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THE MINISTRY of Tourism and Creative Economy believes that the target of 1.4 million Australian tourist arrivals to Indonesia (RI) can be met in the next few periods given the enthusiasm of the people and industry players in the country.
The Ministry also seeks to improve accessibility, especially flight services to anticipate the high interest in foreign tourist visits to Bali. Airlines with flight routes from several countries heading to Australia such as from Doha, Istanbul, and Dubai are encouraged to transit in Bali first, then to Australia.
The hope is that the transit route in Bali can encourage the number of foreign tourists from other countries to stop by for a few days in Bali before continuing their journey to Australia from Bali.
According to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno during the Weekly Press Conference, Monday (4/11) in Jakarta said that later I would discuss with our colleagues from the Ministry of Transportation whether for a very crucial time. We are allowed this, because Bali really needs it.
“The interest of foreign tourists visiting Bali is indeed high, even the interest of the Australian community towards tourist destinations in Indonesia, especially Bali is very large. The three direct flight routes currently operated by Jetstar to Bali, namely three times per week from Melbourne and Sydney, and daily from Perth are still considered insufficient to meet Australian market demand,” he said.
On 10 April 2022 Jetstar Australia’s flight from Sydney-Denpasar (Boeing 787-8) was fully booked with a total of 335 passengers. This high demand has been consistent since Jetstar flights resumed operation on March 14, 2022. This condition is predicted to last for the next few weeks considering that Australia is currently entering the Easter holiday period.
The soaring demand for Australian tourists was also caused by a number of policy relaxations carried out by the Indonesian government regarding facilitated overseas travelers (PPLN), such as being free from quarantine, eliminating PCR-tests upon arrival, as well as expanding visas on arrival for 43 countries including Australia.
“Seeing the enthusiasm of the Australian community and industry players, the Ministry of Tourism believes that the target of 1.4 million Australian tourist arrivals to Indonesia can be met in the next few periods. I see this revival is in front of our eyes, the recovery of the tourism sector and the creative economy and of course the creation of jobs for the community,” Sandiaga concluded. [traveltext.id]
