MNCLand.com - The National Council for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) has approved the establishment of SEZ Lido in the province of West Java. The establishment of this tourism SEZ is through the MNC Lido City area developed by PT MNC Land Tbk, a leading Entertainment Hospitality company in Indonesia.
MNC Lido City is an integrated residential, commercial, tourist destination, and resort area of 3,000 hectares in Lido, Bogor, West Java. Strategically located about 60 kilometers from Jakarta, it can be reached in about one hour drive via the Bocimi (Bogor-Ciawi-Sukabumi) Toll road.
The development of MNC Lido City as a tourism SEZ includes world-class theme park, international standard hotels (4, 5, and 6 stars), luxury villas & condos, and an 18-hole PGA standard golf course designed by Ernie Els, one of the most successful golfers in the history and the winner of Designer of the Year 2015 by World Golf Awards.
In addition, the development of World Garden, exclusive residences, retail, dining, entertainment, international circuits, universities, Movie Land (MNC Studios International's film and TV drama production site), music festival, TOD (Transit Oriented Development) area, as well as various other tourism support facilities is underway.
In the MNC Lido City area, Lido Lake Resort by MNC Hotel, and Lido Adventure Park - an outbound area on the shores of Lake Lido and set to be the largest in Southeast Asia is now operating. MNC Lido City is projected to be the national pride and the new integrated tourist destination in Indonesia.
The theme park and other various facilities currently being developed in MNC Lido City is predicted to increase the number of visits by domestic and foreign tourists in total of 63.4 million people by 2038 or an average of 3.17 million tourists per year. Foreign exchange inflow from foreign tourists and savings on foreign exchange outflows from domestic tourists are predicted to reach US $ 4.1 billion over 20 years.
The Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartanto, who is also the Chairperson of the SEZ National Council stated that SEZ Lido is expected to attract investments and create employment to boost Indonesian tourism.
"The result must be clear, tourists to West Java must also be of international quality. This must be a premium (SEZ) and the foreign exchange is expected to be premium," he said.
