More calls on Australia to lift warning
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The Little Bali Hotel & Resort Company is asking the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade to rethink its current Indonesian travel advisory following the US government’s decision to downgrade its advice to American citizens travelling to the destination.
LBHRC founder Mike Parker-Brown said he was hopeful DFAT would quickly follow the US government lead.
“The US government has obviously recognised the investments the Indonesian government has made, financially, time wise and with manpower and technology, to make the destination much safer”.
Parker-Brown said it was ironic that while the level four advisory had stood in place for more than five years, the government recommendation had done little to deter Australians visiting the destination in droves.
Bali, he said, is now receiving more Australian visitors than at any other time. According to figures released by the Indonesian government, Australian visitor arrivals to Bali last year was just over 204,000 compared to the about 118,000 in 2006.
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