly ) gave growing brighter prospects for Indonesia , given the wealth of biodiversity and indigenous peoples to develop nature tourism and ecotourism .
Positive developments have also seen already diantipasi by a number of tourism industry as seen in the growth of investment value . In 2013 then , the investment in the tourism sector reached U.S. $ 602.648 million consisting of U.S. $ 462.47 million in the form of FDI and U.S. $ 140.18 million in the form of domestic investment . Most of the intended construction of hotels and restaurants .
Some examples of investments that are being and will be done in anticipation of increased demand , including in the second and third tier Cities are among the other three domestic carriers ( Group Santika Hotel , TAUZIA Hotel and Dafam Hotel ) was recorded as the national carrier 's aggressive expansion . The plan , the carrier will add 140 hotel chain them until 2015.
Carlson Rezidor foreign operator with its partner PT Panorama Group plans to expand its network by building 20 new hotels within 5-7 years. Four of them are beginning to be realized this year in Lampung , Bali , Makassar and Bandung , with an investment of approximately U.S. $ 250 million .
In addition , foreign operators are working together with a number of domestic investors are also expanding . Now there are 76 Hotel Aston , Aston Pacific Islands including the newly opened , and planned 150 again in 3-5 years. While the Accor group which has been operating for 20 years in Indonesia and operates 70 hotels in 24 cities in Indonesia will target 100 or 20,000 hotel rooms by 2015 .
Tourist Arrivals Increase
Foreign tourists visiting in February recorded 702 666 people , bringing the total foreign tourist arrivals in the first two months ( January-February ) in 2014 rose to 1,455,745 people or 12.61 % growth compared to the same period in 2013 amounted to 1,292,743 people . This increase is much higher than the growth of 9.4 % throughout 2013 . " The trend looks pretty good and is expected to be better for the months ahead so that the target of 9.3 million foreign tourists visit this year -9.4 million could be achieved , there is even a chance to be exceeded , " said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy ( Menparekraf ) Mari E. Pangestu .
According to the Minister , from the existing data for the foreign tourists visiting from month to month do tend to fluctuate . As seen in February , compared to the previous month visits by foreign tourists ( January) 753 079 persons, a decline of 6.6 % . However , compared with the February 2013 figure is larger by 3.57 % or as much as 678 415 tourists , thus increasing the overall trends remain . " Even compared to the number of foreign tourist visits in previous years , performance is much better in February 2014 and is a record , " said the Minister .
According to the Minister , the tourism sector experienced a sizeable obstacle during February and primarily related to the ongoing disaster and the eruption of Mount Sinabung Kelud which led to a number of airports that are part of the main entrance of foreign tourists was closed a few days , such as the Juanda ( Surabaya ) , Adi Sucipto ( Yogyakarta ) Adi Sumarno (Solo ) , Ahmad Yani ( Semarang ) , and Husein Sastranegara ( London ) .
A number of promotional activities and a number of international events related to the creative industries throughout February , including Indonesia Fashion Week and the Java Jazz Festival , enough to contribute to the arrival of foreign tourists . " It demonstrates the synergy between the development of creative industries and tourism , " said the Minister .
In addition , the increase in seat capacity for direct flights to Indonesia supporting the growth of foreign tourists visit . For flights to the Middle East tourists , for example , the seat capacity rose 13.5 % from 1,789,528 2,031,276 seatsmenjadi seats in a year . So is the cost for tourists RTT , the seat capacity from various cities of this country to Indonesia increased significantly by 34.74 % from 435 344 586 812 seats into the seat .
Meanwhile , the seat capacity for tourists from South Korea rose 31.63 % of the 465 348 612 560 seatsmenjadi seats , and from the Philippines up 50 % of the 16 224 seats into 24.336seats .
Seeing the trend of increase in seat capacity in the last two months , the Minister is optimistic that the growth of foreign tourists visit this year will be higher than in 2013 . " Global market conditions and domestic climate conducive to support the increased traffic . We may hope , the prospect of tourism , including the creative economy will be better , " he said .
Menparekraf give attention to positive developments on current market trends , in particular the increase in the accessibility and quality of human resources and the better perception on Indonesia . Based on a report in The World Travel & Tourism Council ( WTTC ) , the Minister said that the increasingly significant role of tourism in the global economy . In 2013 , world tourism market has reached U.S. $ 7 trillion , and in 2014 growth is expected to reach 4.2 % .
Indonesia is considered as a country that managed to take advantage of the momentum , so the G20 group of Indonesia is among the countries with high tourism growth . WTTC estimates that in 2014 , Indonesia is likely to achieve growth in foreign tourists visiting wisnus 14.2% and 6.3 % . Contribution of the tourism sector to the economy is expected to reach 8.1 % . " So our chances to achieve these projections are quite open , because the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism continues to improve . Moreover, the perception of Indonesia is now more positive , " he said .
According to the Minister , in the short term Indonesia is likely to attract more tourists from the PRC , which is now the largest foreign tourist market in the world and its people will continue to look for alternative destinations.
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