Due To The Pandemic, 16 Hotels And Villas In Denpasar Are Permanently Closed, 141 Others Are Temporarily Closed

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DENPASAR - The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has made 16 hotels and villas in Denpasar, Bali, permanently closed. More than a hundred other hotels and villas are temporarily closed.

Head of the Denpasar City Regional Tourism Office (Disparda), MA Dezire Mulyani said the pandemic had hit business actors.

"All entrepreneurs related to tourism have been devastated. Because this pandemic has been extremely affected. In particular, hotels and tourist destinations have also been greatly affected", said Mulyani, when contacted on Wednesday, September 1.

From her survey, it was noted that 49 star hotels in Denpasar were closed, while 3 star hotels were temporarily closed. Then there are 11 non-star hotels that are permanently closed. Meanwhile, 70 non-star hotels are temporarily closed.

There are also 2 permanently closed tourist lodges, 3 villas also do the same.

"That's the result of our survey around July 2021. For (the number of hotels sold) we don't know", she added.

Denpasar Tourism Head said the fate of tourism in Bali depends on the central government's policy. If the COVID-19 situation improves, it is hoped that the gates of foreign tourists will be opened.

"This policy is not in the regions but we are very dependent on the Central Government. If the doors of foreign tourist arrivals have not been opened by the central government, we will remain like this. We really hope that the central government will consider opening access to Bali, especially in Indonesia", said Mulyani.