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2. 900 Homestays Ready for Tourists during MotoGP 2021 in Indonesia’s Lombok Island

About 900 units of houses belong to villagers in the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara have been renovated for homestays in support of the Mandalika MotoGP in 2021.

The construction of the houses that requires to meet the standards for tourist accommodation is almost complete now.

“In 2020, we have promoted several programs, including the homestay program in Central and North Lombok. The progress of the construction work has reached 97 percent completion,” said H Suryadi Jaya Purnama, member of House Commission V overseeing infrastructure and transportation on Saturday, January 2.

Suryadi said that the renovation program is carried out by the Public Works and Housing Ministry under its Independent Housing Stimulus Assistance (BSPS) Program.

The renovation program in Lombok was meant to upgrade the villager’s houses so that the structure of their houses shall be in a good and safe condition for the tourists to stay.

Meanwhile, the funds disbursed for this program ranging from 35 million rupiahs ($2,463) to 115 million rupiahs ($8,093). The total budget for the renovation program reaches 62.23 billion rupiahs ($4.3 million).

“The goal is that to provide accommodation for the tourists visiting Lombok and to bring economic benefits to the community,” he said.

Source: https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/01/02/111434726/rumah-warga-di-lombok-disulap-jadi-900-unit-homestay-untuk-motogp-2021.