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Top Bali officials are calling for the island to be granted special autonomous tourism region status so leaders can manage the island differently.
Leaders want to have greater political and administrative powers to manage the island in a way that is environmentally sustainable, economically prosperous, and benefits local people.
The story begins ten years ago when Made Mangku Pastika was still the governor of Bali.
Fourteen years ago, former Governor Pastika said he would respect and abide by the recommendations of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy’s Culture, Tourism and Resources Development Authority.
But almost 15 years later, it is clear that the island’s rapid development and the expansion of tourism into previously unexplored areas have made this possible.
Top tourism industry leaders are now calling on the central government to suspend Bali’s status as a special autonomous tourism region to ensure that all tourism development decisions are managed by one agency. .
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Government officials have acknowledged that part of the reason Bali’s tourism development has been able to expand so quickly is because spatial planning and building permits were not granted with a single vision in mind. Ta.
Earlier this week, Ida Bagus Benny Pidada Luls, head of the Denpasar Investment and One-Stop General Services Agency, explained to reporters how hotel and accommodation licenses are granted in Bali.
Hotels, resorts and luxury residences with more than 200 rooms must apply for a permit through the central government. Hotels and lodging facilities planning between 101 and 200 rooms must process their permits through the state government, and hotels and resorts with 100 rooms or less must process all permits through the state and city governments. Often these departments do not consult with each other before their respective permits are granted.
In a separate interview, Bali Prajaniti DPD chief I Maid Dwija Suasthana, who is also a tourism business operator, called for an emergency committee to be set up within the Ali provincial government to introduce the moratorium. Effective as soon as possible.
“Previously, there was a proposal to establish a special tourism bureau in Bali, and as part of this proposal, I am committed to making Bali a Special Autonomous Region for Cultural Tourism, because Bali’s defining feature has always been its culture and customs,” Suasthana explained.
“Therefore, if Bali becomes a Special Autonomous Region for Culture and Tourism, it will not only give Bali an opportunity to make a living from tourism, but also benefit from profit sharing from PT Angkasapura’s income at Ngurah Rai Airport, making it sustainable. Bali can be managed for possible cultural tourism.”
It remains to be seen whether a moratorium will be developed and incorporated into policy.
However, it is clear that there is a growing demand for research into this proposal and into Bali’s spatial planning.
This debate has long been debated among political leaders and tourism officials, but it is now abundantly clear to local communities and tourists themselves that there is a problem.
On Friday, May 16, a landslide caused by construction destroyed the famous limestone cliffs at Pemtipuchatu Beach, located between Bingin Beach and Impossibles Beach in Uluwatu.
A company building a new luxury mansion on a cliff-backed beach says it has 28 days to prepare for damage to the beach, but in reality nothing can be done to rebuild the ancient limestone cliffs.
Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno said an investigation is currently underway. He told reporters: “We are checking and this is being sold by the developer. There was indeed AMDAL (Environmental Impact Analysis) data. We will confirm that this complies with regulations. .”
