The Sabang City Government has prepared a number of tourism agendas and events listed in the 2020 Sabang Calendar of Events (CoE) 2020 to increase the visit of domestic and foreign tourists to Indonesia's westernmost island.
"By making events and tourist attractions can attract tourists to Sabang," said Head of the Sabang Culture and Tourism Office (Disbudpar), Faisal in Sabang, Monday (1/27/2020).
Faisal said there were 620,694 tourists visiting Weh Island in 2019, a decrease compared to the previous year which reached 739,333 people.
He said, in 2019 there were 589,244 domestic tourists and 31,450 foreign tourists. While in 2018 there were 709,506 tourists from the archipelago and 29,827 tourists.
"We are even more active in making Sabang City cleaner and more beautiful. We have planned a number of events at the Sabang 2020 Calendar of Events," he said.
Several events will be held such as the Sabang Merauke children's soccer tournament, Kanduri Laot, the Sabang Sea Festival, the Sabang Open Festival, and the Election of Men and Women in Sabang City Tourism.
In addition, there are also a number of other events such as Gita Bahana Nusantara, Aceh International Diving Festival, Underwater Photo Contest, Open Futsal Tournament, Fishing Mania Competition, Sabang Youth Cup, Freediving Competition, Underwater Flag Flying, and Lanal Trail Adventure.
"Hopefully with this event, it can attract tourists to attend Sabang." "There are also meetings and events from the provinces and ministries that will be held in Sabang, so that it can increase visits to Sabang," he said.
Source : http://disbudpar.acehprov.go.id/calender-of-event-sabang-2020-jadi-daya-tarik-pariwisata/