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Pleas for change in Bali travel advice
Indonesia: Governments still telling travellers not to visit any part of country
Governments around the world are refusing to amend their travel advice for Bali and the rest of Indonesia – despite assertions that the country is safe.
Most foreign governments told their citizens that they should not travel to Indonesia in the wake of the 12 October bombings in Denpasar, even if many felt the warnings were too generalised in a country that comprises around 13,000 islands.
Now Bali and other destinations are making efforts to once more attract the tourists, but are facing opposition from foreign offices around the globe. While arrivals in Bali have improved from 800 per day just after the October bombings to around 2,000 per day last month, numbers are still well down on the year-round average of 5,000 a day.
Australia, from where the vast majority of western visitors to Bali arrive, is flatly refusing to downgrade its travel advice, stating that its primary consideration is “the safety of Australians”. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, meanwhile, is also advising against all non-essential travel to Indonesia, stating that travellers should check the government advice at www.fco.gov.uk/travel before setting off.
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