Thousands Of Vaccination Bracelets Distributed By The Yogyakarta City Government To Hotels, Visitors Are Hassle-Free Showing Vaccine Certificates

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YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Government distributed thousands of vaccination bracelets to tourism players, especially accommodation service businesses through the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association and other hotel business players.

“The goal is to facilitate identification for visitors or tourists. Have they been vaccinated or not so that tourism activities in Yogyakarta are safe and comfortable," said Yogyakarta Mayor Haryadi Suyuti after handing over a vaccination bracelet in Yogyakarta, quoted by Antara, Thursday, September 23.

Haryadi handed over 1,000 vaccination wristbands for the 10 hotels that attended and 1,000 vaccination wristbands through the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association to be distributed to all members.

Later, the vaccination bracelet will be given to visitors or hotel guests who stay because each guest who comes is required to show a vaccination certificate for at least the first dose and a negative COVID-19 result.

Guests or tourists who have worn a vaccination bracelet, continued Haryadi, will find it easier to do activities in the city of Yogyakarta because they do not need to show a vaccination certificate.

"Because this is the first time this vaccination bracelet has been given in Indonesia, I think this bracelet will also become a kind of keepsake for tourists who come to Yogyakarta," he said.

In addition to facilitating identification for guests and tourists, the vaccination bracelet is also expected to increase the discipline of tourism business actors to always apply health protocols in a disciplined manner.

One indicator of the implementation of health protocols that must be carried out by tourism service business actors is CHSE certification and the use of QR Code from the PeduliLindung application.

“These requirements must be owned by all tourism service business actors. Thus, tourists who come will feel more secure and comfortable," he said.

If tourists feel safe and comfortable, then Haryadi hopes that Yogyakarta City's economy, which is mostly supported by tourism activities, can slowly get back up and recover.

Previously, the city of Yogyakarta had declared it a mandatory city for masks and vaccines. Currently, more than 70 percent of Yogyakarta City residents have undergone COVID-19 vaccination.