Pandemic keeps Jakarta walking tour operators on their toes

Overseas tourist base dries up, but curious young locals extend welcome lifeline

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Walking tour operators in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have found ways to keep them going during the pandemic. (Source photos courtesy of Wisata Kreatif Jakarta and Jakarta Good Guide)

RANDY MULYANTO, Contributing writer

JAKARTA -- Before COVID, up to 95% of freelance Jakarta tour guide Cindy Tan's clients were foreigners, mainly from Europe. But since then, fewer than 10 expatriates have used her services as Indonesia welcomed a far lower number of overseas visitors due to pandemic restrictions.

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