Punitive measures against Russian tourists and loud statements by local authorities about counteracting “cheap tourists” and “quotas” have yielded results in the popular resort – the number of Russian tourists in Bali continues to decline sharply. According to the regional office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Bali, the number of Russian tourists visiting Bali is declining, according to local media.
According to Angiat Napitupulu, head of the regional office of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in Bali, Russian tourists have not even been among the top ten foreign tourists visiting Bali since April. At the same time, in January they took second place, a surge was recorded in February, as well as on March 8.
As the expert added, most likely the tightening of security measures and their active broadcast in the media “caused panic and scared away potential visitors Bali. In addition, the economic factor could also play a role. As Angiat Napitupulu added, in addition to Russia, visits from other countries remain stable. The number of visitors from China and Germany even increased.
Meanwhile, while local residents are still being reassured in the Indonesian media, declaring various methods of combating the dominance of “irresponsible foreigners who do not know Balinese etiquette”, the most frightening methods of struggle have already begun to be officially denied to the Russian audience. In particular, Indonesian Ambassador to Moscow Jose Antonio Morato Tavares stressed that at the moment the Indonesian authorities are not planning to introduce quotas for tourists, and our tourists are still expected in Bali and other resorts of the country. As for the scandalous initiative of the governor of the “paradise island”, apparently they intend to “put it on the back burner”. At the very least, Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said he would “thoroughly examine” Bali's governor's proposal “to avoid public embarrassment.” The issue will be referred to a “separate team of specialists” – and it seems that its consideration will be delayed. Read more at this link.
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