Australian Tourists Finally Visit Bali Island After 2 Years of Borders Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Australians are flocking back to Bali after two years of Covid-19 border closures.
The first flight from Australia to Bali leaves Melbourne on Monday with tourists planning to experience the island's charms and culinary delights.
Enthusiastic travelers thronged the airport on Monday morning, March 13, 2022, preparing for a holiday in Bali.
A group of girls waiting to board a plane brag about the bars and restaurants they plan to visit, one of them joking: 'Wherever there's alcohol, that's where we'll be. The highly anticipated Jetstar flight left Melbourne's Tullamarine airport with over 300 passengers on board.
Jetstar CEO Gareth Evans said he was very enthusiastic about bringing tourists back to Bali and sales for these tourist attractions were very high.
"We are excited to return to Bali today after two long years, and we are confident that Bali will soon regain its position as our most popular international tourist destination now that the borders are opened," he was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. Evans thanked the Indonesian government. Thank you for your support and look forward to continuing to work together to help Bali's tourism industry bounce back as soon as possible.
Bali had 6.3 million tourists visiting the island in 2019, but the number of arrivals fell to just 45 tourists last year due to the pandemic.
Foreign travelers to Bali must provide proof that they have four nights in the hotel booked on arrival. After the PCR test, fully vaccinated travelers must wait in their hotel room until they receive a negative test, according to Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Panjaitan.
Unvaccinated arrivals must be quarantined for at least 7 days and undergo a PCR test within 48 hours before departure, then once upon arrival and once on the third day of quarantine. Meanwhile, the Government has imposed several requirements for international passengers or foreign tourists wishing to enter. to Bali without quarantine. Currently, international flight tests without quarantine have started on Monday (7/3/2022) from previously planned on March 14, 2022. Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan said a number of these requirements include foreign travelers. or PPLN who come must show a paid hotel booking that has been paid for at least 4 days or show proof of domicile in Bali for Indonesian citizens (WNI). The procedure for PPLN is to enter the PCR test and wait in the hotel room until the negative test result comes out. After being negative, they can be free to do their activities while still carrying out health protocols," he said in an official statement, Monday (8/3/2022). PPLN, he continued, again carried out PCR-tests on the 3rd day at their respective hotels. Then PPLN must still have health insurance that guarantees Covid-19 according to the provisions. The international event held in Bali during the trial period implemented strict health protocols according to G20 standards. In more detail, Luhut explained that the application of Visa on Arrival was carried out for 23 countries. These countries include the ASEAN region, Australia, the United States, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Qatar, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Regarding the tightening of health protocols and the use of Peduli Protect carried out in various places. The government targets the acceleration of booster vaccines in Bali to reach 30 percent in the next 1 week. According to him, every policy taken by the government to this day must be implemented on the basis and input from experts and experts in their fields. In addition, all roadmaps made to date are also implemented with the principle of prudence, gradually, and continue to mitigate unwanted things. The Bali Provincial Government noted that the number of foreign tourists or foreign tourists entering Bali until March 7, 2022, had reached more than 2,000 people. This increase is in line with the increasing number of foreign airlines that reactivate flights at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.
“Hopefully all regions in Bali get cakes (from foreign tourist visits). We will increase the number of foreign tourists by adding several tourism events and through MICE," said the Acting Head of the Bali Tourism Office Cokorda Raka Darmawan when contacted by telephone, Monday, March 7, 2022.
The level of foreign tourists visiting the Island of the Gods is increasing as the government relaxes quarantine and visa policies. Last February, the total foreign tourist arrivals were still The government previously cut the quarantine period for foreign travelers (PPLN) who had received the full dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The quarantine policy that was originally set for five days has now become three days.