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The Government's free vaccination program in Bali continues.  With just over 32% of the target in Bali, have received both vaccinations. 

Indonesia declares Bali, Bintan, and Batam will reopen their international tourism industry in July

Bali Hotels Association are fully supporting the Indonesian Government's vaccination program with the Bali Is My Life  #sleeveup campaign.  Bali Hotels Association has encouraged and supported  member hotels and resorts who have signed up to be vaccination sites.  We are all in this together is the message we continue to want to send out.

Last month Bali Hotels Association met with members to discuss how we could assist the Government vaccination program. Our member hotels are already practicing cleanliness and safety protocols in accordance with the industry-wide ‘CHSE’ program, as well as the staff are already trained to consistently carry out these functions.

Bali Hotels Association is fully supporting the Indonesian Government program of "Ayo Pakai Masker" (Let's put on a mask)  with the latest Bali Is My Life social media campaign, asking everyone to do their part by wearing a mask. The message conveyed is "We are all in this together".

The Bali Provincial Tourism Office and regencies and cities in Bali officially opened a registration for covid-19 vaccination for all local tourism workers. Since opening the registrations onnline on Monday 22nd February  2021 there have been over 50,000 registrations for the free vaccine program

Bali Hotel Association  strongly supports the idea of a Covid-free travel corridor as proposed this week,  Based on the interview released by the Indonesian Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno 

There will be no Ogoh-Ogoh parade this year to mark the Balinese Day of Silence or Nyepi, religious authorities have announced, along with other limitations declared ahead of celebrations of the holy day due to the COVID-19 pandemi

Indonesia has extended the temporary restrictions on the entrance of foreign visitors until February 8, 2021 in a bid to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 strain.

The new strain, known as VOC 202012/01 and was first recorded in the UK, includes a genetic mutation that could result in the virus being up to 70 percent more transmissible. There have been no official cases of the new strain in Indonesia; however, the country’s neighbors Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, and Malaysia have reported cases.

The latest Surat Edaran ( Circular) No.4/2020 from the National Covid-19 Task Force regarding the border closure from Jan 1 - 14, 2021.  Exempt from the order are 1) WNI (Indonesian citizens), 2) diplomats accompanying official Ministerial delegations, 3) KITAS/KITAP holders.   
WNI and KITAS/KITAP holders are required to quarantine for 5 days at designated locations. 
Holders of Business Visas or APEC Card holders are not exempt from this.

The Bali Hotels Association (BHA) has appointed Jean Hélière, General Manager of Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach, as Chairman, and Fransiska Handoko, General Manager of Ristata Bali Resort & Spa, as Vice Chair.

It seems each year the story seems to make its way into the headlines again.  The reaction is always the same, it is picked up by the tabloid media and shared all over social media. 

Alcohol bans have been proposed before in Indonesia the arguments raised in parliament gain little traction in Indonesia’s multifaith society.