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A NUMBER of travel agents for MotoGP viewers canceled hotel room bookings around the Candidasa area, Bugbug, Karangasem District. Cancellation of room bookings for the MotoGP period is temporary, and has an impact on hotel restaurant entrepreneurs.
According to the Manager of Ashyana Hotel Candidasa, Wayan Kariasa, said the cancellation of room bookings at Ashyana was conveyed by letter by the travel agent. There are 27 rooms at Ashyana. All of them have been canceled because there is no certainty from prospective MotoGP spectators.
“It was a temporary delay. Hopefully at the last minute the travel agents can confirm room reservations, so that tourism actors prepare everything well,” said Wayan Kariasa, Sunday (2/27).
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Indonesian Hotel Restaurant Association (PHRI) of Krangasem Regency, Wayan Kariasa, said that the temporary postponement of hotel bookings by travel agents was because there was no certainty from prospective MotoGP spectators at the Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, NTB.
He added that there was no certainty from potential viewers because Bali was still (implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM) level 3. In addition, there was no clarity from the government.
“Perhaps because of this, the audience has doubts, and has not provided certainty to the travel agent. The travel agent has submitted a temporary delay to tourism players (hotels) regarding the postponement of bookings,” said Wayan Kariasa.
Given that there has been no deposit payment, he continued and it is feared that it will take a long time. Until now, travel is waiting for confirmation regarding payments from prospective MotoGP spectators.
“For around the Candidasa area, there are 8 hotels that have temporarily postponed their bookings. One of them is the Ashyana Hotel and the Ramayana Hotel Candidasa. The decision is usually at the last minute,” said I Wayan Kariasa, from the Sidemen sub-district.
Tourism players in the hotel and restaurant sector hope that after the 28th PPKM in Bali Province will change to level 2, so that potential viewers can confirm bookings.
To note, nearly 500 hotel rooms in Karangasem Regency have been booked ahead of the MotoGP event at the Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The location of the hotel is around the Candidasa area, as well as around the Padang Bai area, Padang Bai Village, Manggis District, Karangasem.
“Hundreds of rooms that have been booked around the Candidasa and Padang Bai areas have been chosen to simplify and speed up the journey from Bumi Lahar to West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). But if there is certainty from the prospective audience, especially the payment, the travel party will definitely inform you,” Kariasa finished. [sources/photo special]
