Bali hoteliers angered by latest travel advice
DENPASAR – The Bali Hotels Association (BHA) has hit back following the latest Australian Government travel advice, which draws attention to the Balinese New Year (or Nyepi) on March 16.
The overall level of the Australian advice has not changed and the government continues to advise travellers “to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack”.
A BHA statement signed by its chairman, Jean-Charles Le Coz, noted, “This statement is not related with the level of security or threat that Bali may experience.
"It is only an update on an event (Nyepi) that happens yearly and that involves one day of silence. During that day, every year, millions of Balinese Hindus follow the ritual requiring silence and minimal movements.
“We are disappointed to read that this normal information has been relayed in the Australian press as a “Travel Warning”.
“We can only deplore, as we have done so for the last couple of years, that the Australian travel warning system relays information that is often linked to hearsay.
“Is not location specific and most importantly that each time new information (regardless of its importance to security) is posted, it pops-up as a “change in travel warning” and every time replicating fears that are not founded.”
Bali Hotels said the situation in Bali had not changed and that security measures “are constantly monitored, audited and reviewed…and BHA member hotels and guests are well protected”.
“Security and safety standards of BHA hotels are amongst the highest on the island and serve as the basis of numerous safety and security policies in Indonesia and other parts of Asia," the statement concluded.
Ian Jarrett
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