Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, November 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC

Indonesia seeks French investment, training support for tourism growth

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F.N. Khotimah, Tegar Nurfitra

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana has sought deeper cooperation with France to expand Indonesia's access to European tourism markets through human resource development, investment, joint promotion, and improved air connectivity.

She made the push during a visit to Paris on Nov. 9-10, where she met with French Minister of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Trade, Crafts, Tourism, and Purchasing Power Serge Papin and Atout France CEO Adam Oubuih.

According to a statement received from the Tourism Ministry on Friday, the meetings explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation under the Indonesia-France Joint Vision 2050 framework.

The two sides discussed opportunities to collaborate on capacity-building programs, tourist destination management, gastronomic initiatives, promotional activities, and efforts to improve air connectivity.

On human resource development, Indonesia proposed expanding partnerships between its tourism polytechnics and French educational institutions through knowledge exchanges, vocational education, and professional training in gastronomy and hospitality.

The Indonesian delegation also emphasized the country's readiness to welcome French investors, inviting them to play a greater role in tourism development and increase private-sector participation in the industry.

Indonesia views France as a strategic tourism market, with 367,904 French tourist arrivals recorded in 2025. As of September this year, Indonesia had welcomed 286,475 visitors from France.

French visitors stayed an average of 16.7 days and spent US$1,928 per trip in 2025, the fourth-highest average spending among Indonesia's international tourist markets.

During the visit, Widiyanti also met with representatives of French restaurant ranking agency La Liste to discuss promoting Indonesian gastronomy globally through greater culinary exposure and international networking opportunities for chefs, restaurants, and other industry stakeholders.

The ministry expects the visit to help attract more high-quality French tourists who stay longer and spend more, generating greater economic benefits for hotels, restaurants, transportation providers, small businesses, and local communities.

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