Australian holidaymakers facing very different Bali experience in 2023

Over a million Australians have jetted off to Bali so far in 2023, but rules on certain aspects of a typical trip to the popular holiday destination have changed since it re-opened after COVID.

CEO of the Australian Federation of Travel Agents Dean Long told Tony Jones that holidaymakers should expect a different type of experience when compared to pre-pandemic conditions.

“There’s about 1.2 million (Australians) that have visited Bali (so far this year) and that’s only slightly down from pre-pandemic levels,” Mr Long told 3AW Mornings with Tony Jones, filling in for Neil Mitchell.

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“There are some headwinds and they’ve definitely made some changes to what you can do in Bali and there’s people who are reassessing Bali being their holiday destination of choice.”