Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after COVID-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday, with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume. The country’s once thriving holiday hotspot has been eerily quiet amid Indonesia’s COVID-19 outbreak - one of the worst in Asia - with hotels, restaurants and beaches shuttered. FILE PHOTO: A police officer patrols at an empty beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/ via REUTERS But cases in the Southeast Asian nation have declined significantly in the past month after peaking in mid-July. Senior government ministers said on Monday restrictions would...
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UNWTO has concluded a first in-person visit to Bali since the start of the pandemic. The delegation met with key figures from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to advance collaboration as the country gets ready to reopen its borders to international visitors and restart tourism. In partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, UNWTO hosted a special Capacity Building Workshop on Restarting International Tourism in Bali. The workshop counted on the participation of more than 30 leaders from across the tourism sector, with a further 150 experts and leaders joining virtually. Discussions focused on the government’s strategy to restart tourism, including the formulation of policies, procedures, health infrastructure and imm...
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