Purwokerto (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association\n(PHRI) Banyumas Regency, Central Java, hopes that the government\u2019s\nbudget efficiency policy will not impact hotel occupancy rates in the\narea.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the PHRI Banyumas Regency Branch Board Irianto in\nPurwokerto, Banyumas, on Wednesday, stated that the hospitality and\nrestaurant sector is still in the recovery process following the\nCOVID-19 pandemic and previous budget efficiency policies, thus\nrequiring support from activities, including those from the\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn mid-2025, the Minister of Home Affairs (Tito Karnavian) gave the\ngreen light to all regional governments to resume various activities,\nincluding meetings at hotels and restaurants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, that policy has not yet had a significant impact on\nthe hospitality and restaurant sector because the holding of government\nactivities at hotels remains limited.<\/p>\n
However, he said, the government is now implementing budget\nefficiency measures again, which is feared to affect the hospitality and\nrestaurant sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this budget efficiency, there will certainly be an impact on\nus, because government activities have so far been one of the supports\nfor hotel occupancy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the efficiency policy accompanied by the\nimplementation of work from home (WFH) for civil servants (ASN) and\nplans to apply it also to private workers and SOEs has the potential to\nreduce meetings, gatherings, or other agendas that are usually held at\nhotels and restaurants.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, he hopes that the government will still hold activities\nat hotels and restaurants, even if with budget adjustments.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that government activities continue to take place at hotels\nand restaurants even if the budget is cut, because hotel operations must\ncontinue and there are employees who depend on their livelihood in this\nsector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He acknowledged that to date, hotel occupancy conditions in Banyumas\nhave not shown significant recovery, and even the Eid momentum, which\nusually boosts occupancy rates, has not yielded optimal results.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hoped that last Eid would be a harvest, but in reality, it was\nnot as expected. Average occupancy was only around 60 percent, whereas\nit usually reaches 80 percent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that the increase in occupancy only occurred on the second\nand third days of Eid 2026, while overall it was still below business\nexpectations.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, he said, the restaurant sector was helped during\nRamadan through iftar gathering programmes, especially at star-rated\nhotels, which were able to boost revenue from food and beverages.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe iftar programme was quite helpful, especially for restaurants,\nbut room occupancy is still relatively quiet,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
He said that event-based activities such as sport tourism organised\nby the Banyumas Regency Government or other parties also contribute to\nhotel occupancy, but they are still limited and have not been able to\ndrive overall recovery.<\/p>\n
According to him, in Banyumas there are currently around 16\nstar-rated hotels with a total of about 3,000 rooms, as well as around\n200 non-star-rated hotels that still need increased occupancy to\nmaintain operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that the budget efficiency policy can be balanced with\nstrategic steps that still support the sustainability of the hospitality\nand restaurant sector in the region,\u201d said Irianto.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/phri-banyumas-hopes-hotel-occupancy-unaffected-by-budget-efficiency-measures-1775022648", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }