Indonesia article Rotating Header ImageBPW Naughton Threatened Fines USD 50 MillionJuly 21st, 2010by goddess.
Travel agency (BPW) in Bali are operating without permission pocketed threatened a fine of Rp 50 million or a minimum of Rp 30 million with the corporal punishment of six months in jail. Because the provincial government of Bali has imposed a Regional Regulation (Perda) No.. 1 of 2010 which regulates the business travel services.
Head of Tourism (Tourism Office) Bali I.B. Subhiksu in Denpasar, on Wednesday (7 / 7)yesterday explained that the law does is put a halt to the growth of government efforts BPW in Bali which has been found not pocketing a lot of operational permits. "This is one of the government's efforts to maintain the image of Bali tourism. With the implementation of regulations governing services business travel, is expected to be a deterrent effect on rogue BPW which has been echoed many of the perpetrators of tourism in Bali, "said IB Subhiksu.
In these regulations, he said, travel agents and BPW shall provide protection to tourists. BPW must use a licensed tour guide, provide optimal service, comply with moral values, ethics and cultural values that live in Balinese society.
BPW as well as travel agents in Bali are also prohibited from using foreign guide, transfer the business to sign a list of other parties without the permission of the governor. "Most importantly they are not listed prohibited activities BPW," he said.
According to him, Bali is a tourist area of Indonesia's firstalready have legislation governing the procedures for business travel services. In fact, in the near future regulation will be strengthened with the formation of Governor Regulation (gubernatorial). "Currently we are discussing the draft with the team that essentially Pergub regulated procedures and registration requirements and ways of reporting services business trips. Because, after all travel services business is a business that development is very rapid and the demand by the community that need to be regulated to provide comfort for its users, "he said.
Meanwhile, Head of Control Service Business Tourism Bali Tourism Office explained Ni Ketut Riani, Bali Tourism Office has conducted the socialization of the law does to employers travel agency in Bali, either already registered and new. "We always provide information about the regulation to every employer in every sidak routine trip. We are also grateful, because the awareness of employers to obey the rules that have been set high enough. This is indicated by BPW has not gotten a raid that netted more than once, "he said.
