In Just Three Days, More Than 20,000 Tourists Have Entered Bali For Long Holidays

DENPASAR – baliprawara.com

Tourist visits to Bali began to increase since October 26, reaching 5,000 people. On October 27, there were 6,300 tourists arrived in Bali, and the drastic increase reached 9,500 people on October 28, so that the total as of Thursday was 20,800 tourists coming to Bali. This was conveyed by the Head of the Bali Provincial Tourism Office Putu Astawa during a video conference at the Bali Information and Communication Office, Thursday (October 29).

Furthermore, he said, the visits of domestic tourists came from five regions in Indonesia, including Cengkareng, Surabaya, Ujung Pandang, Lombok and Halim. According to him, tourist visits are a blessing for the Province of Bali, which has been relying on tourism and for the last eight months it has fallen completely.

Long vacations with a high number of tourist visits during the pandemic are two things that need to be harmonized. Because he said, health is certainly very important and is the main thing that must be saved. However, the economy is also important for the survival of many parties. “So that the government harmonizes and balances the interests of health and economy as we create a safe, comfortable vacation without crowds,” he said.

To find out if tourists entering Bali are safe, as well as to ensure that there are no new clusters for both tourists and local people, they must internally protect themselves before coming to Bali. At least with the minimum requirement to show a medical certificate, either a Rapid test or PCR-based Swab.

Meanwhile, he continued, when they were in Bali, the local government collaborated with the Customary Village Task Force and also the Pecalang traditional security guad to supervise and monitor tourists who are in tourist obejects. One of them is they have to dare to warn when there is a crowd and for tourist areas are obliged to prepare health protocols such as a place to wash hands and soap.

The provincial government of Bali, he continued, has a “Love Bali” application that is prepared for incoming tourists to fill in self-checks regarding data on their area of ​​origin, complete identity, how long they will be in Bali and where to stay while on vacation in Bali. This is expected to be accurate data for tourist visits during the pandemic so that it helps the task force team to conduct tracing when there was a Covid-19 case while they were in Bali. (MBP)