Indonesia asks airlines to slash fares to keep tourism afloat amid virus scare

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has called for airlines to entice domestic tourists with special discounts for flights bound for some of Indonesia's top tourism destinations as part of the country's strategy to cope with declining foreign tourist arrivals amid China's coronavirus outbreak.

The move followed Jakarta's decision to impose a travel ban to and from mainland China and to halt visa-free and visa-on-arrival provisions for Chinese tourists -- a policy aimed at preventing the fast-spreading virus from entering the archipelago but which will almost certainly take a toll on Indonesia's tourism.