Balidiscovery.com has received the sad confirmation of the death of a travel industry colleague and dear friend with the demise of Meity Robot in Jakarta on Saturday, 04 January 2025, at 87 years of age, at the Pertamina Hospital in Jakarta.
Born on 03 August 1937, Meity Constatine Robot. owned Iwata Nusantara Tours and Travel in Jakata.
Much admired and loved for her leadership and feisty character, Meity Robot will be remembered for assuming a key role in helping the Indonesian tourism industry emerge from the economic upheaval of the late 1990s and the decline in tourism arrivals following the Bal terrorist bombings of 2002 and 2005,
Accordingly, among her many remarkable contributions to Indonesian tourism include:
- Founding Indonesian Women in Travel (WIPI) in 1990.
- Co-founding ASTINDO in 1990.ASTINDO,
- President of the ASITA Jakarta ASIRA,PATA, Chapter from 1990 to 1999,
- Chair of the PATA Indonesian Chapter from 1995 to 1997.
- Head of the Tourism Council for the InKADIN, Indonesian Chamber of Commerce (KADIN), 1995 to 2009.
- Board Member of PATA from 1995-1997,
- Member of PATA Industry Council 1997-1999.
- Founded Astindo in 1999.
- Board Memebr of ASTINDO 1999-2003.
- Serving as President of the Central Board of ASITA from 1999 to 2003.
- Board Member of ASEANTA 1999-2003.
Meity Robot is survived by her husband, Robby Robot, four children, and nine grandchildren.
Meity’s funeral was held in Jakarta on January 5.
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