BALI OFFICIALS CONFIRM THAT BALI IS READY TO RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL TOURIST THIS YEAR

 Bali Provincial government has announced that Bali is ready to start receiving international travelers when the border reopens in June or July this year.Bali Vice Governor, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) confirmed that Bali has met all the requirements to begin receiving international visitors. “Preparation stages such as distributing the Covid-19 vaccine in 3 appointed green zone areas and the implementation of prevention protocols are almost finished.” Cok Ace said during a press conference on Friday (23/4).

He also explained that Bali has increased the capacity of medical facilities and laboratories to handle around 3 thousands patients each day. “We’ve increased the capacity in some medical facilities in those three appointed green zone areas such as BIMC Hospital in Nusa Dua, Bali Mandara Hospital in Sanur, Kenak Medika and Ari Canthi Hospital in Ubud as preparation before reopening the border.” Cok Ace added.

Apart from that, Cok Ace also claimed that the compliance rate of Bali people following prevention protocols has reached 96.8%  and the Covid-19 vaccine distribution in Nusa Dua, Ubud and Sanur has almost reached 100%. “23% (600,000 people) of the population outside those three appointed green zone areas were vaccinated, and we keep on pushing the distribution as fast as we can to achieve herd immunity.” Cok Ace concluded. Meanwhile the Head of the Indonesian Bank for Bali, Trisno Nugroho said that he has been developing a cashless payment system for international visitors to minimize contact while making transactions in near future.

SOURCE : thebalisun

BALI WILL HOST 20 NATIONAL EVENTS TO ATTRACT DOMESTIC VISITORS IN 2021

 

Bali Officials plan to hold 20 national big events in 2021 to increase the enthusiasm of domestic tourists to visit the island.

The Head of Bali Tourism Agency, Putu Astawa said that Bali is expected to host these big events this year to attract more domestic visitors, especially when the border remains closed for international visitors. “These events will be held in Bali as an effort from the government to increase more visitors from all around Indonesia during the Covid-19 pandemic .” Astawa said in Denpasar on Tuesday (6/4).

But Astawa admitted that he can’t really expect too much during these times as the pandemic has caused many people to become reluctant to travel. “Prior to the pandemic, we used to have 16,000 visitors each day. But during this time, we can only expect to receive around 30% of that. And I think if we have at least 5,000 visitors each day, that should be enough.” Astawa added.

The events that Putu Astawa is set to host this year are :

• Nusa Penida Festival
• Nusa Dua International Run
• Pesona Nusa Dua Fiesta 2021
• Ubud Writers and Readers Festival
• Gianyar Layang-Layang Festival
• Ubud Jazz Festival
• Jatiluwih Festival
• Kerambitan Festival
• Tanah Lot Weekend II
• Denpasar Festival
• Bali And Beyond Travel Fair
• Bali Art Festival
• Tabanan Amazing Race
• Karangasem Cultural Movement Carnaval 2021
• Panglipuran Festival
• Makepun Festival
• Umabian Fest
• Bali Cycling Marathon
• Buleleng Festival
• Pemuteran Festival

“In order to support these events, we will cooperate with several travel agencies in multiple cities around Indonesia to optimize the domestic market by reaching offices, schools and communities in their areas.” Astawa concluded.

SOOURCE : thebalisun