Bali to start collecting tourism tax from all foreign visitors, including kids, on Valentine's Day

Foreign visitors to Bali, including Malaysians, will need to pay a tourist tax of about RM45 from Feb 14 this year. — Pixabay

Indonesia's holiday island of Bali is rolling out its new tourist tax as part of an effort to tackle the region’s biggest problems – traffic and rubbish.

As of Feb 14, IDR150,000 (RM45) will be due, in addition to the IDR500,000 rupiah (RM150) for a 30-day visa.