JAKARTA – PT Indonesia Tourism Development (Persero) or Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), a member company of the Injourney Group which develops and manages tourism areas in Indonesia, is now also developing the Golo Mori MICE area which is located in Golo Mori Village, Manggarai Regency West, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT).
The MICE area in Golo Mori is an international standard area for hosting various international meetings. The MICE area is equipped with a convention hall, VVIP lobby, VVIP lounge, media center, amphitheater, observation deck, beach club and wooden pier. The location of the site which is currently being built by ITDC is directly opposite Rinca Island which is included in the Komodo National Park which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The construction of MICE facilities in the Golo Mori area consists of a convention hall with a capacity of 400 pax, VVIP lobby 400 pax, VVIP Lounge 29 pax, VIP Room 12 pax, Media Center 50 pax and Amphitheater 500 pax.
Going forward, this area will be developed into an integrated sustainable tourism area, equipped with star-rated hotel and resort facilities, world-class Meeting, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) facilities, Komodo dragon educational research and tourism center, adventure tourism (adventure tourism) tourist port and crossings and other tourism support facilities.
ITDC Main Director Ari Respati said, “The development of the Golo Mori area as a new tourism magnet MICE destination in Eastern Indonesia, to support an increase in tourist visits to the Labuan Bajo Super Priority Tourism Destination (DPSP) which continues to grow. With the experience of developing The Nusa Dua area, which until now has become the best MICE area in Indonesia, we are optimistic that we can build facilities at Golo Mori with international standard quality, so that we can host world-class events.”
The development of this area is the third assignment from the government, after the development of The Nusa Dua Bali and The Mandalika Lombok, NTB. For almost 50 years ITDC has developed and managed the tourism area of The Nusa Dua Bali to become one of the best choice venues in Indonesia for various international scale MICE activities such as APEC 2013, Bali Democratic Forum, Miss World 2013 and IMF – World Bank Annual Meeting 2018 and Presidency G20 in 2022. ITDC has also developed the Mandalika Special Economic Zone (SEZ) or The Mandalika in Lombok, NTB with an international circuit that is hosting the international MotoGP and World Superbike motorcycle racing events. The Golo Mori area was also built by ITDC with world class standards.
“The progress of the development of the Golo Mori MICE area is 100% ready to be used for MICE activities which are equipped with beautiful scenery in the area and supporting facilities in it. We are optimistic that this area will become a leading tourism destination that will contribute to economic development in eastern Indonesia in the future,” concluded Ari Respati.***igo
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