Sleman, Yogyakarta – The enthusiastic reaction of the community to Trip de Merapi is evidence that the region’s tourist sector has actually started to recover, according to the Sleman district tourism office, Yogyakarta Special Area.
” The community’s enthusiasm in the implementation of Tour de Merapi was rather high and ran efficiently. This showed the tourism sector in Sleman district has begun to enhance,” head of the Tourist Workplace of Sleman district, Suparmono, stated in Sleman on Wednesday.
Trip De Merapi is an annual occasion, and this year was the 16 th time it has been held considering that 2005, he noted.
This year’s occasion, which was held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, was attended by 224 participants, he informed.
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” In the implementation, the participants needed to travel through five posts: Tlogo Putri, Klangon, Sendang Joho Lanang, Candi Barong, and Lava Bantal. They likewise had to send photos when reaching each post,” Suparmono said.
At the discussion of the door reward to the Tour de Merapi winner, which was held essentially from Jogja Exotarium Mini Zoo on Tuesday (November 16, 2021), Sleman district head Kustini Sri Purnomo said the enjoyment of citizens over Trip de Merapi proved that the event has its own following.
” Although in 2020 this activity might not be performed because of the pandemic, this year’s interest was quite excellent,” Purnomo mentioned.
According to her, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, tourism activities have actually been stopped due to the policy of limiting public activities. Thus, the execution of Tour De Merapi in 2021 is a spirited return of tourist activities in Sleman, she said.
” In the future, I hope that tourism activities in Sleman can continue to be performed, considering the many attractions offered here,” she added.
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