The Tourism Dilemma

In the middle of the pandemic, the government is allowing music concerts and sporting events to be held. This is inconsistent with government’s prohibition for homecoming or mudik in Idul Fitri.

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April 12, 2021

THE government has to carefully weigh the impact of reopening tourism businesses against the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite it being important for several badly hit tourism destinations to start the economy moving again, without careful calculation based on solid data, reopening this sector could trigger unwanted spikes in the coronavirus contagion.

In mid-March, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno declared that tourism i

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