Bali to impose a tourist tax for visitors

Bali to impose a tourist tax for visitors

A visit to Bali is about to get dearer with a vacationer tax set to be launched by subsequent yr.

The 150,000 rupiah charge, equal to round $15, would have to be paid on arrival.

Bali's Governor Wayan Coster mentioned the cash will go to defending the island's surroundings and tradition.

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A trip to Bali is about to get slightly more expensive with a tourist tax set to be introduced by next year.

The charge might be collected electronically and apply to these visiting the vacation spot from overseas – resembling Australia – or different elements of Indonesia.

The charge is not going to apply to home Indonesian vacationers.

The announcement comes weeks after Bali launched its official "dos and don'ts" card, after a variety of vacationers landed in scorching water for breaking native protocols in current months.

The rules embrace a mixture of commonsense protocols in addition to some Bali-specific guidelines vacationers will want to pay attention to.

Among them, travellers have been warned to "dress modestly and appropriately", adjust to native site visitors legal guidelines and agree to not use profane language or single-use plastics.

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