TIMES SINGAPORE, PANGANDARAN – A tourist destination in Pangandaran is competing in the Trisakti Tourism Award 2021.

The district governor of Pangandaran, Jeje Wiradinata explained that this contest also acts as a tourism promotional event.

“We had five tourism villages competing in Trisakti Tourism Award 2021,” said Wiradinata on Sunday (1/8/2021).

Those tourism villages were Kertayasa Village in Cijulang, Selasari Village in Parigi, Bangunkarya in Langkaplancar, Cikalong Village in Sidamulih, and Sukamulya Village in Langkaplancar.

“Kertayasa Village in Cijulang and Selasari Village in Parigi prioritize their natural tourism,” said Wiradinata.

Meanwhile, Bangunkarya Village in Langkaplancar prioritizes its creative tourism. Cikalong Village in Sidamulih features cultural tourism and Sukamulya Village in Langkaplancar brings agricultural tourism to the table.

“All participating villages are classified as developed and independent tourism villages category,” Wiradinata explained.

All participating villages are villages that contribute to the economic development of the society.

“The event of Trisakti Tourism Award 2021 is broadcasted via Instagram by the Tourism and Cultural Agency of Pangandaran,” said Wiradinata.

One of the scoring variables is the amount of likes for each destination in the Instagram account of the Tourism and Cultural Agency of Pangandaran.

“For this purpose, we invite the locals of Pangandaran to give their likes to their favorite destination in our Instagram account,” said Wiradinata.

Trisakti Tourism Award 2021 is a multi-purpose event where tourism destinations can compete while also acts as promotional media to introduce the beauty of Pangandaran to society. (*)