Illegal tour guides accused of causing trouble in Bali

Friday, 20 Jun, 2012 0

The Association of Indonesian Tour Guides for Bali has called on the authorities to take sterner action against unregistered tour guides.

"The presence of illegal tour guides has caused trouble for legal guides, and sparked unhealthy competition," association chairman, Sang Putu Subaya, told the Jakarta Globe.

"We hope the authorities will be stricter in enforcing the law by intensifying unscheduled checks [raids] at tourist sites," the chairman said.
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Data from the provincial tourism agency showed that as of the end of 2011 it had issued 8,344 tour guide certificates for operations across Bali. ԬլOf these 5,265 guides were actively serving tourists

Last month, a joint team from the tourism agency, the tour guide association, the police and public order department carried out a raid at the popular tourist site of Tanah Lot, nabbing 10 illegal guides. Ԭլ



 

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