The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Agency organized a coordination meeting on the development of Ubud as a gastronomy (culinary arts) destination for the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in 2023. The Director of Special Interest Tourism at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Agency, stated that the development of Ubud as the Gastronomy Destination for UNWTO 2023 is part of the Indonesia Spice Up The World (ISUTW) program. This program is one of the action plans of the 2023 National Priority Program in the Tourism sector, which will be monitored through the 2023 Monitoring and Evaluation System (Sismonev) by the KSP. In addition to developing the gastronomy destination, the essence of the Indonesia Spice Up The World program includes spice exports, the development of Indonesian restaurants abroad, and culinary promotions.

This coordination meeting is expected to strengthen the alignment of visions between the government and tourism and creative economy stakeholders in Gianyar Regency. After this destination is determined, there must be an organization that manages this gastronomy destination, starting from the organization formed by the local government to the grassroots community groups, so that the results will be excellent. A member of the Indonesia Gastronomy Network, explained that the process of making Ubud a gastronomy destination has been ongoing since 2018. It has gone through various stages, and 2023 marks the third stage. Once this stage is completed, Ubud will be ready to become a gastronomy destination. In the short term, a technical meeting will be held to prepare for the visit of UNWTO assessors, including mapping the needs for identifying low-hanging fruit that can be collaborated with the local and central governments.

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https://www.sinarharapan.net/wujudkan-ubud-sebagai-destinasi-gastronomi-unwto-2023/