Training of Archipelago Tourist Travelers (Wisnus) 2019

The national tourism sector began to grow and develop and even began to become a trend and lifestyle in the community. His role is increasingly important in line with the development and contributions made through this tourism sector. It is expected that the tourism sector will become a mainstay sector capable of driving other economic sectors. The government is currently intensively attracting foreign tourists to increase foreign exchange, and is also trying to increase the number of tourists visiting the archipelago (Wisnus). Although foreign tourists do not bring in foreign exchange for the state, they are able to move the country's economy through increasing household consumption. The trips carried out by the tourists were able to revive the transportation, hospitality, creative industries and so on.

 Starting from this and given the importance of the availability of data and information about the travel of domestic tourists, the BPS in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism carried out these activities through the Nusantara Tourist Survey (Wisnus). The 2019 Wisnus Survey is carried out throughout Indonesia and this is a continuation of similar surveys in 2016, 2017 and 2018. Since 2018, Nusantara Tourist Survey (Wisnus) activities have been included as National Priority Programs, because they will be used to support development goals.

BPS of Rembang Regency held a Training of Archipelago Tourist Survey (Wisnus) 2019 on 29 April 2019 at Fave Hotel Rembang. The training was attended by 18 participants from organic BPS and statistical partners, guided by regional instructors (Inda) namely Winarso, SST and Wahyu Sri Lestari, SST, M.Stat.

The training was opened by the Head of the BPS Rembang Regency which in this case was represented by the Head of the Distribution Statistics Section, Winarso, SST. In his speech he conveyed about the implementation of Wisnus Survey activities. He also conveyed that the Wisnus Survey training this time was integrated with Surei Inter-Regional Trade (PAW), Trade Distribution Pattern Survey (Poldis), Quarterly Integrated Business Activities (STKU) Survey, and Market Profile Survey. Wisnus survey aims to collect data on the characteristics of Nusantara Tourists (Wisnus) or Indonesian residents who travel in the territory of Indonesia in general and specifically to obtain information / data on how many tourists enter or come in Rembang Regency and other information related to domestic travel. Besides that, it is also to find out the travel pattern and the average expenditure / consumption of tourists.

The Interregional Trade Survey (PAW) aims at 1). Obtain the volume and value of trade between regions, 2). Obtain a map of trade between regions, 3). Know the main transportation modes used.

The Trade Distribution Pattern Survey (Poldis) aims at 1). Obtain trade distribution patterns, 2). Analyzing the main patterns of trade distribution, 3). Knowing the total trade and transportation margins from producers to end consumers.

The Quarterly Survey of Integrated Business Activities aims at 1). Providing data about the index of production / income / output value of companies / businesses in the trade sector, the transportation and warehousing sector, information, and the continuous (quarterly) financial sector; 2). Provide an overview of the development of the company / business to support the preparation of Quarterly GDP and GDP; 3). Obtain the latest and fastest information in the form of quantity data regarding quarterly production indicators and quality data as supporting quantity data.

The Market Profile Survey aims to obtain profile data and public market facilities.

The Head of Distribution Statistics added that this training aims to provide field officers with an understanding of the objectives of the activities and concepts used so that the data produced can reflect the portrait of Archipelago Travelers. Regarding Wisnus, there are 3 (three) components included in Wisnus, namely traveling PP 100 km or more, traveling to commercial attractions and staying in commercial accommodations.

He hopes that the participants will take the training seriously, really understand the material taught by the instructors so that they can be absorbed to the maximum, so that when they are in the field the officers can communicate with the respondents so that the data is correctly obtained.

Hopefully the Wisnus 2018 training in Rembang Regency runs smoothly and with material, it is hoped that officers will be able to carry out data collection in the field in accordance with the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), comply with the schedule and maintain the quality of the data produced. (SR)