Govt told to revise regulations

DENPASAR: The newly elected chairman of the Bali Tourism Board, IB Ngurah Wijaya, said Sunday the government should support the tourism industry by revising a number of regulations to reach the target of 4 million visitors in 2010.

"There are so many regulations hindering tourism because tourism is not an independent sector," he was quoted as saying by Antara news service.

"One example is in customs and excise regulations requiring cruise ships to deposit some amount of funds before entering Indonesia."

Wijaya said cruise ship visits would be the mainstay of tourists visiting Bali in the years to come, therefore cooperation between related agencies was much needed.

"We have suggested that the quality of ports and services by the immigration, customs and excise and quarantine agencies - JP

Mon, 03/02/2009 2:18 PM | Bali