JAKARTA: For the first time in two years, the Indonesian resort island of Bali reopened international direct flights transporting foreign tourists from all nations on Friday, but mandatory quarantine remains in place.
According to sources, international travellers must present Covid-19 immunisation certificates obtained at least 14 days prior to departure, as well as negative RT-PCR test results obtained from their countries of origin at least 48 hours prior to departure.
For fully vaccinated travellers, the quarantine period is five days; for travellers who have only received the first dose, the quarantine period is seven days. It should happen at a hotel or on a liveaboard that has been approved by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
Since mid-October 2021, Bali has been available to foreign visitors from China, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates, but there have been no direct flights. Due to the Covid-19 outbreak, Indonesia saw a sharp drop in international visitors, down to 1.6 million individuals last year.
According to data from Indonesia's Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Bali alone could receive 6.2 million foreign visitors each year before the epidemic arrived.
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