Bali officials are petitioning the government to grant the province special autonomous tourism status. Local leaders argue that this would help them manage the island sustainably, ensuring environmental prosperity and benefiting local residents.
Bali's designation as a special autonomous tourism zone aims to ensure that all tourism development options are managed consistently and uniformly by a single authority. Officials on the island say Bali's rapid but underdeveloped scale is due to a lack of comprehensive and unified spatial planning and building permit issuance. Ida Bagus Benny Pidada Rurus, head of the Denpasar One-Stop Integrated Services and Investment, points out that one example of this lack of uniformity is the way hotel and accommodation business licenses are issued in Bali.
Hotels and resorts with more than 200 rooms must apply for a license at the central level. Those with 101-200 rooms apply at the provincial level, and those with 100 rooms or fewer apply at the district level. "Often, these departments don't consult each other before issuing licenses," Rurus said.
I Made Dwija Suastana, Secretary of DPD Prajaniti, a government organization in Bali, and also a business owner, also called for the establishment of an emergency committee so that Bali could issue bans as quickly as possible.
Boasting stunning natural landscapes with pristine beaches and affordable prices, Bali has long been one of the most popular tourist destinations in Indonesia and Asia, welcoming 11.4 million visitors in 2023. In 2024, the government aims to welcome 14 million visitors.
Data from the Bali Statistics Agency shows that the number of visitors to the island reached nearly 470,000 in March, an increase of more than 3% compared to February. April was the busiest month of 2024 for Bali's airport, with over 1.1 million international passengers and more than 830,000 domestic visitors. May is expected to surpass April's figures.
Tourism in April increased thanks to holidays taken by people both domestically and internationally. Elon Musk's surprise visit to Bali in early May was also a reason for the high number of international visitors to the island that month.
Bali is also an increasingly attractive destination for digital nomads and is becoming a second home for professionals, entrepreneurs, and freelancers who rely on computers and the internet.
TH (according to VnExpress)Source
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