Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said that the competitiveness of the Indonesian tourism sector had increased in 2013. However, there are two things that hinder growth in tourism business, infrastructure and transportation. "This becomes a work to be done immediately," she said during a visit to Tempo office on Thursday, February 27, 2014.
Data from the World Economic Forum cited that the competitiveness of Indonesian tourism sector had increased from a ranking of 74 (out of 139 countries) in 2011 to 70 (out of 140 countries) in 2013. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is ahead of the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia, in terms of natural resources (ranked 6), pricing (ranked 9) and culture (ranked 30).
However, out of the 16 components in the competitiveness index, three things have not grown significantly for the period of 2011-2013. The infrastructure index for land transportation, as an example, has remained at the level of 3.2 for the past two years. Air transportation infrastructure index increased slightly from 3.2 to 3.5. While the tourism infrastructure and information technology index increased from 2 to 2.1 and 2.5 to 2.7, respectively.
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