Ambassador Ina Krisnamurthi addresses travel agents and media at the event in New Delhi
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia hosted a high-impact networking event aimed at strengthening ties with India’s travel industry on Tuesday in New Delhi.
The gathering brought together travel agents and trade media to discuss India’s growing outbound travel trends, positioning Indonesia as a destination.
During the event, representatives of the tourism board of Indonesia said that India had emerged as Indonesia’s largest market in South and Central Asia and the sixth-largest globally, with 710,688 Indian visitors in 2024.
The board also said that for 2025, the Ministry of Tourism anticipates welcoming 918,480 Indian travellers and that Indonesia plans to intensify its outreach to Indian tourists through strategic initiatives such as travel exhibitions, sales missions, collaborations, and familiarisation trips.
During the event the tourism board added that the country is promoting key destinations like Bali, Jakarta, Lake Toba, Borobudur, Mandalika in Lombok, and Labuan Bajo and that these locations offer diverse experiences ranging from cultural heritage to luxury resorts and natural wonders.
Ina Krisnamurthi
“Bali is for sure still the main attraction, main destination. We cannot avoid Bali because of its closeness in history, in religions, in culture and highlights the story of Baliyatra and the story of Hinduism. So, we are not shying away from Bali but since 2022, the embassy, always promoted what we call rich. We want to really focus on not so much of the region, but how to introduce Indonesia,” Ina Krisnamurthi, Ambassador, tells India Outbound.
Earlier, in her speech, she also highlighted during the event the convenience of direct flights by Air India and IndiGo and the streamlined Electronic Visa on Arrival (e-VoA) system as key enablers for Indian travellers.
The tourism also highlighted India’s robust economic growth and increasing appetite for international travel making it a critical market for Indonesia.
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