Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday (25/3/24,) Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Uno said that so far only 40 percent of tourists have paid Bali’s foreign tourist levy of IDR 150,000 (approx. USD 9.50,) which came into effect on February 14, 2024, according to reporting from Antara News.
The minister said that to increase the collection of the levy, the ministry will boost the dissemination of information on the regulation through ministries, institutions, airlines, and stakeholders in the tourism sector in Indonesia’s main tourism markets, namely Australia, Singapore, India, and Malaysia.
At the press conference, the head of Bali’s Tourism Office, Tjok Bagus Pemayun, stated that his office has been focusing on tourists arriving at international gates in Bali. Meanwhile, connecting routes that are used as foreign tourists’ entry gates have not been covered yet, reports Antara News.
To boost levy collection, which will be used for waste management in Bali as well as for the protection of culture and nature, the office has proposed placing booths at domestic arrival routes, both Jakarta and other destinations.
Tourists can pay the levy through the Love Bali system via the lovebali.baliprov.go.id webpage or the Love Bali application, among other modes, before arrival or before entering the foreign tourist entry gates in Bali.
Seven categories of tourists are exempt from paying the levy, including foreign tourists holding diplomatic and official visas, crew members of transportation vehicles, holders of temporary or permanent stay permit cards, holders of family unification visas, student visas, Golden visas, and other visas, such as business visas, according to Antara News.
Source: Antara News
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