Hotels In Karangasem Bali Can't Get Money From The Mandalika MotoGP, Many Spectators Cancel Room Reservations

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KANGASEM - The hotel that will be booked by MotoGP spectators in Mandalika, Lombok, in the Karangasem Regency, Bali, seems to be in danger of being canceled because the audience has booked a hotel in Lombok.

The chairman of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Karangasem, Bali, I Wayan Kariasa said that the booking of 500 rooms at the hotel which was originally provided for MotoGP spectators in Mandalika was finally canceled.

The audience switched to booking a hotel in Lombok, because it was close to the MotoGP event in Mandalika.

"It turns out that until now it is not so significant. Which friends at travel agents who have made packages, have made promotions and so on. But after the final, waiting for deposit payments and so on are also many who do not make payments," said Kariasa, Wednesday, March 16.

"So they might move to Lombok more. Because, until yesterday in Lombok there were still vacant rooms, more than 2,600 rooms. So, they are more likely to switch to Lombok maybe to be closer, they can watch from Lombok directly," he added.

According to him, the travel agent coordinated with PHRI Karangasem to provide 500 rooms.

"Yesterday those who booked had time to book. But that's not a final booking or a temporary booking. Then, after that, in the final, many didn't want to pay a deposit and so on. Maybe the viewers who used to go through Bali, they prefer to book directly in Lombok. Because there are still rooms available in Lombok, "said Kariasa.

"Initially in Lombok, all of them were booked until they ran out of rooms so they moved to Bali. But now in Lombok, there are still more than 2,600 vacant rooms. So the viewers who initially had a schedule in Bali and their interest in watching Lombok are more choose directly to book in Lombok," he explained.