Reopening of Tourism for Foreigners Postponed until June
The government and the tourism industry still have lots of work to do to ensure travellers are safe from Covid-19. Indonesia\'s readiness to reopen tourism relies on the ability to control the spread of the disease.
Aerial photo of the Lagoi National Tourism Strategic Area (KSPN) in Bintan Regency, Riau Islands, June 2020.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS – The government has postponed the reopening of tourism for foreigners. Initially scheduled for this month, the move is now set to take place in June or July. The government and the tourism industry still have lots of work to do to ensure travellers are safe from Covid-19. Indonesia\'s readiness to reopen tourism relies on the ability to control the spread of the disease.
As part of the initial step in the implementation of the ravel corridor arrangement (TCA) -- a program for the reopening of certain tourist destinations to foreign travellers from certain countries -- Riau Islands, which includes Lagoi (Bintan) and Nongsa (Batam), and Bali, which includes Nusa Dua, Ubud and Sanur, will be reopened to international travellers in the middle of this year. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said on Tuesday (20/4/2021) that the travel corridor plan was currently being finalized. According to the latest plan, Indonesia would select a number of tourist destinations in June or July 2021.