Eid Holidays, Tourist Attractions In West Java Are Predicted To Be Crowded Until Sunday

JAKARTA - The West Java Regional Police Chief, Inspector General Suntana, predicts that people who crowd various tourist attractions in West Java will last until Sunday, May 8 or D+6 after Lebaran 2022.

"The peak can be on Friday (6/5) and Saturday (7/5) so we have to share the power of personnel to oversee all tourist attractions," he said in Bandung, West Java, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, May 4.

The peak density of community mobility to tourist attractions is predicted to occur on Friday, May 6 or Saturday, May 7, because the Eid 2022 holiday is quite long.

According to him, West Java has quite a number of areas that become tourist destinations, ranging from tourism in the coastal area to the highlands.

Since D+2 Lebaran, he said, tourist destinations have begun to be crowded with people.

"We in West Java have several tourist objects ranging from Bogor, Pangandaran, Palabuhan Ratu, Lembang, and Ciwidey tours," he said.

He said that now the police are also carrying out various traffic engineering on the tourist route. Among other things, the Cimahi Police who carried out one-way or "one-way" engineering on Jalan Raya Lembang, West Bandung Regency.

"We want to make it easier for tourists who want to go to Lembang by implementing one way on this arterial route from the bottom to Lembang," he said.

In addition to regulating traffic, the police are also ensured to oversee the affairs of health protocols at tourist attractions. Because the Lebaran 2022 moment has not been separated from the Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

"We ask the manager to continue to urge tourists to maintain the COVID-19 health protocol," said Suntana.