Uzbekistan and Indonesia are exploring the possibility of relaunching direct flights between the two countries. The Tourism Committee reported this.
The head of the committee, Abdulaziz Akkulov, held talks with Indonesia’s Minister of Religious Affairs for Hajj and Umrah, Muhammad Irfan Yusuf. The sides discussed expanding tourist exchanges, developing pilgrimage tourism and cooperation between tour operators.
To increase tourist flows, the two sides plan to resume flights on the Tashkent-Jakarta route, as well as launch direct flights from Indonesia to Uzbekistan’s historic cities.
The possibility of providing subsidies to airlines for launching flights on new routes was also discussed. In addition, the sides considered providing local tour operators with a $100 payment for each Indonesian tourist they attract.
The Indonesian minister also visited pilgrimage sites in Samarkand and Bukhara. The sides agreed to promote both cities as pilgrimage tourism destinations, develop special tourist routes and organize B2B meetings with Hajj and Umrah operators.
According to the Tourism Committee, more than 2 million Indonesians travel for pilgrimage (Hajj and Umrah) every year. Uzbekistan has more than 1,200 pilgrimage sites with potential for the Indonesian market, including the heritage sites associated with Imam al-Bukhari, Imam al-Maturidi, al-Tirmidhi and Bahauddin Naqshbandi.
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