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View all search resultsTo foster people-to-people relations with China, Indonesia is negotiating more direct flights to the East Asian country as part of its attempt to attract tourists and expand scholarship cooperation to break the stigma against its partner.
At his weekly briefing on Monday, the tourism minister said Indonesia was losing foreign tourists and foreign exchange earnings from tourism expenditures, in part because of the country's lack of visa exemptions as well as major international events, such as Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.
The Bali administration has warned foreign tourists visiting the popular resort island against making cryptocurrency payments, with the governor, I Wayan Koster, saying the practice is illegal in Indonesia and violators can face one year in prison or fines.
Two of the country's major tourist associations have expressed caution over a minister’s idea to impose a tax on foreign tourists, which came up after a spate of viral incidents involving foreign nationals behaving badly in Bali.
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