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Indonesia to offer incentives to tourism to counter Covid-19 impact

The Indonesian Government is formulating incentives for tourism industry stakeholders such as hotels or airlines to counter negative impacts of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), said Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati.
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Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian Government is formulating incentives for tourismindustry stakeholders such as hotels or airlines to counter negative impacts ofthe novel coronavirus (Covid-19), said Indonesian Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati.

Speaking after a cabinet meeting on February11, Indrawati said the measures include subsidies to airlines in order topromote domestic tourism and increase public spending.

The proposed incentives are still beingstudied by the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Transportation and theMinistry of Tourism and Creative Economy at the request of President Joko Widodo,she added.

Ministerof Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said the numbers of tourists to Bali,Bintan and Manado, three tourism destinationsin Indonesia, have dropped remarkably after the Government imposed a ban on flightsto and from China from February 5. 

Budi Karya hopes that these incentives candirectly impact prices of airline tickets and hotels, especially packagesbundling hotel and flight services.

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy WishnutamaKusubandio previously estimated that Indonesia could lose 4 billion USD ifflights from China are closed for a year.

The total loss was further added as foreigntourists have cancelled their trips to Indonesia due to fears of the virus, hesaid./.
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