he Labuan Bajo Flores Tourism Authority (BPOLBF), in collaboration with the Labuan Bajo Vicariate, has released the Catholic Pilgrimage Travel Pattern in Labuan Bajo. This travel pattern is a follow-up to the webinar on the Potential and Strategy for Developing Catholic Pilgrimage Tourism in Flores, held on May 17, and the focus group discussion on July 5. The aim is to position Flores Island as a premier Catholic pilgrimage destination in Indonesia.
Acting president director of the BPOLBF, Frans Teguh, explained that the travel pattern aims to enhance the visitor experience by providing information on destinations beyond nature and culture-based attractions in Labuan Bajo. Catholic pilgrimage tourism can serve as a major draw for tourists by offering unique spiritual experiences and activities. "The Catholic Pilgrimage Travel Pattern in Labuan Bajo provides an enhanced experience for tourists following their visits to nature and culture-based attractions.
The creation of this travel map also aims to foster high-quality, sustainable tourism while considering future trends that are increasingly personalized, customized, localized and smaller in scale," Frans said. Further, vicar of Labuan Bajo, Rev. Rikard Manggu, Pr.
, said the initiative was a positive step toward introducing the spiritual beauty and cultural richness of Labuan Bajo to both Catholics and the general public. "This initiative is a positive step toward introducing Labuan Bajo’s spiritual beauty and cultural we.