Instead Of Evoking Work From Bali, PHRI Prefers To Intensify PNS Meetings At Hotels

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) prefers the government to re-invigorate state civil service (ASN) activities such as meetings, focus group discussions (FGD), coordination, and other activities outside the city rather than programs such as work from Bali or Work From Bali.

PHRI Secretary General Maulana Yusran said that so far government activities such as meetings and coordination in the regions contributed 30 percent to 40 percent of hotel revenues.

"In Indonesia, the hotel occupancy contribution from government activities reaches 30 to 40 percent. In the past, in 2020 we recommended this government activity again. If it can be carried out, this will help the hotel. Because almost all government activities there must be cross-regional coordination ," said Maulana, quoted from Antara, Thursday, June 9.

Meanwhile, the activities of government meetings in the regions have not returned to normal.

"It's not back to normal yet. It's still there, but very little," he said.

According to him, government spending in terms of carrying out official activities at hotels plus ballroom rentals is said to have a fairly large contribution in the hotel business.

He explained that hotel occupancy in terms of tourism only occurs at certain times, while government activities held at hotels take place over a long period of time and are sustainable throughout the year.

"The government has many roles, its contribution is quite large to hotel occupancy if they carry out their activities again such as meetings in Bali," said Maulana.

Based on PHRI data, the average occupancy of hotel rooms in Bali in the first quarter of 2021 is only in the range of 10 percent. Meanwhile, hotel occupancy in Yogyakarta in March 2021 has reached 34 percent.

Nationally, hotel occupancy in January and February 2021 was still low at around 10 percent, then began to increase in March 2021 to 30 percent. Maulana has not yet received data on hotel occupancy in April and May 2021, but he predicts hotel occupancy will decline again due to policies to restrict people's movements such as the homecoming ban.

"I haven't seen the data in April and May, but it will definitely go down, because it's the fasting month and the restrictions on going home will be much lower. Everyone complained at that time," said Maulana.