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Bali councilors ask administration to monitor illegal guides
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Woman asks a local tourist guide about a particular location in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. (shutterstock.com/Yos/File)
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nak Agung Ngurah Adhi Ardhana, a member of the Bali Legislative Council (DPRD), has requested the Bali provincial government to monitor tourists who come to the island to work, as there have been cases where Chinese tourists became illegal guides.
“The government has to tighten and monitor tourists who work part-time as guides in Bali,” Adi Ardhana told kompas.com in Denpasar. “If they keep ignoring it, it will damage the tourism sector in the future.”
He added that several days ago guides from the Mandarin division of Himpunan Pramuwisata Indonesia (HPI), or Indonesia Guide Organization, asked the government to take action against illegal guides from China.
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Made Sukadana, the chairman of the Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) Bali, said his agency had closed down two travel agencies for violating the rules.
“We closed down two travel agencies in Kuta for not having operating licenses,” he said. “Previously, both agents had served European, Chinese and domestic tourists.”
Made Sukadana, who has tracked online travel agencies alongside the police, also hoped that locals would report all illegal guides to Satpol PP Bali. (wir/wng)
