Bali Tourists Prefer Homestay Than Hotel

Administrator · Saturday, 25 February 2017 · 1400 Views

Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) Bali invites entrepreneurs in the area was not tempted to build a city hotel or a hotel with an urban concept, in the middle of the shifting tastes of tourists.

"There is a decline in occupancy in 2016, an average of eight percent in the five-star hotel, but an increase of four percent in the homestay and villas," said Chairman of the IHRA Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati, Denpasar, on Monday (20/02/2017).

There is a tendency that the tourists staying in the homestay because no shift in the trend of tourist arrivals from services based tourism towards a knowledge-based tourism because they can interact with the local community.

This shifting tastes also has been based on research results from the University of Indonesia and the Ministry of Tourism. The shift has occurred since the 2000s and the fact that the strength of Bali from the outset consider culture as an attraction.

PHRI Bali does not cease to give an explanation, even though has six rooms, that filled all the revenues of about Rp36 million per month. Nicer has six to 10 rooms, but real than competing 60 rooms at one-star hotels and two.

On the other hand, from the aspect of attractions, there is a tendency for tourism players always meet the needs of the market. It is also dangerous, although when speaking of culture as an attraction of Bali is actually no problem with the quality of tourist destinations or sights.

"We can see Kintamani, Ubud with traffic jams. From the airport, from Nusa Dua, Ubud person to take two hours. To Lombok only need 30 minutes. They are passable to Labuan Bajo or to Gili. These problems, so tourists prefer to drive around in the area of Badung and Denpasar alone, so the length of stay of 3.5 days from BPS data down to 3.1 days, "he said as downloadable Antara news page.

Before the end of the decade of the 90s, the government regulates only the area of Nusa Dua and Sanur have five-star hotels and international networks. But over time, zoning was destroyed, starting from Kuta in Badung, who collected a lot of five-star hotel on the shores of Kuta Beach.

Bali also had many complaints over the severe congestion that often occurs; one reason Bali does not have a mass transit system are qualified, accessible, integrated, convenient, and reliable all the time.

"An area of land of 10 hectares with 100 rooms or 150 eventually compete with 40 acres but the hotel has 200 rooms. Very unfair, we might as well open a showroom that sells luxury cars, suddenly beside it cheap cars, "he said. bisniswisata.co.id