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INDONESIA’S Government is promoting the Work From Bali (WFB) program or working from Bali. The aim is none other than to help the tourism sector of the Island of the Gods which has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The plan, according to Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno in the Weekly Press Briefing at the Sapta Pesona Building, Jakarta recently said the program will start gradually in July 2021. We continue to prepare this policy; the plan is that in the third quarter we will launch it gradually. However, in the implementation of the WFB program, Nusa Dua was chosen as the location because it has a single management system that makes it more controlled and supervised.
Not only that, ITDC Director of Operations and Business Innovation Arie Prasetyo said, another reason is that the entire tourism sector in Nusa Dua has been certified for Cleanliness, Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability (CHSE). Our priority is to ensure the safety, comfort and health of visitors. Regionally, all hotels are CHSE certified.
So, if you plan to temporarily move to Nusa Dua and work from there, here’s a budget calculation that needs to be prepared. It should be noted that the calculations below assume that a tourist is working from Bali for seven days and six nights on 12-18 July 2021.
The cost range for working from Bali Hotel, Managing Director of The Nusa Dua, I Gusti Ngurah Ardita, revealed that as many as 16 hotels there are members of the program. 16 hotels in The Nusa Dua area have prepared room price promos and meeting packages to support the Work From Bali program, equivalent to nearly 4,800 rooms.
Meanwhile, the hotels are Amarterra Villas Bali Nusa Dua – M Gallery Collection, The Westin Resort Nusa Dua Bali, Grand Hyatt Bali, and Kayumanis Nusa Dua Private Villa & Spa. Then Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, Mercure Bali Nusa Dua, Melia Bali, Grand Whiz Hotel Nusa Dua, Merusaka Nusa Dua, The Laguna a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, and Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort.
Then Ayodya Resort Bali, Courtyard by Marriott Bali Nusa Dua Resort, Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center and Bali Nusa Dua Hotel, Novotel Bali Nusa Dua Hotel, and Renaissance Bali Nusa Dua Resort. Of all the existing hotels, Mercure Bali Nusa Dua offers quite affordable prices, starting from IDR1.9 million, to be exact, IDR1,983,468 for a six-night stay. That is, if you calculate the cost per night, then you will only spend around IDR330,578.
Flight Tickets
Well, for flight tickets departing from Soekarno Hatta Airport to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, the cheapest price is offered by AirAsia airlines. On the departure date of July 12, for example, the flight departure time for QZ 7510 is 05:10 WIB. The ticket price is IDR575,895 including tax.
Meanwhile, on the return date, which is July 18, the departure time for the QZ 7511 aircraft is at 08:30 WITA. The ticket price is IDR590,895 including tax. If you add it up, you only pay IDR1,166,790 for a round-trip plane ticket (PP) with that airline. Eat and drink If you stay at Mercure Bali Nusa Dua, the hotel has a place to eat called Soka Restaurant.
The menus available are quite diverse, ranging from Indonesian specialties to foreign dishes. Based on information on the site of an online travel agent, the estimated price range that a person will spend when visiting is IDR200,000-IDR500,000.
If you want to save money, there are various places to eat and minimarkets that you can use. The price offered is also quite cheap and budget-friendly. Some of them are Warung Nasi Ayam Ibu Oki, Warung Kampungku, Bakso Mas Agus, or RM Padang Samande.
If it is estimated, to eat and drink at some of these places, there is a possibility that you will not spend more than IDR65,000. For seven days of eating and drinking in Nusa Dua, assuming you choose to eat out three times per day for seven days, the total is IDR1,365,000.
However, this nominal is a calculation if you eat heavily at one of the existing food stalls. If you only buy snacks at the mini market, assuming you buy snacks such as snacks, instant noodles, or canned food with a total of IDR50,000 to eat all day, then the total that will be spent is IDR350,000.
Transportation
For transportation while in Nusa Dua, if you want to travel to tourist attractions or just looking for food, two-wheeled vehicles such as motorbikes are recommended to make it easier to navigate yourself.
From I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, you can go directly to Ichi Bali Rent on Jalan Uluwatu, Taman Penta I Housing, Block E number 35, Jimbaran, South Kuta District. The distance is only 23 minutes via Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai.
The place is open every day at 08:00-20:00 WITA. The motorbike rental price starts from IDR50,000 per day including two helmets, a poncho raincoat, and one liter of Pertamax petrol for a minimum of two days rental. There is also Nusa Dua Scooter Rental which is only one minute away from Mercure Bali Nusa Dua. The location is on the Siligita shortcut, Jalan Raya Nusa Selatan number 29, Benoa, South Kuta District.
The motorbike rental price starts from IDR80,000. Then for transportation, if you rent a motorbike at a price of IDR50,000 per day for a minimum of two days, it means that you will spend IDR400,000 for one week. This nominal does not include the cost of filling gasoline. In Bali, the price per liter for Pertalite is IDR7,650 while Pertamax is IDR9,000. For a liter of gasoline, if the motorbike is not used for traveling too far, you can save it up to three or four days.
Assuming that the motorbike has been given a liter of gasoline at the time of rental, you will only spend IDR7,650 or IDR9,000 for gasoline for seven days in Nusa Dua. Tourist attractions This hotel is located close to Nusa Dua Beach, Waterblow Beach, Pasifika Bali Museum, Geger Beach, and Tanjung Benoa Beach.
The entrance ticket to Nusa Dua Beach is free. Meanwhile, Waterblow Beach is IDR15,000, Museum Pasifika Bali is IDR25,000, Geger Beach is IDSR3,000, and Tanjung Benoa Beach is free except for vehicle parking fees and water games. In one day, if it is assumed that you visit two tourist attractions and buy food or drinks there, the costs incurred will not exceed IDR100,000.
However, this fee does not include other facilities such as water games if you want to use it when visiting Tanjung Benoa Beach. Furthermore, the total cost assumes that in seven days, you only take one day to visit two tourist attractions.
The calculation can change according to the needs of each tour. Total costs that must be incurred for Work From Bali From the details described above, the total costs that must be incurred for the hotel for seven days and six nights is IDR1,983,468. Meanwhile, for round trip flight tickets, the total is IDR1,166,790. For hotels and airline tickets, the total amount is IDR3,150,258.
If you add the cost of eating and drinking outside the hotel for three times a day for seven days, which is IDR1,365,000, then transportation is IDR409,000, tourist attractions and snack activities are around IDR100,000, then the total cost that must be prepared for WFB is IDR7,007,726. [kontan.co.id/photo special]
