Wakatobi to Welcome Back Visitors Starting in July 2020

Three Gili Islands including Gili Trawangan in North Lombok announced plans to reopen.

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With reports of zero Covid-19 cases, the Gili Islands are preparing for a new normal transition.

By welcoming tourists to the Gili Islands, an estimated 120 hotels and restaurants will begin operations as well as having 4,000 workers back to work.

Indonesia has also voiced plans to create a travel bubble with Malaysia with a focus on Lake Toba and Aceh.

Such efforts will only be possible once Lake Toba receives the green zone status as it wrangles with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Aceh, on the other hand, can be included in the proposed travel bubble as it is already in the green zone.

As tourism stakeholders across Indonesia express their eagerness to welcome tourists, they must first win back the trust of travelers.

As such, several provincial governments have called for the creation of a standard operating procedure ahead of the new normal.

It is hoped that such a set of official measures will build trust among international travelers that Indonesia is well-prepared to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic. 

(Editor: Ni Luh Made Pertiwi F.) 

Source: https://travel.kompas.com/read/2020/06/22/170600327/wakatobi-akan-terima-kembali-kunjungan-wisatawan-pada-juli-2020