Indonesia's Tourism Strategic Plan — A Legal Tailwind
For Tourism & Health Agency Heads, Bappeda, Sekda
The central government clearly supports health tourism. What you need is to map this policy to your region.
TL;DR
- Renstra Kemenparekraf 2020-2024 explicitly places health & wellness tourism as a priority sector.
- There are 5 priority destinations for health-tourism development + funding & incentive schemes.
- Regions with masterplans aligned with Renstra access central-government & international-donor funding.
What.
Renstra Kemenparekraf 2020-2024 is Indonesia's tourism strategic plan, placing health tourism as a pillar of product diversification. The Ministry of Health parallel-issues a health-tourism roadmap focused on medical & wellness. Their combination = legal umbrella + policy umbrella + funding umbrella.
Why.
Regions with masterplans aligned to Renstra get easier access to: DAK physical & non-physical funds, destination-development grants, strategic-tourism-area certification, BKPM investment facilitation, international-exhibition exposure funded centrally. Regions without masterplans must compete with hundreds of other regencies for general budgets.
When.
Renstra 2020-2024 is in its final execution phase, and Renstra 2025-2029 is being drafted. Regions submitting inputs to the centre before Q2 2026 have a chance to enter the new document. Once finalised, priority slots will lock for five years.
Where.
Kemenparekraf's five priority destinations for health tourism: Bali, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Bintan, and Kepulauan Riau. But Renstra opens opportunity for other regions via the "new development destination" mechanism — which requires active local-government initiative. Non-proactive regions will not enter.
Who.
Central actors: Kemenparekraf (Directorate of Special Interest Tourism), Kemenkes (Directorate of Referral Healthcare Services), BKPM, Bappenas, related ministries. Regional actors: Sekda (coordinator), Tourism Agency Head (lead), Health Agency Head (medical substance lead), Bappeda (planner), DPMPTSP (licensing & investment). Technical partners: masterplan consultants, industry associations, academics.
The How
Regional health-tourism masterplans need teams that understand both Renstra and the sector. Your team needs technical capacity to draw a map that passes central assessment.
The 4W we give for free here. The how — that's what we work on with your team through paid consulting & training.
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- · Renstra Kemenparekraf 2020-2024
- · Kemenkes RI Roadmap Wisata Kesehatan