Tag: Indonesia Inbound
The way forward
In the face of adversity, some travel agents have chosen to keep their spirits up with training and alternative business, while others have reworked operations to face a new travel future. In this final instalment of a three-part series on the Asian travel agent community, we check in on Indonesia and Singapore.
Indonesia tourism players oppose government’s latest Grab collaboration
Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy’s recent plan to launch a new digital tourism marketplace in support of Grab Indonesia's travel investment has...
Indonesia’s entry ban on foreign travellers stokes demand recovery fears
The Indonesian government’s decision to ban all international arrivals for two weeks starting January 1 amid concerns over the new Covid-19 strain has triggered...
Indonesian trade players seek end to capacity restrictions
Indonesian travel associations are pushing for a revocation of the government's Large-Scale Social Restriction (PSBB), saying that enforcement is weak among the public and...
Indonesia gains favour with Russian tourists
Indonesia’s travel trade is seeing strong outbound demand from Russian travellers, but lack of clarity around the reopening of borders to international tourists is...
Bintan, Batam awaiting green light to reopen
Bintan and Batam, the two main draws of the Riau Islands in Indonesia, are ready to restart, with safety and cleanliness protocols firmly in...
Bali’s tourism revival likely led by China market
Swelling interest among Chinese tourists in Bali could lead its initial recovery phase, with the popular Indonesian island expected to receive the first wave...
Malaysia-Indonesia travel bubble floated
Plans to establish a travel bubble between Malaysia and Indonesia is being mooted, but the countries' tourism bodies say that would first necessitate a...
Indonesia mulls “travel bubble” with APAC quartet
Indonesia is drawing up plans for a "travel bubble" with four Asia-Pacific countries – China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia – in a bid...
Distancing desires drive pick-up in bookings for private villas, resorts
Exclusive and typically secluded, private villas and self-contained properties are seeing bookings from people eager to resume their travel but with safe distancing in...
