Why Safety Comes Before Service? | Indonesia DMC Safety First | ITCM CTW | April Stephanie
Exclusive interview with April Stephanie, Founder & CEO at Diskovera. Key Highlights: 1. April Stephanie of Diskovera, a destination management company in Bali covering destinations across Indonesia, says the company has been in business for about three years, while her own experience is already 15 years. 2. She says that for off-the-beaten-path experiences she points incentive planners to the east of Indonesia. She wears a Tenun Sumba and notes that event and group buyers mostly know Bali or Jakarta, so she wants them to discover destinations beyond those two. 3. She names Labuan Bajo, for Komodo Island, and Sumba Island. Even when groups arrive in Bali, she says the islands are only about a one-hour flight away, so everything is connected. 4. She describes the experience as culture and local experience, with women doing hand-woven work, plus beautiful nature and, most importantly, places that are not touristic. 5. She says not all companies are safety-aware, and that Diskovera puts safety as its number one priority, ahead of customer service. 6. She explains that the company does preventions, knows its destinations, does inspections and ground checks, and has its own team at each destination, because Indonesia is large with many islands. 7. She says demand for sustainable travel is high, and that the company is part of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council. She adds that it goes beyond avoiding plastic by supporting local partners, suppliers and small local businesses, and by using local hotels, local chain hotels and local guides. 8. She says the company supports community-based tourism and does it sustainably, on a long-term basis. About Travel And Tour World: Travel And Tour World is a global travel media platform covering travel, tourism, hospitality, aviation, MICE, cruise, and luxury travel, with readership across 195 countries. [Indonesia DMC, Bali DMC, Sumba Island, Labuan Bajo, Komodo Island, incentive travel Indonesia, off the beaten path, sustainable tourism, Diskovera, Diskovera Bali DMC, Indonesia incentive travel off the beaten path, Bali DMC for incentive groups, Sumba Island incentive trip, Labuan Bajo Komodo MICE, one hour flight from Bali to Sumba, Tenun Sumba hand-woven textile experience, islands in Indonesia that aren’t Bali, east Indonesia travel beyond Bali and Jakarta, safety first DMC Indonesia, GSTC sustainable tourism DMC Indonesia, community-based tourism Indonesia, local guides and local hotels Indonesia, Bali DMC interview, Indonesia DMC interview, Sumba Island travel, Labuan Bajo Komodo trip, Indonesia incentive travel 2026, sustainable tourism Indonesia] #IndonesiaDMC #BaliDMC #Diskovera #SumbaIsland #LabuanBajo #KomodoIsland #IncentiveTravel #OffTheBeatenPath #SustainableTourism #CommunityBasedTourism #TravelAndTourWorld