NTB Forms Task Force To Monitor Hotel Rates Ahead Of MotoGP

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MATARAM - The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Government has formed a task force (Satgas) to monitor hotel rates as lodging and transportation prices soar in the area ahead of the MotoGP event at the Mandalika Circuit on March 18-20, 2022. Head of the NTB Tourism Office, Yusron Hadi said the formation of the Task Force This is a follow-up to the issuance of Gubernatorial Regulation No. 9 of 2022 concerning the implementation of accommodation services, hotel rates and transportation ahead of MotoGP. "We hope that next week this team will be able to start working," he said in Mataram, Friday, February 25. from a number of government agencies, both from the provincial government, district and city governments as well as security elements in this case the police. in accordance with the main tasks and functions regulated in the Pergub, the government and is in charge of fostering and supervising the accommodation services business, hotel rates and transportation. Including, this team will also go down to supervise in the field. "Its task is to socialize, monitor, supervise, and remind hotel and transportation business actors to comply with implementing the Governor Regulation," explained the former Head of the NTB Fisheries and Marine Service. imposing strict sanctions by the Task Force if it is later found that hotel and transportation business actors are raising prices beyond reasonable limits. Yusron emphasized that the team will discuss this matter first. "If in its development, guidance and supervision steps are needed, we consider it necessary to coordinate with relevant agencies. The team will also provide recommendations if there are practices that violate the rules," he said. Yusron Hadi further emphasized that this NTB Governor Regulation was issued to regulate the upper and lower limits of lodging rooms during the Mandalika MotoGP. This was done to create a good atmosphere in every international event, to provide certainty to the public regarding lodging prices and also to open up wider opportunities for the community. to watch international events. Therefore, the Pergub stipulates that the tariff for accommodation services is based on zoning. Where in the zone where the event takes place it is still allowed to increase the room rate a maximum of 3 times, then the outer zone 2 times and the zone farthest from the event area the maximum increase is 1 time. However, according to Yusron, the price increase must also be accompanied by an increase in quality. services, development of attractions, and tourism. Especially for travel agents, they can also sell tickets and lodging with a bundling system provided that they do not sell at high prices. " he said.