GOERS Reveals Positive Growth Along with the Stretching of the Tourism Business

Platform provider startups ticketing GOERS stated positive achievements throughout 2022. Although the company only disclosed figures based on growth alone, it disclosed an increase in revenue of up to 1,5x, the total transaction value increased 2x.

Then, it was recorded that there were three million users connected to the application, with one million of them being active users. That user base has also managed to process up to 5 million tickets.

"The target is in 2023, we will maintain it positive net income for three consecutive years and doubled net profit," said GOERS Co-founder and CEO Sammy Ramadhan in an official statement, Friday (10/3).

According to him, President Joko Widodo encouraged the public to return to watching concerts and attending event, is a stimulus in driving economic growth. This encouragement certainly has a positive impact on GOERS, supported by various conveniences, such as installments, cashback, to discounts for purchasing tickets through applications and sites.

Since its founding in 2015, GOERS has focused on being marketplace ticket event, destinations, and activities; booking and reservation systems, and on-site visit management. It is claimed that GOERS has become a digitalization partner of around 1.000 event organisers and venue attractions, such as Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, The Lodge Maribaya, Solo Safari by Taman Safari Indonesia, and Formula E 2022.

The company will continue to expand its partnerships with a number of companies businesses for ticket sales event and venue attractions become easier, automated and practical. The latest news is that the company has invited the Central Leadership Council of the Indonesian Recreational Park Business Association (DPP PUTRI) to digitalize the recreational parks under the auspices of this association.

DPP PUTRI is currently home to a number of Indonesia's leading tourist destinations, such as The Lodge Maribaya, Lombok Wildlife Park, Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, East Java Park, Merapi Park, and Solo Safari. It is stated that currently GOERS is once again trusted as official ticketing partner for a number of concerts and festivals, including Pasar Malem by Narasi TV, Donation of Slankers

In Indonesia, Goers competes directly with Loket as a fellow local company. Apart from that, the business sector (especially the ticket sales business) is also being worked on by OTA players and e-commerce, including Traveloka, Tiket.com, and Tokopedia.

Raise Arya Setiadharma

Sammy continued, joining with Arya Setiadharma as commissioner is expected to increase GOERS' capabilities in encouraging innovation in the entertainment and tourism industries.

Not only Arya, previously the ranks of Commissioners were also filled by Kenneth Li (MDI Ventures Singapore) and Rudi Laksmana (Mahaka Media). For the record, Prasetia Dwidharma is a member of the ranks of investors in GOERS, along with MDI Ventures and Mahaka Media.

Regarding his response to becoming commissioner, Arya said that the ticketing technology developed by GOERS has proven to make a contribution to digitizing Indonesia's tourism landscape, especially at tourist venues and events.

"The tourism sector is a strong indicator of a nation's economic development. Moreover, Indonesia is being predicted as a destination that is starting to be taken into account by the international tourism market with world-scale events being held in our country. Therefore, the use of technology in tourist venues and events is very important," said Aryan.

Arya has more than a decade as entrepreneur and investors. Through PT Prasetia Dwidharma, he is said to have succeeded in building a portfolio and funding 100 early stage startups in Southeast Asia, India and America, such as Cakap, Mekari and Lummo. Then in 2021 he was included in the list of one of the most influential people in Asia by Tatler Magazine.