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Alleged quarantine rip-off in Bali: authorities want to take action – “bitter reality”

2022-02-21T08:03:56.237Z


Alleged quarantine rip-off in Bali: authorities want to take action – “bitter reality” Created: 02/21/2022, 08:51 In Bali, accommodations designated as quarantine hotels would have required an additional 500,000 (30 euros) Indonesian rupees from guests per room and night. (Iconic image) © Ivan Tykhyi/Imago Hotels in Bali are said to have illegally taken money from tourists with a fake quarantin


Alleged quarantine rip-off in Bali: authorities want to take action – “bitter reality”

Created: 02/21/2022, 08:51

In Bali, accommodations designated as quarantine hotels would have required an additional 500,000 (30 euros) Indonesian rupees from guests per room and night.

(Iconic image) © Ivan Tykhyi/Imago

Hotels in Bali are said to have illegally taken money from tourists with a fake quarantine surcharge.

Indonesia now wants to crack down on such scams.

On the Indonesian holiday island of Bali *, various hotels and tour operators are said to have ripped off holidaymakers as part of the Corona measures.

Local media quoted the governor of Bali, I Wayan Koster, as saying that

accommodations from guests designated as quarantine hotels charged

an additional 500,000 Indonesian rupees (30 euros) per room and night

and falsely declared that it was a

quarantine surcharge .

In addition, tour operators would have charged foreigners completely inflated prices for their tourist visas.

The news portal

medcom.id

spoke of a “visa and quarantine mafia”.

The authorities in the island nation now wanted to crack down on the culprits and prevent such scams from happening again.

Indonesia takes action against rip-offs from holidaymakers – “bitter reality”

"Tourists have traveled so far to have a good time, only to be confronted with a bitter reality," Koster said.

This damages Bali's reputation considerably

.

Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno told Indonesian broadcaster CNBC: "We have received complaints and will take firm action against any behavior that damages the reputation of Indonesian tourism."

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To revitalize the important tourism sector, the

quarantine period for visitors to Bali is to be reduced

from the current five days to three days

starting next week

.

However, this only applies to travelers with a third vaccination dose.

From April, the quarantine after entry could be completely eliminated.

(dpa) *Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Source: merkur

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