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As Covid curbs ease, Bali eyes tourism uptick

Indonesia lost US$13b due to ban on foreign tourists since pandemic began, says tourism and creative economy minister

Published Tue, Sep 14, 2021 · 09:50 PM

    Jakarta

    SANDIAGA Uno is an avid marathon runner who has travelled around the world many times to participate in races over the years.

    But the successful businessman-turned-politician - currently the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy in President Joko Widodo's Cabinet - now finds himself in his most challenging race to date: trying to keep these two important sectors going amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic.

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