Indonesia

Indonesia International Outdoor Festival, the Archipelago Nature Tourism Centre Cooperative Services and the BJB Bank Study (Oct 2021):

• 99% of respondents wanted to take adventure trips post-pandemic

• 72% spent 1-2 nights on holiday, 24% spent more than 2 nights

• 25% spent between 250,000-500,000 IDR on each outdoor trip, 21% spent up to 1,000,000 IDR and 31% more than 1,000,000 IDR

• 51% prefer glamping as their accommodation

• 72% arrange their own trips by referring to information from social media, OTAs, and travel aggregators

Agoda Sustainable Travel Trends Survey 2021 (Aug 2021):

• Indonesians are most concerned about overtourism, followed by polluted beaches and waterways, then the use of single use plastics in destination accommodations

• Indonesia has the highest proportion among all markets (on par with UK) to believe that the government is most responsible for changes around tourism, with 36% indicating so. This is followed by 31% choosing tourism authorities, and 17% saying they themselves are responsible

• Manage waste including use of single use plastics, always looking for eco-friendly accommodation and switching off air conditioners and lights when leaving their room are top three pledges for Indonesians when they travel post Covid-19

• No single-use plastics in an accommodation, accommodation using renewable energy or water sources, and destinations that are not high-density tourist spots are the top three most helpful things for Indonesians to travel more sustainably

• When asked what practices do they associate with “sustainable travel”, 41% say animal conservation, which is tied with renewable resources for top spot. In third spot, 39% associate sustainable travel with no single use plastics

• Other measures suggested were easy identification of eco-friendly travel options, followed by limiting the use of single use plastics in accommodations and airlines, and establishing more protected areas to limit tourist numbers