Participants of the Indonesia Gastrodiplomacy Series: Diplomatic Tour - Trail of Spices in East Nusa Tenggara pose for a group photo at the Puncak Waringin (Waringin Peak) overlooking the islands near Labuan Bajo.

(27-30 June 2024, Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara) - Ambassador Gina A. Jamoralin and 22 other Ambassadors from ASEAN, Europe, South America and the Middle East joined the Indonesia Gastrodiplomacy Series: Diplomatic Tour - Trail Of Spices in East Nusa Tenggara from 27 to 30 June 2024.

The gastrodiplomacy tour is part of Indonesia’s Trade, Tourism and Investment (TTI) integrated promotion framework aimed at showcasing Indonesia’s regional potential in the fields of economic, tourism, culture and culinary. The primary objective of this tour is to enhance the trade, tourism and investment values of Labuan Bajo areas and East Nusa Tenggara. 

Labuan Bajo, the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, is located in the Flores Island of East Nusa Tenggara Province in the eastern part of Indonesia. It is designated as a National Tourism Strategic Area (priority tourism destination) being promoted by the Indonesian government. Known for its natural beauty, it includes attractions like the Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.   

The three-day tour was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (KEMLU) in collaboration with East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Provincial Government, the West Manggarai Regency Government, the Labuan Bajo Flores Authority Implementing Agency (BPOLBF), and the InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). END

Ambassador Gina A. Jamoralin (rightmost) with  Mr. Ayodhia Kalake, Acting Governor of East Nusa Tenggara (center) and Mrs. Sofiana Milawati Kalake (leftmost).

Ambassador Gina A. Jamoralin is welcomed by Mr. Ari Respati, President Director of InJourney Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) at the Golo Mori Convention Center

Ambassador Gina A. Jamoralin (4th from right) poses with the Singapore Ambassador Kwok Fook Seng and wife (1st and 2nd from left), Lao Ambassador Khamfeuang Phanthaxay and wife (3rd and 4th from left), Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN Hjayceelyn M. Quintana (3rd from right), Cambodian Ambassador Tean Samnang (2nd from right) and Indonesian Director General of Protocol and Consular Affairs Andy Rachmianto for the traditional ASEAN group photo.