HOTEL occupancy rates in Bali reached single digits or only filled 5-7% due to the implementation of Emergency restrictions on community activities (PPKM) from 3 to 21 July 2021.
According to Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Agung Rai Suryawijaya said before the Emergency PPKM was implemented, hotel occupancy on the Island of the Gods had reached double digits or reached 15-17%. However, after the Bali entrance restrictions, hotel occupancy decreased by 5-7%.
“With the emergency PPKM, of course, it has an impact on hotel occupancy in Bali, which is a single digit. Due to the low occupancy rate and only one/two rooms being occupied, a number of tourism players prefer to temporarily close their businesses. This also directly affects 3,500 workers who were laid off during an Emergency PPKM,” he said on Thursday (7/8).
“Those who are laid off are categorized as unpaid leave or leave outside of dependents, which is a permit given by the company to its employees not to work temporarily,” he added.
Meanwhile, after various tightening measures carried out by the government, the number of domestic tourists who come to Bali is only around 1,000 people per day. Whereas before the Emergency PPKM was implemented, the arrival of wisdom to Bali could reach 7,000 to 9,000 people per day.
“If I average and check from all members who are still open, it is very minimal, below 10% and even then, not all hotels are operating,” he explained.
Rai said that currently hotels in Bali have 146,000 rooms, and nearly 103,000 rooms or 70% of them are in Badung Regency. So that in the midst of this pandemic, it is hoped that the Emergency PPKM will not be extended again by the central government. [bisnis.com/photo special]