Bali remains closed to foreign visitors all year round …

The Indonesian island of Bali will not reopen on September 11 as previously announced, but will remain closed to international tourists at least until the end of this year.

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The local authorities refer to the decision of the Indonesian government to keep the national borders closed to foreign tourists, as the number of infections with the new corona virus is not yet under control. It is a new challenge for the local economy on the popular holiday island, which is very dependent on tourism.

More than 4,500 infections and 52 deaths from covid-19 have been reported in Bali so far. In total, more than 155,000 infections have been diagnosed in Indonesia, and more than 6,700 deaths, the highest for any country in Southeast Asia.

Bali has been welcoming local travelers again since July 31. Since then, about 2,500 people have passed through the local airport every day, without causing an increase in the number of infections, Governor Wayan Koster said. Bloomberg. The authorities will now try to reach out to even more fellow countrymen to support the hard-hit tourism industry.

Last year, Bali was visited by more than six million international tourists, more than a third of the number of tourists visiting Indonesia. When Bali will receive international tourists again ‘depends on the situation in and outside the country’, says Koster.

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