Indonesia maintains high target of foreign tourist arrivals amid rising Covid-19 cases

Mahouts hold Indonesian national flags atop Sumatran elephants as they cross a river during World Elephant Day and ahead of celebrations to mark Indonesia's Independence Day on August 17, at the Conservation Response Unit (CRU) program in Sampoiniet, in Indonesia's Aceh province, on August 12, 2022. - AFP

JAKARTA, Aug 13 (Xinhua): The Indonesian government has maintained its target to draw 1.8 million to 3.6 million foreign tourists to the country in 2022, despite a surge in the COVID-19 daily cases, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno has said.

He remained optimistic because the country was moving to "improve the quality and sustainability of its tourism destinations, such as developing tourism villages."