Indonesia: Govt Says Hotels May Open. Hotels Prefer To Stay Closed
June 19, 2020
4:55 pm
Hotels in Indonesia are likely to remain closed throughout June, with operations to resume in July at the earliest, a hotelier association has said, citing concerns about low demand amid consumer fears over the COVID-19 pandemic.
Demand for accommodation is projected to still be low this month, especially with the enforcement of large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in several regions, according to Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) chairman Hariyadi Sukamdani.
βMost hotel owners have decided to still halt operations throughout the month. Maybe weβll start reopening our doors in July. We could suffer additional losses if we forced ourselves to
