Travel Bubble To Bali Is Opened For Chinese, UAE, Singaporean And Korean Tourists

The travel bubble to Bali is opened for tourists from China, UAE, Singapore and Korea (IST)

GIANYAR - The Ministry of Tourism together with the Regency and City Tourism Offices in Bali and tourism actors have equalized the perception ahead of the opening of Bali tourism.

Deputy for Strategic Policy at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Kurleni Umar said the opening of Bali tourism would be carried out in stages.

"The opening will be carried out in stages, with Nusa Dua, Sanur, and Ubud as the pilot projects", said Umar in Gianyar, Bali, Wednesday, April 7.

According to him, tourism will be opened if the risk of transmitting COVID-19 is low. This can be realized by vaccination to achieve herd immunity, especially in priority zones as well as industry readiness to guarantee excellent service and consistency in the implementation of prokes or with CSHE certification.

Several parameters must be met, such as a decrease in the rate of new cases and a decrease in the population contracting COVID-19.

The readiness of an adequate health and safety system is also a parameter for the opening of Bali. He also asked for a safe transportation system.

"I want someone to be responsible for transportation, which means ensuring an integrated transportation system with a safe zone. The point here is to ensure tourists visit the green zone", he added.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Bali Tourism Office Putu Astawa also emphasized that travel agencies should invite tourists to visit the green zone.

"Travel agencies must ensure tourists visit the green zone. Travel agencies must also arrange tour packages according to the governor's direction", said Astawa.

Of course, with the integration of various elements of tourists who come healthy as well as when they return home healthy.

Astawa said the travel bubble that would be opened later was tourists from China, UAE, Singapore, and Korea. He hopes that the governance of tourism development must be carried out in a patterned, comprehensive, planned, directed, and integrated manner in one area to realize a better life for the Balinese people.

"He made Ubud a pilot project for the opening of tourism considering the history of Bali tourism which started from Ubud, and expanded to Sanur and Nusa Dua", he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy Regent of Gianyar Anak Agung Gde Mayun explained that the vaccination system in Gianyar, which is used as a pilot for Bali vaccination, revealed that vaccination in Gianyar is Banjar-based (per-village).

"Why the Banjar? Because in Bali in particular, many programs have been successfully carried out based on Banjar (village). Besides, by utilizing the ability of Banjar to collect data on the community itself or the workers in the Banjar area, at the same time mobilizing to come to implement vaccines", said Agung.