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        "id": 1701430,
        "msgid": "supporting-tourism-banten-launches-serang-badui-bus-route-for-rp1-via-qris-1777189940",
        "date": "2026-04-26 13:55:08",
        "title": "Supporting tourism, Banten launches Serang-Badui bus route for Rp1 via QRIS",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Banten Provincial Government, in collaboration with Bank Indonesia's Banten office and Perum Damri, has launched a special cultural tourism bus service from Serang to Ciboleger for just Rp1 using QRIS tap payments, aiming to boost visits to the Badui area amid high public interest. This initiative leverages Banten's 3 million QRIS users to promote digital payments and drive economic growth through tourism, with plans to expand routes to destinations like Sawarna Beach and from Tangerang. The promotional fare runs until 31 May 2026, after which a subsidised rate of Rp25,000 will apply.",
        "content": "<p>Serang (ANTARA) - The Banten Provincial Government, together with the\nBank Indonesia (BI) Banten Representative Office and Perum Damri, has\nofficially launched a special Badui cultural tourism bus service for Rp1\nwith QRIS tap payment method.<\/p>\n<p>Banten Governor Andra Soni, in Serang on Sunday, stated that this\nbreakthrough is the government\u2019s response to the high public interest in\nvisiting the Badui adat area. Through this collaboration, the public can\nenjoy a highly affordable promotional fare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks to the support from BI Banten and Perum Damri, we are\nlaunching QRIS tap for the Badui cultural tourism transport from Serang\nto Ciboleger. For the next month, the public only needs to pay Rp1 using\nQRIS,\u201d said Andra after the QRIS tap launch for the Badui cultural\ntourism transport mode at Serang City Square, Banten.<\/p>\n<p>The utilisation of this digital payment system is supported by the\nhigh penetration of QRIS users in the region. Andra noted that out of 60\nmillion QRIS users nationwide, 3 million come from Banten.<\/p>\n<p>This figure is considered proportionally significant relative to the\npopulation and will continue to be optimised to spur regional economic\ngrowth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTourism is a flagship sector that continues to be developed and is\nexpected to become the engine of economic growth. By facilitating\ndigital payments, we are optimistic that tourist visits to Banten will\nincrease and drive the economy,\u201d said Ameriza.<\/p>\n<p>He added that in the future, BI together with Damri is ready to\nexpand tourism service routes to other destinations, one of which is the\nroute to the Sawarna Beach area. In addition, accessibility is expected\nnot to rely solely on Serang City, but can be extended from the\nTangerang area, which is seen to have a very large tourist market\npotential.<\/p>\n<p>The Rp1 promotional fare period applies from 26 April to 31 May 2026,\nand the QRIS tap scanner machine inside the bus is ensured to accept\npayments from all digital banking applications.<\/p>\n<p>After the promotional period ends, the public will be charged a\nsubsidised fare of Rp25,000, which applies equally on weekdays and\nweekends.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/supporting-tourism-banten-launches-serang-badui-bus-route-for-rp1-via-qris-1777189940",
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