Angkasa Pura

The First Event at Soekarno-Hatta Airport is a Success, AP II Sets Travelin Fest to be an Annual Event to Encourage the Growth of the Aviation and Tourism Ecosystem

Jakarta - PT Angkasa Pura II held a Travelin Fest at Soekarno-Hatta Airport on August 13-17, 2022 as an effort to encourage the flight and national tourism sector.

During the 5 days of implementation, the Travelin Fest, which consists of the Travel Hub Fair, Local Creative Festival and Airport Town Festival, ran smoothly and successfully.

The number of participants in the Travel Hub Fair was 24 companies consisting of 7 national airlines, 5 foreign airlines, 7 travel agents, 2 hoteliers, 2 travel support companies and 1 transportation service company.

Meanwhile, the Airport Town Festival and Local Creative Festival were also supported by 6 city/district government agencies from Jakarta, Depok and Tangerang who together with local UMKM introduced more than 3,800 UMKM products.

AP II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin said this was the first time in the history of AP II to hold a Travelin Fest which is a travel fair event.

“This is the first time for AP II to hold a travel fair, and it is a good experience for us to be able to make Travelin Fest even better. We received various inputs from participants, and in general the participants were quite satisfied with the implementation of Travelin Fest 2022.”

“The participants also expressed that they would like to participate again if the Travelin Fest is held again. For this reason, looking at the existing response and taking into account various inputs, AP II has determined that the Travelin Fest will be held every year as an effort to continue to stimulate national aviation and tourism, and of course, various improvements are also made in its implementation, "said Muhammad Awaluddin.

Muhammad Awaluddin said the Travelin Fest was also part of the company's efforts to encourage the growth of the tourism ecosystem.

“Travelin Fest as one of the means or facilities to encourage the growth of the tourism ecosystem together, including airlines, travel agents and UMKM. We hope that in the future this initiative can also be held in every city and at every airport.”

Travelin Fest Transactions
The total transactions at the Travelin Fest which consist of the Travel Hub Fair, Local Creative Festival and Airport Town Festival reached around Rp500 million.

"We are very grateful that within 5 days of the event, the total transaction at the Travelin Fest, which is being held for the first time, has reached around Rp500 million. We hope that the value of this transaction will increase further in the next Travelin Fest," explained Muhammad Awaluddin.

Travelin Fest is a one-stop place that provides a variety of traveler needs to travel. Travelin Fest offers flight tickets at special prices, travel packages at special prices, as well as travel support facilities.

Visitors can also find a variety of quality local products and UMKM.

The implementation of the Travelin Fest also received a MURI World Record in line with the number of local products displayed at this event reaching more than 3,800 products.