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Bali to welcome back foreign tourists on Oct.14
Island-province and top tourism destination Bali is set to welcome international travelers from several countries on Oct. 14, the government announced on Monday.
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Participants of a Fam Trip titled Explore Badung visit Sangeh Monkey Forest in Badung, Bali on Dec. 6, 2020. The Badung regency administration invited 120 millenials to join the program, visiting several tourist destinations in the area for three days in order to promote the region through their social media as part of efforts to revive the severely-hit tourist sector in Bali following the COVID-19 pandemic. (Antara/Fikri Yusuf)
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he government announced on Monday that the island-resort Bali would reopen to international travelers on Oct. 14, after the province was closed because of the surge of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia throughout July and August.
Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan told the press that Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport would be open to foreign tourists, including from China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
“All international flight passengers must have proof of hotel bookings for a quarantine of at least 8 days, paid for themselves,” he said.
Luhut previously hinted that Bali’s border would be reopened as COVID-19 cases in Indonesia have decreased to around 1,000 new cases per day from 56,000 daily cases at the peak of the second wave in July.
Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno confirmed the Bali reopening plan at a separate press conference on Monday.
“We have to do this with caution because, despite having COVID-19 under control, we cannot be careless and we need to stay alert,” he said.
Sandiaga went on to say that the government had “several things” to finalize before Oct. 14, such as which countries would be included in the reopening plan, the quarantine arrangements for tourists and Bali’s COVID-19 testing facilities.
