ASTINDO, a member of a Travel Agent from all over Indonesia, was founded on November 10, 1999 by 25 (twenty-five) of the leaders of the Travel Agent established in Indonesia, including Ms Meity Robot of Iwata Tour, who at the time also served as the head of the ASITA General Assembly. In addition, the foundation of ASTINDO was also supported by the Minister of Culture and Pariwisata at the time being treated by Father I Gede Ardika.
The establishment of ASTINDO was encouraged by a business problem with Airlines due to devaluation in 1998, where the Travel Agent whose business was to build tickets had to have a umbrella that became its builder, the Directorate-General for Air Relations. As a result, ASTINDO’s foundation was confirmed by letter of decision (SK) of the Minister for Relations of the Republic of Indonesia with KP 263 in 2000.