IATA objects to Bali’s tourist tax proposal


Popular spot: Tourists posing for photographs on Kuta beach. IATA has expressed its objection to Bali’s plan to tax foreign tourists. — AFP

DENPASAR: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed its objection to a plan of the Bali administration to impose a levy on foreign tourists that may be included in airline tickets.

The group, which represents more than 290 airlines accounting for 82% of total global air traffic, has sent a three-page letter to Bali Governor I Wayan Koster regarding the plan.

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