In 2022, Bali Hopes To Welcome 1.5 Million Foreign Visitors

The new declaration by Indonesia's Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, intends to set them back on that comparable trajectory. Prior to the epidemic, tourism accounted for about 80% of the island's income.

For the second half of 2022, the minister has set a high goal in the hopes that Bali's tourist industry would recover. Minister Uno is aiming for 1.5 million foreign visitors by the end of 2022 while simultaneously establishing a 7 million local visitor goal.

He said that one of the key priorities would be to concentrate on major events since they will attract more foreign visitors. According to Minister Uno, "We will achieve this [goal] through strategies that become our programs, such as sports tourism, MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions), international events, and tourist villages.

The G20 Summit, which will take place in Bali in November 2022, is one such MICE event that is certain to get praise from around the world. In order to take advantage of this occasion and further boost the economy, Minister Uno hopes to collaborate with small and medium-sized businesses (MSME) throughout Bali.

In order to guarantee that world leaders, delegates, and international media are catered to and that MSMEs are profiting from this global event, 400 MSMEs and 40 hotels in the Nusa Dua area will cooperate to accomplish this.

Bali's ecotourism is another market that will help the country's economy and draw visitors. To draw a whole different kind of tourist to Bali, Minister Uno wants to highlight places like the West Bali National Park, one of the few remaining unspoiled natural beauties on the island.