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Foreign tourists will be able to visit Bali again in June, through a travel corridor program to help revive the economy, according to Indonesian Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno.
The travel corridor arrangement will be offered to countries considered successful in their vaccination program, capable of containing the spread of the coronavirus and offering reciprocal benefits, Uno said in a press release. demonstration.
Ubud, Sanur and Nusa Dua are the main holiday spots in Bali included in a pilot project to start receiving foreign travelers in mid-June or July, under strict health protocols, said Uno. Up to 2 million Bali residents will have to be vaccinated before the pilot project can begin.
The largest economy in Southeast Asia began to easing restrictions to stimulate household spending after gross domestic product shrank last year for the first time in two decades due to the pandemic that so far infected more than 1.4 million Indonesians last year and killed almost 39,000 people in the country .
The government may allow a charter flight to bring foreign travelers under the pilot project, which will be closely monitored and evaluated every two weeks, Uno said.