Jakarta, June 21 -- The Indonesian government is supporting efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of the tourism industry by striving to expand the tourism market and access to capital for tourism businesses.

The Ministry of Tourism has implemented programs for the development of tourism businesses and capital access facilities to boost the tourism industry's competitiveness.

According to the ministry's statement here on Saturday, the programs that have been implemented include Tourism Village Business Development, the Wonderful Indonesia Scale-up Hub (WISH), Food Start Up Indonesia, and Wonderful Indonesia Gourmet (WIG).

The ministry's Deputy for Industry and Investment, Rizki Handayani, underlined the need for business players to...