Opportunities and Challenges of Reopening Tourism for International Markets Amidst Pandemic: Evidence from Bintan Resorts

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10.2991/978-2-494069-73-2_26How to use a DOI?

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Reopening Tourism; Travel Bubble; Tourist; Pandemic

Abstract

The reopening of tourism to international markets during the pandemic requires caution while prioritizing the safety and health of the public and visiting tourists. Using a qualitative descriptive method with documentation study and interviews to collect the data, this study aims to identify the opportunities and challenges of reopening tourism for international market. This is important in order to provide input to stakeholders in making appropriate policies. Bintan Resorts is a tourism closed area in Indonesia that makes it easier to determine and manage access to and from the territory. Based on geographical and potential demand, Singapore has great potential as a strategic partner in the early stage of the bilateral travel bubble. Efforts to achieve opening preconditions are carried out by protecting employees and their families through vaccination and quarantine facilities plan. The traffic management schemes for people and goods are equipped with BluePass tokens and barcode technology for tracking and tracing systems. All properties within the resorts have received an Indonesian health protocol, and refer to the standards set by Singapore. Routinely, management coordinates with local, central government, and Indonesian representatives in Singapore. However, the reopening is still obstructed by the increasing number of cases in Indonesia and Singapore, the inactivity of visas for tourist purposes, and the absence of a bilateral cooperation agreement between the Indonesian government and the Singapore government. Both governments need to establish Bintan resorts as a special bubble for the trial opening program which will be evaluated periodically.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Addin Maulana
AU  - Rakhman Priyatmoko
AU  - Dini Oktaviyanti
AU  - Chamma Fitri Putri Pradjwalita
AU  - I Dewa Gede Richard Alan Amory
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/26
TI  - Opportunities and Challenges of Reopening Tourism for International Markets Amidst Pandemic: Evidence from Bintan Resorts
BT  - Proceedings of the International Academic Conference on Tourism (INTACT) "Post Pandemic Tourism: Trends and Future Directions" (INTACT 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 361
EP  - 374
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-73-2_26
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-73-2_26
ID  - Maulana2022
ER  -