The Indonesian President, Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed Bali Officials to increase testing and contact tracing once the border reopens. During the President’s visit to Bali on Friday (8/10), Jokowi and several Bali Officials met at Governor’s Office to discuss the Covid-19 handling progress in Bali. On the agenda was preparations for the reopening of …
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Officials from the Tourism Association admitted that a large number of international tourists have become reluctant to travel to Bali due to the Indonesian quarantine policy. The Head of the Bali Tour Guide Association, I Nyoman Nuarta confirmed that the majority of potential visitors from selected countries such as Japan, China and South Korea decided …
Bali Tourism Association has confirmed that around 30% of tourism workers will start working once the border reopens. The Head of Badung Hotel and Restaurant Association, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya confirmed that several tourism workers who were previously laid-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic are expected to start working once the Bali Ngurah Rai …
The Indonesian central government has finally decided to start allowing the Bali Airport to start receiving international visitors by October 14th 2021. Despite extending the partial lockdown until October 18th 2021 in Bali and Java, the central government through the Maritime and Investment Coordinator Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan announced that the Bali Ngurah Rai International …
Officials from the Bali Health Agency have refused the proposal to reduce quarantine time for international visitors into only 2 days when the border reopens. As a response to the request from the Badung Tourism Agency in regards to reducing the quarantine time for international visitors as The Bali Sun previously reported The Head of …
Officials from the Denpasar Tourism Agency hopes that the central government’s plan to reopen the international travel corridor in Bali will stay on track. The Head of Denpasar Tourism Agency, Dezire Mulyani encourages the central government to keep the plan to reopen the border for international visitors on track by October 2021, as most of …
The Badung Tourism Agency has proposed the central government to reduce the quarantine period for international travelers once the border reopens. The Head of the Badung Tourism Agency, Cokorda Raka Darmawan stated that the Badung regional government through the Tourism Agency proposed that the central government give some leniency on their entry requirements for international …
The Indonesian Tourism Minister has announced Bali will reopening for international tourism in October. After multiple plans have to reopen have been delayed, the central government says Bali will be ready to receive international tourists. After finishing a meeting that took place at the Bali Tourism Polytechnic on Friday (24/9) that was attended by several …
The tourism association in Pemuteran, Buleleng has admitted that they’re getting tired of the false hope that they have been receiving from the government. The Head of the Travel Conscious Group (Pokdarwis) Segara Giri Pemutera, I Ketut Sutrawan Selamat admitted that most of the tourism businesses in the northern Bali region have been waiting for …
The central government has planned to forbid backpackers from entering Bali when the borders reopen for international tourism in the near future. The Indonesian central government through the Maritime and Investment Coordinator Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan stated that Bali will not allow backpackers to visit the island once the international travel corridor reopens in the …
Officials from the Bali House of Representatives still urge the central government to keep the plan to reopen the international travel corridor on track amid the implementation of the emergency partial lockdown. During the plenary session on Tuesday (6/7), one of Bali Senators, Wayan Rawan Atmaja said that the plan to implement the international travel …
Bali Tourism Association has expressed their disappointment as the central government’s plan to reopen the border for international visitors is predicted to fail. The Head of the Karangasem Hotel and Restaurants Association, I Wayan Kariasa said that the majority of accommodation businesses in Karangasem were disappointed with the plan from the central government to postpone …