Everybody misses Bali: Jakarta Post editorial

This picture taken on Sept 14, 2021 shows a retired Boeing aircraft placed on a seaside cliff to lure tourists and be turned into a villa near Nyang-Nyang beach in Uluwatu Badung Regency, on Indonesia resort island of Bali. - AFP

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): When October comes, we may recall the heinous attacks on Bali in 2001 and 2005 and their devastating impacts on the island's tourism – the backbone of its economy.

It took Bali years to regain its feet, during which the government initiated a collective leave day policy to accelerate the recovery of the country’s most popular tourist destination.