146 hotels and 150 restaurants are ready to welcome PON XX Papua

The XX PON event which will be held in Papua is only three months away. The quadrennial sporting event is expected to be attended by 6,496 athletes and 3,247 officials, and involve 9,904 committee members.

The event, which may also be watched by thousands of people, will also increase the risk of being exposed to Covid-19 in Papua, including in hotels and restaurants.

The Papua Province Covid-19 Task Force reported that as of June 25, 2021, there had been an addition of 299 positive Covid-19 people, bringing the total to 23,247 COVID-19 positive people.

The ongoing pandemic condition is of course a note for hotel and restaurant managers in Papua to pay attention to health protocols so that later their place does not become a new cluster.

Chairperson of the Papua Province Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Syahrir Hasan said his organization was very ready to welcome the XX PON in October 2021.

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"With strict health care service standards, so if we walk to the hotel we can immediately see, before entering we have to wash our hands, wear masks, there are body temperature measurements, and there is the use of hand sanitizer, and each room has also been prepared according to the Covid-19 procedure. 19," he said.

Until now, said Hasan, 146 hotels are ready to accommodate athletes, officials, committees, and others. Then there will be 150 restaurants and cafes that will serve consumption and culinary needs.

“If the hotel adjusts the existing one, only rooms that still need additional. Later there will be additional hotels that have not yet had their grand opening," he said.

Special contingents of athletes, said Hasan, must be placed according to the proximity to the venue so that services, both from the hotel to the venue and vice versa, can be fast. Considering that XX PON is getting closer, said Hasan, the additional lodging that has been prepared by the committee must also follow hotel service standards so that the contingent feels comfortable.

"We have coordinated with the committee, although some do not stay at the hotel, the standard of service must also be the same as the service at the hotel," he said.

Stocks of basic needs for consumption during PON XX, he said, such as vegetables, chicken, and meat need to be prepared.

"Don't let there be food shortages," he said.

For that, added Hasan, from the Papua Trade Office, it is necessary to work together with the committee to ensure food availability during XX PON.

He hopes that the 2021 PON will have a positive impact on the Papuan economy, especially for Papuan women by involving them in the event. This method will make visitors feel really in Papua.

"In terms of culinary, accessories, to fashion ... so that those who come really enjoy the atmosphere of Papua," he said.

One of the cafes in Jayapura City that is ready is Cristho Resto. Cristho Resto manager Erwin Hutapea said to serve the needs of PON XX during the Covid-19 pandemic, the cafe would implement health protocol procedures as recommended by the government.

"Where the employees have been vaccinated first, from 17 employees 15 people have been vaccinated, only two are left because they have just joined, but are waiting for the schedule to be vaccinated," he said.

In addition, every day before opening, said Hutapea, the restaurant is always preceded by spraying disinfectant. Then employees while in the restaurant, both serving customers and in the kitchen always wear masks and use 'hand sanitizer'.

With a capacity of 270 people, this restaurant has an attraction because it is open and facing directly to Lake Sentani. However, later in PON, said Hutapea, the number of customers accommodated will be limited to 100 to 150 people.

"Every customer who comes first is checked for body temperature, must wear a mask and wear a hand sanitaizer, then they are invited to sit down, that's the strategy we are doing during this pandemic," he said.

Hutapea said his restaurant had prepared a mainstay menu to welcome the XX PON. Among them are the main menu of mujair woku, papade in yellow sauce, papeda in sour sauce, and papade in clear sauce. The price is from IDR 80 thousand to IDR 120 thousand.

Cristho Resto is famous for its delicious mujiar fish menu. The fish are taken directly from the cages. Located on Jl. Raya Sentani-Waena, Asei Kecil, Sentani-Jayapura Regency. The service schedule is Tuesday to Saturday at 07.00-21.00 WIT and Sunday afternoon at 11.00-21.00 WIT.

“For us to face this PON, there is usually a fear that we lack 'supply' or limitations, for example our main menu is mujair, so at this time we have collaborated with two to three cages, one of which is from Kampung Asei Besar to always be 'ready' if we need it. ," he said.

SOURCE: https://jubi.co.id/146-hotel-dan-150-restoran-cepat-menambut-pon-xx-papua/