Indonesians splurge on Eid holidays after Covid restrictions end


Hundreds of intercity bus passengers wait to board their respective buses at the bus terminal in Bekasi on April 28, 2022, as they head to their hometowns to celebrateEid al-Fitr holiday. - AFP

JAKARTA (Bloomberg): Ayu, 31, is ready to spend two years’ worth of savings when she joins millions of Indonesians to travel home and freely celebrate Eid al-Fitr for the first time since the pandemic.

"I will finally know how the exodus feels like,” she said.

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