Sandiaga Uno Reveals North Bali Tourism Is Difficult To Attract Tourists Because Of Accessibility

JAKARTA - The development of tourism in northern Bali includes the Buleleng Regency area hampered by accessibility.

"North Bali has difficulty attracting tourists because of accessibility. The accessibility in question is road access from South Bali (Denpasar, Badung and its surroundings) to the North (Buleleng)," said Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno quoting Antara.

According to him, the most likely solution to this accessibility is the construction of a toll road that connects North and South Bali, which must be completed immediately.

Specifically for toll roads, Sandiaga said that he had received a decision from the central government. It is planned that the North Bali and South Bali toll roads will enter the tender process in 2025.

The toll road also connects with the re-tender process of the Gilimanuk-Bengwi toll road. If there is this toll road, hopefully the range of 90 minutes has reached North Bali," he said.

Specifically, Sandiaga also mentioned North Bali Airport as an additional long-term accessibility to balance the distribution of tourism development on the Island of the Gods.

"I feel that the constraints on distance and travel time are the most vital problems. We have to side with building North Bali because this is an area full of potential," said Sandiaga.

He said the plan to build a new airport in Buleleng really depends on the seriousness of the local government. Because the central government has given approval.

His party also prepared short-term options related to tourism development in the northern tip of the Island of the Gods, namely with tour packages from Watudodol, Bangce often, Pemuteran and Lovina by fast boat within the next 30 days. So that in the short term it will be able to provide the impact of tourist visits in Buleleng.

Regarding the short-term program, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy is targeting an increase in domestic tourist visits by opening more new flight clusters at Banyuwangi Airport.