www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/bali-is-reop…

A rather interesting new mindset coming out of Bali as they reopen for tourism..

"Government officials have spoken of the need to alter the tourism sector to focus on attracting “quality” tourists. Luhut Pandjaitan, the coordinating minister for...www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/bali-is-reop…

A rather interesting new mindset coming out of Bali as they reopen for tourism..

"Government officials have spoken of the need to alter the tourism sector to focus on attracting “quality” tourists. Luhut Pandjaitan, the coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, said last month that the authorities would “filter” tourists. “We do not want backpackers,” he said.

Bali Tourism Agency head I Putu Astawa says the island is hoping to receive travellers who will spend more money, stay longer and have a better attitude.

He pointed to foreigners who have not complied with Covid guidelines, who have abused their tourist visas by working illegally, or broken the law in other ways. “Those are parasites that we need to put in order and keep an eye on,” Putu Astawa said."

I would dearly love to know how you can filter out people with a bad attitude. Maybe a new site called
"TouristAdvisor.com" (TwitAdvisor?) where owners can write reviews of the behaviour of their guests [when requested] to give some well-behaved tourists the edge over others [who have no reviews] - nothing negative/libelous, just the absence of anything positive should do it:

"Mr Rigsby stayed with us between these dates"
vs
"Ms Jones was a wonderful friendly guest and a great tipper..." Show more