PHRI Calls There Has Been No Cancellation Of Hotel Orders Ahead Of Christmas And New Year Holidays Despite The New Criminal Code

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JAKARTA - The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) revealed that there had been no cancellation of hotel bookings ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays (Nataru) following the spotlight of foreign media on the new criminal law book (KUHP). PHRI Secretary General Maulana Yusran said that based on reports received from PHRI member entrepreneurs until now there has been no cancellation of hotel bookings. "So far, we have not received reports of canceling hotel bookings. It spreads out (news) there is an flight cancellation. If from PHRI, we have not received reports of cancellation of hotel orders," he told VOI, Sunday, December 11. Yusran also hopes that there will be no cancellation of hotel bookings. Given that the Nataru holiday season is only two weeks away. "Hopefully there is none, because this is only two weeks before the long holiday," he said. Asking Wisman Jangan Ragu to Come to Indonesia As previously reported, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno asked tourists, especially foreign tourists, not hesitate to visit Indonesia. As a country that has a variety of tourist destinations, one of which is Bali, Indonesia is always open to welcome tourist arrivals. "Nothing has changed from the system in the tourism industry today. Our focus is to continue to improve quality and sustainable tourism," said Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno in his statement, Friday 9 December. Menparekraf emphasized that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia remains on the guidelines that the private realm of the community including tourists will remain secure, so the comfort and security of the private realm of tourists during traveling in Indonesia is always maintained.

Regarding the ratification of the Draft Criminal Code (RKUHP) by the House of Representatives (DPR) some time ago, Menparekraf Sandiaga said, this is an embodiment of the running of a constitutional state system whose main goal is to protect the Indonesian people. And the regulation will only be valid 3 years after it is ratified. Actually, there is no substantive change in the article when compared to Article 284 of the old Criminal Code. The difference lies only in the addition of parties entitled to complain. The threat of punishment can only apply if there are parties who complain or in other words the complaint offense. This rule regulates that parties who can complain are husbands or wives for people bound by marriage. Meanwhile, for people who are not bound by marriage are their parents or children. Without complaints by legal ones, there are no parties who are entitled to take legal action. Currently, the government and relevant stakeholders are preparing detailed rules and SOP tourism activities that can guarantee the safety and comfort of visiting tourists.