Jakarta, goldensamoyed Indonesia
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The world of Indonesian tourism is now faced with a phenomenon, where tourists, especially from the Millennial Generation, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha, tend to prioritize taking good photos rather than enjoying authentic experiences at destinations.
tourism
.
Indonesian tourism observer, Chusmeru, when contacted
goldensamoyedIndonesia.com
, explained that this phenomenon cannot be separated from the characteristics of this generation who want to move fast and prioritize visual aspects.
“They have the characteristic of wanting to be fast but also visual,” said Chusmeru, Thursday (11/12).
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With these characteristics, tourists usually do not spend a long time in one destination.The goal is to immediately upload what they see to social media.
“They don’t stay for too long in one destination. What they see and visit they want to see straight away.
upload
.”If there are no uploads (photos), it will be a hoax,” he explained, adding that this phenomenon was also driven by
Fear Of Missing Out
(FOMO).
This phenomenon has increased after tourist attraction managers also competed to provide excessive photo spots, such as large banners or giant figures in the shape of hearts, butterflies and anchors.
According to Chusmeru, the existence of these artificial photo spots eliminates the essence of tourism itself.”There is an essence of tourism that has been lost. So the tourists don’t enjoy it, instead it becomes a place to show off,” he said.
Chusmeru considers excessive photo spots to be a visual distortion.Because, what is uploaded on social media is actually a photo of an artificial view, not a natural natural view.
He advised tourist attraction managers to focus more on efforts to maintain authenticity, cleanliness and preserve natural resources.
Visitors should be able to enjoy the naturalness of tourist attractions, instead of spending more than an hour just taking photos at artificial spots.
“Meanwhile, for tourists, it is best to visit destinations that are still natural, that is, without visually disturbing photo spots. This reduces the essence of traveling to nature, ‘healing’ should be about enjoying the views and beauty of the surroundings,” suggested Chusmeru.
Zero Posting Trend Predictions in 2026
Even though this phenomenon is still strong, Chusmeru estimates that this “busy photo” trend will not last long and will start to shift in 2026. This shift was triggered by the emergence of the “trend”
Zero Post
among Gen Z.
“This phenomenon will not last long, because in 2026 Gen Z and Gen Alpha will join the ‘Zero Post’ trend. It is possible that next year
zero posts
“After a while, you will get bored of posting photos,” he explained.
Chusmeru predicts that the frequency of tourist posts will change.If currently dominated by photos
selfies
and
Outfit Of The Day
(OOTD) which is narcissistic, the future trend will be more towards
post
which
valuable
like natural scenery.
”
Zero post
this could just be
post views
the sky, flowing water, or natural scenery,” he added.
He hopes it’s a trend
zero posts
This can shift Indonesian tourism in a better direction, where tourists really enjoy their holiday moments.He also emphasized the need for the government to implement the concept
sustainable tourism
to pay attention to crucial environmental issues.
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