Tourism minister Sandiaga Uno warned in August that an increase of 10% of existing tourists in South Bali would push it into the realm of overtourism. “We must avoid a situation like Barcelona, where tourists become public enemies.”
This month, Hermin Esti, a senior figure in the Coordinating Ministry of Maritime and Investment Affairs, revealedgovernment plans to place a moratorium on the construction of new motels, villas and nightclubs. The duration of such a moratorium is vague, though the minister running that department, Luhut Pandjaitan, suggests it may last a decade. As with such solutions minted in the department of peripheral visionaries, these are unlikely to arrest the resentment that has begun to bite. Tourists to Bali are destined to become public enemies.
2 years ago
Barcelona is an example to follow in matters of urbanism
Now
Barcelona is a cautionary tale about the dangers of overtourism.
