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This City in Indonesia Named the Cleanest Tourist Destination in ASEAN

This City in Indonesia Named the Cleanest Tourist Destination in ASEAN
pesona.travel | Semarang

Semarang, a Central Java city known for its acculturation of Javanese and Chinese cultures, has been named as the cleanest tourist destination in Southeast Asia.

The ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard (ACTCS) bestowed the title on Semarang for the year of 2020 to 2022.  

Semarang city secretary Iswar Aminuddin received the award on behalf of Mayor Hendrar Prihadi in Brunei Darussalam on Thursday.

Hendrar said the city owed various parties for the accomplishment, including members of the public.

Bus wisata bertingkat kota Semarang melintasi kawasan Simpang Lima. Image: kaorinusantara
Bus wisata bertingkat kota Semarang melintasi kawasan Simpang Lima. Image: kaorinusantara

“Stakeholders, the Semarang administration, members of the public, and the media [played a role],” he said to The Jakarta Post on Sunday on the sidelines of an event in Semarang.

“Everyone has committed to changing Semarang for the better.”

According to the Head of the Culture and Tourism Agency of Indriyasari, the award will encourage a big jump in the tourism sector in Semarang. "In 2019 the target of 7.2 million tourists has been met. Hopefully this award will encourage more tourists to visit Semarang," said Indriyasa, as in his written statement, as reported by Kompas.

Semarang is home to 259 parks and green spaces, both private and public, at the time of writing. Around 29 parks were revitalized in 2018. In addition, the administration also managed three new park projects last year.

Kampung Pelangi in Semarang. Image: @aridiyanto / instagram
Kampung Pelangi in Semarang. Image: @aridiyanto / instagram

 

In an effort to improve the quality of the tourist experience, the local administration has announced that 72 tourist events are in the pipeline. Two such events, the Sam Poo Parade (traditional Chinese carnival commemorating the arrival of Admiral Cheng Ho in Semarang) and the Old Town Festival, have been included on the Tourism Ministry’s Calendar of Events this year.

Indah Gilang Pusparani

Indah is a researcher at Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Kota Cirebon (Regional Development Planning and Research Agency of Cirebon Municipality). She covers More international relations, tourism, and startups in Southeast Asia region and beyond. Indah graduated from MSc Development Administration and Planning from University College London, United Kingdom in 2015. She finished bachelor degree from International Relations from University of Indonesia in 2014, with two exchange programs in Political Science at National University of Singapore and New Media in Journalism at Ball State University, USA. She was awarded Diplomacy Award at Harvard World Model United Nations and named as Indonesian Gifted Researcher by Australian National University. She is Researcher at Regional Planning Board in Cirebon, West Java. She previously worked as Editor in Bening Communication, the Commonwealth Parliament Association UK, and diplomacy consulting firm Best Delegate LLC in USA. Less
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