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Battered Bali Sees Flicker of Recovery for Upcoming Holidays
- Bali’s economy contracted the most among Indonesia’s provinces
- Garuda sees ticket demand rebound for year-end travel to Bali
Bali, the hardest-hit economy among Indonesia’s provinces last quarter, is seeing a pick-up in activity as its governor continues debating when and how the island can reopen to international travelers.
The province saw its gross domestic product shrink 12.28% in the third quarter from a year ago, the worst contraction among Indonesia’s 34 provinces, even as domestic tourists were allowed to return in July. Its shores remain shut to foreign arrivals as the island scrapped an earlier plan to reopen in September due to a resurgence in coronavirus cases.