Indonesia Dangles Tour Package Discounts for Locals to Prop Up Tourism Sector

The Indonesian government will launch the program only if Covid-19 vaccinations have started in Indonesia and if the situation is conducive, she added.

“The Indonesia tour discount package is aimed to prop up domestic tourism because, during the Covid-19 pandemic, the level of trust concerning hygiene at tourist destinations as well as purchasing power has been negatively affected.” 

The Tourism and Creative Economy Vice Minister also explained that the ministry will disburse Rp 3.3 trillion in grants for hotel and restaurant business owners in addition to local governments.

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Around 30 percent of the total grant aims to assist local governments in handling the coronavirus pandemic within the tourism and creative economy sector.

The remaining 70 percent of the grant will be allocated to aid businesses in the hotel and restaurant sector for their daily operational expenses and for the proper implementation of Covid-19 health protocols. 

(Writer: Nicholas Ryan Aditya | Editor: Anggara Wikan Prasetya)

Source: https://travel.kompas.com/read/2020/10/19/080800727/pemerintah-akan-beri-diskon-wisata-rp-2-35-juta-per-orang-pada-2021-ini?page=all#page2