Travel Corridor Arrangement Application Process by Governments of Indonesia and Singapore

Abstract

The discussion on the Travel Corridor Arrangement (TCA) between the Indonesian and Singaporean governments will continue in the future. However, technically and practically, there are still some issues that the Indonesian government has not effectively addressed, which shows that we are technically still waiting for the right decision while the number of cases of the COVID-19 pandemic is decreasing. This study aims to test different research hypotheses about the elements influencing Indonesia's readiness for TCA with the Singapore government. The technique used a qualitative literature review. To support the literature review with secondary data, the researchers increased the examination of research hypotheses using the NVivo program, which was then thoroughly assessed. The findings show that the researcher will also identify that Indonesia will be more sensitive to TCA than Singapore, so the decision is rejected, while the following hypothesis is that TCA also focuses on tourists, compared to business activities between the two countries, and that the Indonesian government has also proposed the implementation of RGL. However, RGL is not a priority, implying that TCA is effective. If RGL is emphasized, the hypothesis can be accepted. Based on some of these hypotheses' results, the first hypothesis's rejection is caused by the lack of Human Resource Management expertise in implementing TCA with the Singapore government. The conclusion is that TCA implementation in Indonesia is not yet ready to be implemented between Indonesia and Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic.