Jakarta, April 2 -- Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration Minister Abdul Halim Iskandar stated that the 2024 Eid homecoming momentum can be utilized optimally by village governments and tourism villages to strengthen their economies.

"This potential must be optimized as an effort to capture tourist visit opportunities, as the number of travelers is predicted to be greater as compared to the previous years," Minister Iskandar remarked while giving a speech and making a symbolic exchange of money at the Ministry's office here on Tuesday.

He also commended the synergy between Bank Indonesia (BI) and the Ministry in holding the money exchange event within the ministry.

Iskandar remarked that this activity facil...