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Bali Decides to Welcome International Tourists in 2021

Bali International Tourists

The Government of Bali had reconsidered its plan to reopen tourist destinations in the country to international tourists on September 11, 2020. The government decided to wait until the end of this year and now intend to welcome international tourists in 2021. Previously, Bali planned to reopen its tourism industry in three stages. First stage from July 9 with reopening ...

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West Nusa Tenggara reopens Mount Rinjani to Hikers from August 22

Mount Rinjani, Lombok, Indonesia

After over four months of restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, hikers and climbers will be allowed to visit the Mount Rinjani (Gunung Rinjani) again from August 22. Mount Rinjani is an active volcano and located at Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). It is 3,726 meters (12,224 ft) high, making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia after Mount Kerinci. ...

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Indonesia Allows Stay Permits Extension for Foreigners till September 20

Indonesia Visa

Foreign nationals in Indonesia who are still facing any issues related their visas now have an extra month to extend stay permits and remain in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Indonesian Immigration has announced on Tuesday (Aug. 18) that the immigration has extended the deadline by another 30 days till September 20 for foreigners to extend their visas ...

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Indonesia to establish “Travel Corridor” with South Korea

Indonesia South Korea Travel Corridor

Indonesia has agreed to establish a travel corridor with South Korea to facilitate “essential business and diplomatic trips” between both countries amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi said that she and South Korea Foreign Affairs Minister Jiang Qinghua had finalized arrangements for the tourist corridor on Wednesday (August 12) evening. Ms. Retno Marsudi said in ...

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Central Java reopens Mount Sumbing to Travelers amid COVID-19

Mount Sumbing, Central Java, Indonesia

Mount Sumbing, also known as Gunung Sumbing, located at Central Java in Indonesia is scheduled to be reopened to local hikers from August 1, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the reopening of the mountain’s Garung Hiking Trail currently in its trial phase. The entry to the base camp of the mountain will open to visitors every day from 8 ...

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Indonesia Reopens Bogor Botanical Gardens to Visitors

Bogor Botanical Garden, Bogor, Java, Indonesia

The Bogor Botanical Gardens located at Bogor in Indonesia, will reopen and set to welcome the local visitors again, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Hendrian, head of the gardens’ Plant Conservation Research Center (PKT), has confirmed on Friday (July 24) that the Bogor Botanical Gardens will reopen to all visitors and all public health protocols and preventive measures against coronavirus ...

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Air Asia Indonesia to Allow Two Piece Cabin Baggage

Air Asia Indonesia

Air Asia Indonesia (QZ), a low cost carrier, has updated its baggage policy on Tuesday (July 7) for passengers of domestic flights traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed passengers to carry two cabin baggage into their booked domestic flights with certain conditions. According to the updated baggage policy, one of the bags should not be bigger than 56 x ...

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Air Asia Indonesia set to resume Domestic Flights with “New Health Protocols”

Air Asia Indonesia (QZ), a low cost carrier, is set to resume operation of domestic passenger flights from Friday (June 19) for certain domestic routes on Monday, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The routes include Jakarta-Bali (QZ 7520), Bali-Jakarta (QZ 7521), Jakarta-Medan (QZ 192) and Medan-Jakarta (QZ 193). The carries has released updated guidelines on its website for passengers of domestic ...

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Lion Air Suspends Scheduled Flights again due to COVID-19

Indonesia’s low cost carrier Lion Air has decided to suspend all of its scheduled flights once again for overseas and domestic routes from Friday (June 5) till further notice. The announcement from the airline came just after weeks of it resuming passenger flight operations which earlier remained suspended from April 24 to limit the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) through air ...

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Indonesia’s Financial Stimulus Package Insufficient to stop Layoffs and Lower than other Country

Indonesia's Financial Stimulus Package

The quantity of new diseases has expanded by 247 to 2,738. The quantity of passing has expanded by 12 to 221. The quantity of recuperated cases additionally expanded to 204. Indonesia’s US$24.2 billion medicinal services spending plan and monetary stimulus package may not be sufficient to climate the effect of COVID-19 and keep millions from losing their positions. The stimulus ...

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