JAKARTA -- Indonesia will reopen its popular tourism island of Bali to some international arrivals from mid-October, a senior official said Monday, as the country aims to rejuvenate its travel industry that has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arrivals from China, Japan, South Korea may be permitted but list not finalized
Bali desperately needs tourists to revive its economy, which contracted by the largest margin among all Indonesian provinces in 2020. © Reuters
JAKARTA -- Indonesia will reopen its popular tourism island of Bali to some international arrivals from mid-October, a senior official said Monday, as the country aims to rejuvenate its travel industry that has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.