It Is Strictly Forbidden To Hold Parties Or Attractions In Bantul Attractions During Christmas And New Year

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BANTUL - The Bantul Regency Tourism Office, Special Region of Yogyakarta, has prohibited the holding of attractions during the Christmas and New Year holidays in regional tourist attractions so as not to cause crowds that could potentially cause COVID-19 transmission.

"In principle, the tourism sector is not closed during the Christmas and New Year holidays, the only thing we have prepared is banning attractions until January 1, 2022," said Head of the Bantul Tourism Office Kwintarto Heru Prabowo in Bantul, Antara, Tuesday, December 14.

According to him, this step is in accordance with the guidelines in the Circular of the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy regarding Business Activities and Tourism Destinations During Christmas and New Year Celebrations. One of them regulates restrictions and bans on New Year's parties.

"Especially for the Parangtritis Beach area, there has been attention from the center, so yesterday the presidential staff visited the discussion office and so on, and regarding the plan to prohibit the attraction, one of the presidential staff supported it," he said.

He said all business and tourism actors must also be able to follow these directions, and prove that during the Christmas and New Year holidays in Bantul there was no growth in COVID-19 cases.

"If it is successful, it means that tourism will continue to run and be safe from transmission. God willing, there is confidence that tourism policies in the future will be made easier, because there is no proven problem," he said.

Therefore, Kwintarto also appealed to the public to hold back that during the year-end holidays there will be no attractions, especially in the south coast, and especially in Parangtritis Beach, which has been a favorite tourist destination.

"We hope that the atmosphere is conducive, after that we arrange it together, God willing, the Tourism Office in this case has a commitment to maintain together for mutual safety," he said.

He also said that the district government is also committed to trying to excite friends who want to make a fortune and support tourism during the COVID-19 pandemic while still implementing health protocols.

"Friends definitely want to work for sustenance and so on, but 'give up' a little for a better future, I think this is one of the important things, so I hope this can be a common concern to be able to work together," he said.