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Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Indonesia plans to let extra nationalities enter the nation with out visas, reversing an earlier tightening of entry guidelines, to draw extra tourism spending.
The federal government is proposing so as to add 20 nations to the listing, together with the US, China and India, stated Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno after a cupboard assembly on Thursday. A number of Center Japanese nations may be included, he added.
Earlier this yr, Indonesia restricted visa-free entry to neighboring Southeast Asian nations after many cases of international vacationers misbehaving and breaking native legal guidelines. This time, the federal government may also step up surveillance whereas searching for to herald guests who spend extra and keep longer, and are much less prone to behave badly, Uno stated.
“There should be a reciprocal facet and a safety facet that should be maintained,” the minister stated, referring to Indonesia’s requests for its residents to be granted visa-free entry in return.
The federal government is focusing on 11.5 million international vacationers this yr, and expects the sector to contribute 200 trillion rupiah ($13 billion) to the economic system subsequent yr.
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