As Indonesia sets sights on potentially reopening Bali to international tourism next month, the provincial government says it’s expecting arrivals from countries that have traditionally contributed large numbers of tourists to the island in the past.
“We have noted several countries based on [tourists’] length of stay in Bali. There are around four countries, the US, the UK, Germany, and Russia, [whose travelers] on average have stayed two weeks in Bali,” Bali Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati, or Cok Ace, said in a statement.
A final decision on reopening Bali is still in the hands of the central government, and it’s worth noting that Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan yesterday highlighted two countries considered high-risk due to high coronavirus transmissions: the US and Turkey.
As such, travelers from these countries would be subject to stricter requirements, including an 8-day quarantine upon arrival in Indonesia.
Over the weekend, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno revealed that Indonesia is now preparing to restart international tourism in October following improving public health, with Bali most likely to be the first destination open to foreign travelers.
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Robert Stitson says
I wonder if they’ve checked travel bans from those countries as to whether or not people from there would be allowed to travel to Indonesia..
I think no, as the UK is still banning all travel to Indonesia. And the case levels in the UK are still really high. Not a great choice of ‘trial’ country for reopening.
Mango says
Whomever is the genius with these 8 days expensive quarantine ideas is only going to keep tourist away. Why spend all the money to travel half way around the world to stay 8 days in hotel locked up like a prisoner when you can just go to another destination and spend those eight days enjoying life. Have we not already wasted all the days of Covid? We will never get the time back from being locked up in our homes bc of Covid. We were away from family, friend, paradise, etc. and now you want us to spend eight more days in a hotel locked up some more? NO WAY LALAPAN LALAPAN KAKI AYAM.