| Jero
Wacik
"Quality and Creativity
Needs Improving"
Gifts are always a
target for visitors. Wherever one goes,
he assuredly purchases a gift becoming the
distinctive feature of destination he travels
to. If he takes a trip to Paris, he surely
would like to buy gift having its Eiffel
tower. On making an odyssey to Japan, he
will buy gift having the nuance of its Tokyo
Tower, either in the form of painting, sculpture,
accessories and so forth. Similarly, visitors
that travel to Bali will feel incomplete
if they do not bring home some characteristic
gifts from Bali."
 This
was revealed by the national minister for
Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, to Bali
Travel News when he was visiting the Souvenir
& Gift Market or Pasar Oleh-Oleh Bali,
Tuesday (6/6). He was accompanied by the
Tabanan Regent Adi Wiryatama, Chairman of
Bali Post Media Group Satria Naradha and
Marketing Director of BaliTV Made Nariana.
Jero Wacik, together with his party, had
an opportunity to look around several handicraft
products from regions across Bali such as
sculptures, jewelleries, paintings, traditional
clothes and many more. Ultimately, he savoured
a serving of Bali Donut while drinking coffee
together with the group.
"In my opinion, the idea of Satria
Naradha, through the Cooperative of Balinese
People (KKB), to found the Souvenir &
Gift Market called "Pasar Oleh-Oleh
Bali" is very good. Although there
are already similar places as Sukawati,
Kumbasari Market and so on, tourists are
expected to continue travelling to Bali,
as we keep on inviting them to come here.
These visitors, either domestic or foreign,
can purchase typical gifts of Bali here,"
sais Mr. Jero Wacik.
Furthermore, Jero Wacik emphasized on the
importance of improving the quality and
variation of the products, rather than on
the creativity of the craftsmen themselves.
"I am proud of the art creativity in
Bali. However, the quality of its products
needs improvement," reminded Mr. Jero
Wacik. By and large, the tourism condition
of Bali today is sluggish and as a consequence
the export markets of several kinds of Indonesian
handicraft have dropped enormously. Nevertheless,
Mr. Jero Wacik is optimistic that tourism
of Indonesia, in particular tourism of Bali,
will revive gradually. "Before the
Bali Bomb, the arrival of foreign visitors
to Bali reached approximately 5000 persons
per day, after the bomb it dropped to 800
to 1000 persons per day. However, for the
time being it has achieved 4000 persons
day," he adds. (BTN/tar)
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