Less than half of foreign visitors to Bali pay newly imposed tourist tax

JAKARTA – Less than half of inbound visitors to Indonesia’s resort island of Bali have paid a new tourist tax of 150,000 rupiah imposed since Feb 14, its tourism agency said.

The volume of waste generated, for instance, has amounted to over 700,000 tonnes each year since 2019.or via mobile phone app using bank transfer, a virtual account or QRIS payment even before their arrival in Bali. Bali tourism officers currently carry out daily random checks at the main island airport, as well as at top tourist spots such as the Uluwatu temple, Ms Indah said.

“I paid through the Love Bali website before I went on my holiday. I had no issue with paying, it’s not a large sum in the overall consideration of planning a holiday... I love Bali and if the tax is a help to the province, I am very happy to pay it,” said the 73-year-old retiree.Another Australian, Mr Enzo Dalessandro, who was visiting Bali with his wife, Ms Grace Dalessandro, said he learnt about the levy on the news and thought that if they did not pay it, they could not enter the place.

Over the years, he said, tourism has created various environmental impacts, such as mounting waste, surging pollution and overuse of groundwater, hence the importance for Bali to collect such a levy to mitigate these issues. Ms Indah expects a 100 per cent compliance rate will be achieved in the next two or three years as awareness grows and visitors become accustomed to the notion that they are in some way contributing to the conservation of Bali.

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