Wishnutama wants to rest, Sandiaga: Don’t take too long

KOMPAS.com – The post of Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) was officially handed over by Wishnutama Kusubandio to Sandiaga Uno on Wednesday (12/23/2020).

Then after serving as Menparekraf for 2019/2020, what plans and activities will Wishnutama be doing?

“In the future, I want to rest first,” he told a press conference after holding a handover ceremony (sertijab) at the Sapta Pesona Building, RI Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Jakarta on Wednesday.

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In addition to taking a short break, Wishnutama went on to say that currently all she wanted to do was reunite with her family.

Responding to this, Sandiaga who was standing next to him gave a chorus that Wishnutama could not rest for long.

“He’s already thinner. I’ve lost seven kilos, so hopefully we can be a little overweight,” he said with a laugh.

Although she speaks jokingly, Sandiaga seriously hopes that Wishnutama can function again.

I have a reorganization

Previously, Wishnutama was one of the ministers who underwent a year-end cabinet shakeup announced by President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (12/22/2020).

Although he has only worked for about a year, he has initiated a series of policies for the Indonesian tourism industry.

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One of them is a tourism subsidy worth 3.3 trillion IDR, which is included in the incentives for the tourism sector affected by Covid-19.

Through this tourism grant, hotel companies, restaurants and the local government (pemda) receive assistance.

There is also a hotel policy that is used as a temporary residence for medical staff and the Covid-19 Task Force in various regions.

This was done so they could live closer to the hospital that cared for Covid-19 patients.