Commentary: Hotel ban in Bali? Not a second too soon

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A GOOD WAY TO SEE BEYOND BALI

Not all visitors are welcome. Authorities have talked about how badly behaved some are, and&nbsp, the&nbsp, risk&nbsp, to&nbsp, native culture. Holiday-makers&nbsp, posing&nbsp, dressed on spiritual mountains, allegations of substance abuse, and strikes on local people have exhausted endurance. The state deported more than 100 tourists&nbsp, last month, and&nbsp, imposed a bicycle restrictions after a flurry of hazardous road accidents. &nbsp,

Previous&nbsp, governments have tried to solve these problems when, but nothing has worked, largely because of a lack of policy implementation. Even with this strategy to temporarily halt growth, which sounds great on report, there is no obvious timeframe. &nbsp,

Indonesian authorities have a number of practical options. &nbsp, A&nbsp, rail travel plan, connecting the aircraft with popular tourist hubs, did go a long way to solve the deadlock problem.

But many Balinese say they&nbsp, do n’t see it benefiting them, and the construction will no doubt add to the current traffic. A conclusion meeting of 2027 is being discussed, but even before the job has kicked off properly&nbsp, there are concerns about an depending on Chinese companies, and the probability that it could be held up by local laws. &nbsp,

It’s time to appear beyond Bali, and&nbsp, extend Indonesia’s vacation destination options. &nbsp,

Other islands, like Sumba&nbsp, and Labuan Bajo, are starting to become popular with discerning travelers, though none has Bali ‘s&nbsp, the mass appeal. Improving weather communication and equipment, and advertising them better, may go a long way toward attracting more visitors. This may help to reduce the dependency on Bali as a cash cow, and even increase to&nbsp, Indonesia’s attractiveness as a holiday spot. &nbsp,

With hundreds of different ethnic groups and dialects, three distinct time zones, and a long history of intertwining between London and Baghdad, Indonesia is a large and beautiful nation that spans the west to east coast. The following Bali is simply waiting to be discovered. You will be praised by the island’s angels for it.