Car Plate Jakarta Can Not Enter, Visitor Ciwidey Bandung Down To 70 Percent

Ciwidey Bandung White Crater (ANTARA)

BANDUNG - In the atmosphere of Idulfitri tourism activity in ciwidey area, Bandung Regency, West Java, decreased.

The manager of tourist destinations in Ciwidey Trisna Mulyana said the number of tourist visits in Kawah Putih and Ranca Upas is currently decreasing due to the sealing of vehicles from outside the area.

"That can be proven by the license plate B yes first. Now there is almost no yes, because there is a blockage of entry to Bandung Raya," said Trisna in Bandung, West Java, quoted by Antara, Friday, May 14.

In Lebaran this year, according to him, a number of tourist destinations in Ciwidey lost about 70 percent of visitors compared to normal time or before the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, he said, tourist markets usually come from residents outside the area such as Jakarta.

"We lost about 70 percent of our visitors. There are several factors that become a lack of visits, such as our market 40 percent of Jakartans," he said.

He predicts the number of tourists on the Eid al-Fitr holiday in 2021 will increase by the end of this week.

"The prediction will increase on Saturday and Sunday, although it can not be like a visit in 2019 before there was COVID-19," he said.

Meanwhile, Bandung Police Chief Kompol Erik Bangun Prakasa said the sealing on the tourist route was held at two points, namely Kutawaringin Toll Gate and Soroja Toll Gate.

"So far the flow of traffic to south Bandung is still ramps, but we make sure vehicles from outside the area are turned around at the sealing point," erik said.