Not only engaged in the field of tourism, youth business also aims to introduce the culture of each location in tourist destinations.
A businessman engaged in traveling must often travel. That principle upheld by a Hadi Kurniawan, who is CEO of CV Concept of Global Media, a travel agent that combines the concept of travel with cultural performances. According to Hadi, in Indonesia is still not a lot of travel agents also provide cultural performances to cutomernya. Business opportunities is what trying developed by Hadi through travel agents, which he founded in March 2014, then. Here are excerpts of an interview with Hadi Kurniawan Studentpreneur.
Since when did you start interested in setting up travel business?
The concept is a line of business that is engaged in the field of tourism with the three business sectors. Among them are booking travel tickets and travel packages, then channeling the artistic talent of the youth in Surabaya and also CONCEPT travel guide app provider. All three business sectors have become a weapon for me to develop the tourism business in Indonesia. I am interested in running a tourism business because Indonesia has a huge potential in the field of tourism and culture. And incidentally this is the first month anniversary concept in March 2014 stood at last.
Many people who set up a business travel agent, what is different from CONCEPT?
As I mentioned above, CONCEPT has three business sectors related to tourism and culture. We also work closely with hotels renowned for holding cultural events to introduce the tourists the beauty of this country. One of them is to get the trust of Hotel Ciputra to handle some foreign tourists who want to see cultural performances held at Juanda International Airport on some time ago.
In addition, customers who want to travel can do it all with one stop service through CONCEPT. Because the customer will not be enjoying the tour, but also can see the performance of diverse cultures. In fact, through the application CONCEPT travel guide, customers not only can know tourist destinations in the city, but also can get a cultural agenda.
Already menyeleanggarakan how many times the event and worked with the company anything for this?
In the last year, CONCEPT has organized the event as much as 10 times. That means, almost once a month we have always held a themed events and cultural tourism. Some well-known companies and hotels have worked with CONCEPT. Among them is the Hotel Shangrila, Hotel Ciputra, Hotel Majapahit, Garden Palace, Earth, Juanda International Airport, Coffee Toffee and many others. In addition, the talent was derived from a reputable institution that gave birth to many talented young people who demonstrate ability in the arts.
How is the development of the travel business in Indonesia today?
Creative industries like tourism in Indonesia is now also being menunukkan geliatnya. Lots of travel businesses that have sprung up like mushrooms in the rainy season. However, little is business travel which just shows the potential of the local tourism as well local culture. Yet, in Indonesian culture is not inferior to that of overseas because it has hundreds of tribes with their respective cultures.
On the other hand, travel in Indonesia is still considered expensive by many foreign tourists and domestic tourists. It was caused by a lack of government can develop the potential of the tourism business. Lots of tourism infrastructure that need to be addressed to support the movement of tourism and culture. Not only access or roads to tourist sites, but also a lot of public facilities at tourist sites inadequate. Therefore, the government would have to engage fully in support of businesses in the tourism sector and culture.
What is the price offered and the customer obtained for all to travel?
Related to the price, of course this can not be made the default. Because, once the price of travel is determined by many factors. The farther the location of the tourist destinations of course the price will be more expensive than a short distance. Facilities and cultural agenda that followed was also a deciding factor the price of a tour.
Once the event, we usually average to reach 2 hours with a variety of cultural performances such as dances. Typically, the talent involved 100 people and can reap domestic or foreign tourists up to 300-400 people. Certainly not easy to handle people who number in the hundreds. But it all paid off when the tourists give a positive appreciation and want dance performances displayed once again. That means, the tourists are very happy and enjoy the show are displayed.
So, do not be afraid to compete with other travel agents?
As a travel agent that he was still whole corn, of course we have to learn a lot of senior business people travel agents. But, it does not make me and become shriveled to compete with them. The reason we have a separate target market that has not been produced by others. Usually we indeed underrated, but after seeing some of the achievements, many people are starting to appreciate what has been done by CONCEPT. Some travel package offered by CONCEPT is very different from the many others offered by travel agents.
What is to be considered in order to successfully run a travel business?
Running a business, especially with regard to tourism must necessarily have a high passion for travel. Because, how a CEO who is engaged in tourism can be explains to customers about the potential of the tourism sector in the beauty of the place if he had never been to the place. So, a businessman tarvel agent required to travel in order to know the tourism potential of what can be offered to customers.
CONCEPT is an abbreviation of Tourism Arts configuration that combines the world of tourism and culture. I also have a hobby that became a passion to always explore the culture and tourism in Indonesia. Although some knowledge related to the world of culture but I do not hesitate to hold talent-gifted talent in the arts to join CONCEPT. So, my experience to travel and also a great team in other areas that ultimately make CONCEPT can do many great things like now.
How do you build a great team?
Build a great team in the world of business is not easy. All businesses also must have felt the same as me. Moreover, in the business world of tourism. Because, often I hire employees who were not ever travel. Finally, they were like not eager to work better because it is constrained to be knowledge in the field of tourism. In fact, the employee has a very high expertise in their respective fields such as IT and graphic design. Therefore, when running a tourism business should not native to hire an employee. Look for employees who have a background of ever making tours to many tourist destinations and even the extreme though. Today, CONCEPT already have a pretty solid team because it fits with the vision and mission as well as its slogan, namely "after return, go again". This is embedded in every CONCEPT that after the home team will continue to travel again, again and again.
How do you run a business with college together today if it had gone home concept, go again?
It's a question that makes my dilemma to answer. The reason, running a business would provide a distinct advantage in terms of material for me. But education is also the main thing to be able to finish well. So far, in Indonesia still embracing the concept that the businessman who also completed a college education is the main thing. Although many examples of foreign businessmen who succeed without formal education but it is belun applicable in Indonesia. So, sometimes be a difficult choice when following the lecture suddenly there are customers who phone to make a deal and travel. Now I am already half eight and being an apprentice stage, so it's not the right time to declare retreat from college. Please prayer in order to study the business smoothly and I was successful.
Finally, what advice for business beginners who want to start a business?
CONCEPT is really not just a business for making a lot of profit. We not only give priority to profit alone, but also benefits the wider community. Among them is to provide education related to the world of tourism with the introduction of the tourist and cultural potential of a location or tourist destinations in all corners of Indonesia. By Karrena it, in running a business should your product can provide benefit to many people. Your product must be a solution to a problem that exists in society. By doing so, the business goes not only provide benefits to your company, but also provides many benefits to the community.
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Potential run tourism business in Indonesia is still very open. At least, that is felt by Hadi Kurniawan with the team that founded the CV concept of Global Media, a business engaged in the field of tourism and culture. Inspired by this article? Share to your friends on social media ya! You can also get creative young business information via Facebook or Twitter Studentpreneur.
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