Have you ever been to Bali? How was it? If not, would you be interested in visiting Bali someday?

4.Tourism contributed some 60% to Bali’s annual GDP before the pandemic. According to the province’s statistics bureau, Australia was the largest contributor of foreign tourists to Bali in November 2023 with more than 100,000 arrivals. This was followed by tourists from India, China and Singapore.

5.But misbehaving tourists in Bali have riled locals in recent years. Last March, a Russian man was deported from Bali after stripping off on Mount Agung, believed by Hindus to be the home of the gods.

6.In the same month, authorities said they planned to ban foreign tourists from using motorbikes, after a spate of cases involving people breaking traffic laws. The announcement came on the same day that millions of Indonesians headed to the polls to select a new president and legislature. More than 200 million people over Indonesia’s 17,000 islands and across three time zones are eligible to vote.

Do you think the tourist tax will be effective in achieving its goals? What are some potential negative impacts of the tourist tax? What are some other ways to protect Bali’s environment and culture?

If Japan were to introduce a tourist tax, where would it be and how much do you think would be appropriate?