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Plans to Increase VOA Branded as ‘HOAX’ circles who condemned the visa fee increase as inimical to current efforts to rebuild the local tourism industry.
Bali’s Governor Wayan Koster has denied and labeled “hoax” reports in the local press claiming the visa-on-arrival (VOA) fees would soon increase from Rp. 50,000 to Rp. 1.5 million. Reports in the local press of an imminent increase in the VOA fees triggered widespread opposition in Bali tourism
Underlining reports of an increased VOA fee were baseless, Governor Koster said he had personally checked with the Minister of Law and Human Rights, who confirmed there were no plans to increase the VOA fee to Rp. 1,5 million. Adding, “This is untrue. This is a lie. Don’t believe it.” Ministerial Regulation Number 9/ PML.02/2022 on 16 April 2022 underlines the Rp. 500,000 VOA fee remains unchanged. While the subject regulation sets new rates for
various classes of visas, it leaves the VOA fee unchanged at Rp. 500,000. Of the 23,820 VOA’s processed in Bali between 07 March 2022 until 12 April 2022, Australians dominated the visa recipients at 5,888 (24.7%), followed by 2,649 (11.2%) UK nationals and 2,358 (9.8%) Germans. Immigration officials at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport report an upward trend in the number of travelers using the visa-on-arrival facility. Indonesia now extends the VOA facility to the citizens of 42 countries. (balidiscovery.com)
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Bali hotels hoping to boost tourism by offering Eid holiday discounts: Association hotspots like Kuta, Seminyak, and Canggu, among others – are offering big deals during the upcoming holiday to boost the island’s hotel occupancy rate.
Hotels in Bali, particularly in Badung Regency, are expecting to attract more tourists during Lebaran (Eid holiday) season by offering massive cuts on room fees, the region’s association of hotels said. The chairman of the Badung chapter of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI), I Gusti Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya, said yesterday that hotels in the regency – which comprise tourist
In addition to welcoming domestic tourists who want to vacay in Bali during the Eid holiday, he said that three-star to five-star hotels are also eyeing tourists from Southeast Asia and the 43 nationalities currently on the visa on arrival (VOA) eligibility list. “So [travelers] can tell stories that Bali is very worth it to visit. Safe, comfortable, and [there are] special rates,” said Suryawijaya. While he did not provide a full list of hotels offering Lebaran deals, Suryawijaya said a night at a five-star
hotel is going for a rate of IDR 2.5-3 million (US$175-200). Four-star hotels are offering around IDR2 million (US$140) per night deals, while threestar hotel stays will set you back around IDR1-1.5 million (US$70-105) per night. Furthermore, Suryawijaya said that the hotel occupancy rate during Lebaran is expected to reach 40 percent. That would be a significant increase from both 2020 and 2021, when hotel occupancy rates languished below 20 percent even during Lebaran season. This year’s Eid holiday period, including government-mandated collective leave days (AKA cuti bersama), will fall from Apr. 29 to May 6. Eid itself is expected to fall on either May 2 or 3 this year. (coconuts.co)
5 Balinese women became human trafficking victims in Sri Lanka: officials Five Balinese women who worked as spa therapists in Colombo, Sri Lanka, were reportedly the victims of labor exploitation and trafficking, Indonesian officials said. The five women were identified by their initials: NH, NS, KRL, KS, and KR. All of them are aged between 28 and 35 years old. Bali’s Labor and Energy and Mineral Resources Agency Head Ida Bagus Ngurah Arda said that the five women were initially apprehended by Sri Lankan immigration officers after they could not show proper work visas during an inspection.
Local outlets reported that their arrests took place in October 2021.
need to remain in Colombo to act as witnesses.
Ida Bagus added that the Indonesian Embassy in Colombo is already on the case and the five Balinese women are currently under their protection.
“[They are all] still needed as witnesses so that the charges against their employers as human traffickers can be concluded. Once the trials are over, we will bring them home,” Juda said, adding that the five Indonesian citizens are in good health and all accommodations and logistics are being handled by the Embassy.
Separately, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ citizens protection director Judha Nugraha confirmed that the five women were initially arrested for working illegally in Colombo. However, Indonesian authorities were able to represent them legally during their trials and provided them assistance using diplomatic means. They were all later freed by a local court although they still
Local authorities are currently investigating the case in Indonesia and are looking into the unnamed agent who recruited the women in the first place. (coconuts.co)
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Ukrainian woman tried in Bali court for allegedly skimming over $22k from ATMs A 33-year-old woman from Ukraine stood trial at the Denpasar District Court in Bali today for allegedly skimming IDR 325.6 million (US$ 22,671) from local ATMs. Prosecutors are seeking to punish her with a four year prison sentence and IDR 100 million (US$ 6,963) in fines The woman, identified by her initials BK, stood trial earlier today via webcam (a measure taken since the the start of the pandemic) from Kerobokan Correctional Institution, where she is currently being detained. The Court heard that BK was arrested in December of last year following reports from two Indonesians, NH and
M, who claimed that the amount of money in their bank accounts was significantly reduced even though they had not made any transactions.
transactions using a magnetic bank card that had been given to her by a friend, identified as M, who is currently a fugitive.
According to prosecutors, BK was seen using several ATMs in Denpasar and Badung. She was allegedly caught on CCTV misusing the ATMs while wearing a yellow helmet and a green jacket.
NH reportedly suffered IDR 175.8 million (US$ 12,240) in losses due to BK’s crime, while Marda lost IDR 149.8 million (US$ 10,430).
“Police later tracked the defendant from the time she stole [the victims’] money until she returned to her villa in Ungasan,” Prosecutor A Luga Harlianto said. After being questioned by the police, BK admitted that she had done several
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ATM skimming is quite common on the Island of Gods, enough that guides have been written on how to avoid becoming a victim of the scam while traveling in Bali. Forbes also has some tips on how to avoid cards skimming at ATMs while traveling. (coconuts.co)
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Private Air Charters Booming to Bali As reported by detik.com, private jet charters are becoming an increasingly popular way to travel to and from Bali. Desires to fly in small groups fed by coronavirus fears and increased demand during peak travel periods – such as Lebaran, are fueling the upward trend in private jet charters. Stefanus, a director of the charter operator Indojet Sarana Aviasi (Indojet), has confirmed a steep increase in requests for jet charters in the first part of 2022 compared with the past. “Requests for air travel by private charter jet during the Lebaran period is quite high. The trend for increased charter requests is around 20% higher for February until April of this year,” said Stefanus on Friday, 15 April 2022.” He said the requests for jet charters are dominated by flights from Jakarta on main air routes in Indonesia, with some flights booked to favorite tourism destinations and airports overseas. “In May, we received requests for flights between 01 and 15 May to various
destinations including Bali, Labuan Bajo (Komodo), Tamboloka, Singapore, Yogya, Banjarmasin, and Surabaya,” said Stefanus. Indicative charter Flight Prices from Indojet subject to aircraft type: • •
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Jakarta to Labuan Bajo from US$33,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Surabaya fromUS$16,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Bali from US$19,500 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Medan from US$29,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Yogya from US$14,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Makassar from US$29,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Lombok from US$21,500 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Sumba Tambaloka from US$32,000 for 6 passengers. Jakarta to Labuan Bajo (Komodo) from US$35,500 for 8 seats.
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Jakarta to Singapore from US$21,000 for 5 seats. Jakarta to Yogyakarta from • US$14,500 for 5 seats. Bali to Sumba Tambaloka from • US$20,500 for 8 seats Bali to Lombok from US$8,000 • for 6 seats. Bali to Labuan Bajo (Komodo) • from US$21,500 for 8 seats. Bali to Pangkalan Bun • (Borneo) from US$22,500 for 8 seats. INDOJET Charters has a large fleet of aircraft available from charter including jets, turbo-props, and helicopters •
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