The problem of the increased flow of tourists to Bali has become the subject of great attention and heated debate among locals authorities and the media. However, the country's tourism ministry says there is no cause for concern. You just need to properly distribute the visitors throughout the island.
Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno and Nia Niskaia, Director of International Tourism Promotion, explained: “If we look at the island as a whole, then the “excessive“ tourist flows as a problem can only be registered in the southern part of Bali. Because all the most popular locations are concentrated here. So the problem is not in the number of guests, but in the need to reduce the concentration of tourists in the south and harmoniously distribute them among the other areas.
According to the World Tourism Organization UNWTO, the first definition of the term “supertourism“ appears in the American publication Skift - this is understood as “the negative impact of the tourist flow on the quality of life of local residents and the impressions of vacationers”.
Indonesia's tourism ministry said there was no tourism boom on the island as visitor numbers were still lower than before the pandemic: 16.11 million guests visited Bali in 2019 and 11.68 million in 2023
The country's authorities insist that some regions of Bali have great potential for the development of ecotourism. At the same time, the Ministry of Tourism will take measures to distribute the island's guests more evenly in its western, northern and eastern parts.
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