BUSINESS TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES

 

Our business is a travel agent. The travel agency is a public service include the provision of all tourist accommodation needed by tourists, both domestic and from abroad. And travel will be much easier to do because of all matters relating to technical problems the trip has been facilitated by the agent. Now travel agencies in performing their activities are more online than offline. Travelers generally now utilize the Internet ranging from seeking information about interesting attractions to visit, book a plane ticket, book a hotel, book a taxi and so forth.

Before we do business, we need to look at the opportunities for us to gain the material and non material that makes our lives more meaningful and successful. We learn in advance the amount of opportunities to make a profit and far from loss. We do this so that we really solid in selecting and determining the next steps. In addition it also so that we avoid the risk of loss that should not happen. For this purpose we use a SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats). This analysis was to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in starting a business. How to force able to generate profit from the opportunities that exist. How to overcome the weaknesses that can diminish the benefits of the opportunities that exist, how the strength to face the threats that exist, how to overcome weaknesses that could make the threat becomes real.

1. Citizens Trend  for Traveling increasingly 

Many people began to realize that in order to live a happy life, just not quite met the physical needs, but also spiritual needs. One man's spiritual needs is a refreshing form of entertainment. One positive entertainment that can help people get out of the routine of daily life is to travel. Can travel anywhere, out of town, out of the region or even abroad, according to the ability of each bag.

Reliefs of Borobudur was built late 9th century AD shows that Indonesia has known a world tour and continue to grow until the colonial era and growing and organized after Indonesia's independence until now. Every year it opened new sights, new hotels, airlines and shipping company new planes and new ships, trains, buses and taxis new. In the field of technology and regulatory governance of the world of tourism has always improved and more streamlined to make it easier and more convenient so that tourists and linger live in Indonesia. From year to year the number of tourists both domestic and foreign countries is always increasing. Foreign tourists in 2007 amounted to 5.5 million in 2008 (6.2 million), 2009 (6.4 million), and domestic tourists amounted to more than 200 million people. Foreign tourists in 2014 totaled 9.4 million, an increase of 7.05% from the previous year. Tourism in Indonesia the third largest foreign exchange after oil and palm oil. The number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia and a number of Indonesian tourists who go abroad is almost the same. In 2012, the number of foreign tourists 8,044,462 people and the number of Indonesian tourists who go abroad more than 8 million people. Soekarno Hatta Airport in 2015 to number 15 in the world's busiest airport with 64 flights of per hour and 57 million passengers a year serving both domestic and international flights. Indonesia has 683 airports (the tenth  largest in the world). In 2015 in Indonesia there 325.94 million rail passengers were served by 566 stations with 341 locomotives and 4,840 wagons. In 2013 there are 5,536,419 passengers served by 22 544 units Inter-City Inter-Province bus and managed by 926 Bus Companies. January to August 2015 there are 9.7 million passenger ships (BPS), which is served by 28 passenger ships stopping in 91 ports in Indonesia.

2. Natural and Cultural Attractions Indonesia

Indonesian tourist attraction especially on nature tourism and cultural tourism. Indonesian tropical climate and vast Indonesian territory (land area is 1.922.570 km² and 3,257,483 km² of sea) with 17.504 islands (Government: 2004) with the fourth  largest population of the world (258 million / 2016) The distance from Sabang ( the most western point) to Merauke (the most eastern point): 8.514 km (land: 5307 km. Sea: 3.206 km) with the third longest coastline in the world after Canada and the European Union. There are thousands of natural and cultural attractions are endless to be enjoyed. There are about 5,590 rivers and 284 large dams in Indonesia. Indonesia has a vast Karsts area: 15.4 million ha (Bappenas 2003), scattered across the country. The oldest is 470 million years old and the youngest 700,000 years. Indonesia has about 149 mountains and 11 ridges that spread from Sabang to Merauke. 127 of the which are active volcano (Indonesia has the most volcanoes in the world). Indonesia's highest peak is Mount Carstensz Pyramid (4884 m). Indonesia has the richest reefs in the world, more than 18% of the world's coral reefs, as well as more than 3,000 species of fish, 590 types of coral, 2,500 species of molluscs, and 1,500 species of crustaceans. The wealth of marine life, creating around 600 point dive spread from Sabang to Merauke. Indonesia has about 20,000 species of flowering plants (25% of the number of species of flowering plants in the world). 40% of the which are endemic plants Indonesia. Bogor Botanical Gardens is located in the popular ecotourism locations Bogor  which has stood since the 19th century and is the oldest in Asia with the most complete collections of tropical plants in the world. Until March 2010, the Bogor Botanical Garden has a collection of 3,397 species common type of collection, 550 species of orchids, as well as 350 non-orchid plants that were in the greenhouse. Mekarsari a tropical fruit garden the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The garden collection of 100,000 fruit trees consisting of 78 families, 400 species and 1,438 varieties


The sights were backed with a rich cultural heritage which reflects the history and ethnic and cultural diversity of Indonesia's dynamic with 1,340 parts. Almost every tribe has its own language area (746 regional languages), a variety of dances, traditional houses,  music instruments, carvings and crafts, culinary, custom clothing and weaving.

3. Increasing the number of lodging

Accommodation for tourists such as: a place to stay, food, drinks, laundry and other services organized professionally by: Hotel, Motel, lodging or inn, Rooming house, Bungalow, Cottage, Pension, Home stay, and others. Based on 2008 data, there are 1,169 hotel rooms with 112 079 and 174 321 beds in Indonesia. Seven years later, in 2015 Indonesia had 2,197 five-star hotel, with 217 474 rooms, the  largest in ASEAN. 3 star hotel rate: USD 410 800, 4 star hotel: Rp 833.000, and 5 star hotels: Rp 1,848,000 per night. For a 4 star hotel if it includes the cost of food, laundry and drinks around Rp 1,400,000, - This price is the third Lowest Rate in the world. The first Lowest Price is Bulgaria (about Rp 1,270,000, -). The second Lowest Price is Kiev, Ukraine (about Rp 1,380,000, -)

4. Total Community Intermediate upwards and Elderly Increased

The upper middle class society is the dominant consumer to business travel agent. This Group  increase in numbers. This automatically increases the opportunity for travel agents to increase their sales targets. Traveling has become part of the lifestyle of the people of Indonesia. Visa reports predict travel trends and travel within the next 10 years (2015 to 2025), states that Indonesia is predicted to experience the highest growth in spending while traveling in Asia-Pacific with an increase of 211%, which was initially only US $ 5.1 billion in 2015 to US $ 16 billion in 2025.

There are a number of factors that have an impact on global travel and reveal the average number of annual household expenditure Indonesian people when  travel is predicted to increase by 47% to US $ 8,214. The main factors include the increasing number of middle-class society, the wider internet connectivity, improvement of transport infrastructure in many countries, and also with the elderly population in the world is increasing. Growing populations in the world with the elderly who have more free time is one of the factors increasing trend traveled. Tourist elderly tend to be able to spend more and more like a travel comfortable and focus on health rather than saving. Indonesia get ranked 6th in Asia Pacific with growth travelers aged over 65 years amounted to 249%, and followed by the countries ranked 5th largest others such as Hong Kong (368%), the Philippines (360%), Singapore (305%) , China (280%), and Malaysia (266%). www.visa.co.id

5. The development of information technology


The development of technology that connects information around the world also make traveled becomes easier. On average 100 people Indonesia has 129 mobile phones in 2015 and the number is predicted to increase to 148 mobile phone users in 2025. Although the number of mobile phone users in Indonesia are actively accessing the internet is still little, this number is predicted to increase. The number of Internet users will also increase in 2025; an average of 18 100 people Indonesia is predicted to increase to 28 100 people. Digital connectivity not only improves the spontaneity to go sightseeing, but also provides a wide selection of more travel. (www.visa.co.id) 2016 Indonesia is the  largest Internet user In the world, to 6 (102.8 million). The first is China (700.1 million), Followed by the United States, India, Brazil, Japan and Indonesia.

6. Cheap Air Tickets

As increasing numbers of airline, flight number and the number of airports have an impact on price competition is increasing as well. It is very beneficial for passengers. Prospective passengers have plenty of choice and certainly look for the most affordable tickets.

Air transportation is now no longer something expensive item. Flight tickets were increasingly affordable. Even to fly overseas was almost all the airlines providing low cost air. As the development of technology and human needs are very practical, competing airline offering cheap tickets. It was also caused by competition between the airline business. Call it AirAsia, Lion Air, Citylink, Sriwijaya, Tiger Airways capture customers with cheap tickets. In addition they also offer a variety of promo tickets even to offer free seats for its customers.

Every major islands in Indonesia has at least one international airport. Largest airport is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is located in Tangerang, Banten. Five other international airports located on the island of Java was Adisumarmo Solo, Juanda in Surabaya, Husein Sastranegara Bandung and Yogyakarta Adisucipto.


Soekarno Hatta Airport in 2015 to number 15 in the world's busiest airport with 64 flights of per hour and 57 million passengers a year serving both domestic and international flights. INDONESIA has 683 airports (the tenth largest in the world). In 2015 there were about 22 major the airlines operating in Indonesia: 1. Garuda Indonesia, 2. Merpati Nusantara Airlines , 3. Citylink, 4. Lion Air, 5. Wings Air , 6. Batik Air, 7. Malindo Airways, 8. Air Asia Indonesia, 9. Kal Star Aviation, 10. Sriwijaya Air, 11. Nam Air, 12. Kartika Air 13. Pacific Royale, 14. Air Riau, 15. Sky Aviation, 16. Trans Nusa Air, 17. Trigana Air, 18. Xpress Air, 19. Aviastar , 20. Susi Air, 21. Pelita Air, 22. Nusantara Air.