Officials from the Tourism Association confirmed that due to Indonesia's quarantine policy, a considerable number of international tourists had been hesitant to visit Bali. I Nyoman Nuarta, the Head of the Bali Tour Guide Association, acknowledged that the majority of potential visitors from chosen countries such as Japan, China, and South Korea decided to postpone their trip to the island owing to the lengthy quarantine period upon their arrival. "Despite the fact that there were aroun...

Officials from the Denpasar Tourism Agency are hopeful that the central government's plan to reopen Bali's international transport corridor will proceed as planned. Dezire Mulyani, the Head of Denpasar Tourism Agency, encourages the central government to keep the plan to reopen the border for international visitors by October 2021 on track, as most of the preparation stages to create a safer environment for travelers, such as Clean Health Safety Environment (CHSE) certification and QR c...

The Indonesian central government has finally decided to allow international visitors to begin arriving at Bali Airport on October 14th, 2021. Despite extending the partial lockdown in Bali and Java until October 18th, 2021, the central government announced through the Maritime and Investment Coordinator Minister, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, that the Bali Ngurah Rai International Terminal will begin receiving international visitors by October 14th, 2021, bypassing the Soekarno-Hatta Interna...

The Gianyar Police Department has chosen to use a police bus to transport scores of unvaccinated older residents in Gianyar. Kompol I Nyoman Wirajaya, Deputy Chief of the Gianyar Police Department, revealed that he has sent his officers to begin collecting up hundreds of senior persons in Gianyar who are still unwilling to obtain the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday (28/9). “According to our research, many of Gianyar's senior citizens were still unvaccinated. So we decided to pick them up fr...

The Badung Tourism Agency has proposed the central government to reduce the quarantine period for international travelers once the border reopens. Cokorda Raka Darmawan, the Head of the Badung Tourism Agency, indicated that the Badung regional government, through the Tourism Agency, suggested to the central government that they relax their entry criteria for international visitors if the border reopens in the near future. “I requested that the quarantine time be reduced from 8 days to m...