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Indonesia closed its international borders in April which crippled the Balinese economy, normally almost entirely dependent on foreign tourism.

Bali Governor Wayan Koster recently announced that the reopening of Bali for international tourism would be delayed until the start of next year.

It comes after he originally announced the island would reopen to reopen to international visitors in September but was overruled by the Indonesian government.

Businesses reopened to locals in July after a three month hiatus.
Pre-COVID, more than a million Australians travelled to Indonesia each year and made up more than a quarter of Bali tourists.

Around 1.23 million Australians visited Bali in 2019 - a rise of 5.24 per cent on 2018 figures.

Around 20,000 Australians visited Bali at any one time before the pandemic before the number of foreign tourists arriving in Indonesia plunged 60 per cent in March as the outbreak spread worldwide.

As a result, more than 73,000 people have been furloughed and another 2,500 workers have lost their jobs in Bali due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pictures from the island shows busy markets completely empty and popular beaches abandoned (pictured, Pandawa Beach on March 23 when borders closed)

Despite Australia closing its border on March 20 to stop the virus being transported into the country, citizens can still go abroad if they meet certain criteria.

In August alone, Diego Maradona 1960 – 2020 thank you for the memories almost 11,300 Australians were given the green light to leave on 'personal business including those departing for more than three months'.