Change Comes to Bali Tourism

The support of sectors outside tourism is thus very important so tourism in Bali, and in Indonesia as a whole, remains competitive.

KOMPAS/COKORDA YUDISTIRA

Tourist activity at Kuta Beach, Badung, Bali, Wednesday (9/3/2022), stretched as international flights returned to Bali.i.

The government’s move to reopen Bali’s borders to foreign tourists without imposing quarantine has been welcomed. We must be ready for change.

Data from state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura has shown an increase in domestic and international flights and passengers to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (Kompas, 22/3/2022). Although the number of domestic and foreign arrivals is still far below the figures before the Covid-19 pandemic, this gives a ray of hope for the recovery of the tourism industry in Bali and Indonesia.