Indonesia tourism

The country has joined Singapore, Thailand, and Malaysia in loosening entry regulations amid the region's sluggish tourism recovery.

Regional tourism is finally rebounding from the impacts of COVID-19. Will Southeast Asian government do things differently this time around?

Will tourism actually benefit the country over the long-run, or is it simply turning parts of the Indonesian economy into a neocolonial service economy?

The country welcomed 11.15 million foreign visitors in 2022, up from just 428,000 the previous year.

Indonesian authorities are hoping that the return of Chinese visitors will mark the beginning of the end for the island's long COVID-19 slump.

In recent months, Southeast Asian nations have begun stripping away pandemic-era travel restrictions. But tourism recovery is likely to be slow.

The move, along with similar steps in Thailand and the Philippines, could mark the beginning of the end of the great Southeast Asian tourism recession.

New development efforts pit hopes for more tourists against concerns about damaging the very same environment that draws them.

Southeast Asian countries are taking a cautious approach to restart tourism.

The state was heavily involved in getting Indonesian tourism going in the 1970s, but today's industry may call for a more hands-off approach.

Jokowi's appointment of his opponent from the 2019 presidential election appears to be driven by a shrewd political calculation.