Jakarta, Oct. 17 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism is working to boost competitiveness, market access, investment and partnerships for 25 tourism operators through its Wonderful Indonesia Scale-up Hub (WISH) 2026 program, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

"Through training, mentoring, coaching, and business matching, this program aims to bridge business potential with more concrete expansion opportunities," said Rizki Handayani Mustafa, acting deputy for industry and investment.

The program aims to build operators' capacity in business management, product and service quality, and access to markets, capital and strategic partnerships.

This year it focuses on gastronomy, wellness and heritage tourism, sectors seen as offerin...