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END OF QUARANTINE IN BALI

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This is the good news of the week, expected for so long!

“The government will conduct a no-quarantine trial for foreign travelers who come to Bali, which will take effect on March 14 under our current plan,” the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said after a meeting with President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and several cabinet members.

During the planned trial period, foreign travelers coming to Bali must meet several requirements, Luhut said.

First, they must show payment for hotel bookings that have been paid for at least four days. Second, they must have received complete or booster vaccine doses against Covid-19.

Third, they will take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test upon arrival and agree to wait for the results in their hotel room until the negative test results come out. Today, the standard test result usually comes out in 24 hours, but one can pay more for an expedited result.

“After being declared negative, they can be free to do any activities,” Luhut said. The foreign travelers will take another PCR test on the third day at their respective hotels.

Hopefully this trial period will be successful and mark the end of the pandemic!

3rd DOSE OF VACCINE DONE

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Last week, our entire hotel staff, i.e. 45 people, received a third injection of the Astrazeneca vaccine. It is part of the Indonesian health policy to protect the population as much as possible and thus prepare for economic recovery. With a dependence on tourism close to 80% of GDP, the island of Bali has been particularly affected by the pandemic, forcing many players to convert to other activities, mainly agricultural. After 2 years of health crisis, the Balinese today dream of returning to normal living conditions. May this 3rd injection speed up the process. In the photo, Tini, both yogi and manager of our Spa, receives the 3rd dose from the hands of a soldier in a place specially organized for this.

BREAKING NEWS: BALI AIRPORT HAS REOPENED ON OCTOBER 14

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REOPENING OF BALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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The good news has finally arrived !!! Yes, Bali airport reopened its doors and airstrips to international flights on October 14th.

For now, only nationals of 19 countries will be welcome:

  • From Europe: France, Hungary, Italy, Liechenstein, Norway , Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
  • From Middle East: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,
  • From Asia: China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea.

Hopefully, the list should grow quickly.

We hope that lovers of our beautiful island will be happy and many to come back. Dajuma has remained open throughout this pandemic period and will be able to welcome you in the coming weeks, respecting the necessary sanitary standards without deviating from the best practices of hotel hospitality which have made the reputation of our establishment.
Please come back soon and have a good trip!

THE VACCINE ARRIVED IN DAJUMA

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This is the good news of the week! All Dajuma staff received the first injection of the CoronaVac Vaccine of Chinese Sinovac Biotech. Indonesia launched very early, as of January 15, in a vast vaccination campaign by choosing to vaccinate in priority, people aged 18 to 59. To date, 10.4 million people received a first dose, while 3.2 million, ie 1.21% of the population are fully vaccinated. In this context, President Jokowi visiting Bali recently announced a possible reopening of the island to tourism in June or July. May this wish come true! On the photo is our Chef Rudy who received the vaccine like all other employees of the hotels in Jembrana. For this purpose, a vaccination center was installed in Jembrana’s auditorium, with the second injection planned for April 22. Everything is ready to welcome you again in our little paradise. Do not be too long because we miss you!

Inauguration of Jembrana Tourism Board at Dajuma

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Very good news this week in the still gloomy landscape of covid 19: the launch of the Jembrana Tourism Promotion Board which is aimed at accommodating the interests of regional tourism actors in close partnership with the local government. This new organisation is aimed at developing and promoting West Bali to attract tourists discovering this preserved part of the island.

Last Wednesday, October 7th 2020, took place its inauguration by the regent of Jembrana in Dajuma.

The organization consist of 9 people (called team 9) from different background.

  1. PHRI (Hotel & Restaurant Association) 2 persons
  2. ASITA (Travel Agent Association) 2 persons
  3. Academic (Universities Udayana & Polytechnic Negeri Bali) 2 persons
  4. HPI (Tour Guide Association) 1 person
  5. Professional Organization (ICA) 1 person
  6. Garuda Indonesia (Airline Company) 1 person

Our GM in charges of Sales and Marketing, I Kade Rondy Ginawan was chosen by the government to be the chief of this organization. Congratulations dear Rondy!
On the picture Rondy in the middle surrounded by his team.

DAJUMA WIDELY OPENS ITS DOORS

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This week, with the unexpected announcement made by Governor Koster to postpone the welcome of foreign tourists until the end of the year, we found some inspiration from history when Winston Churchill said “Never let a good crisis go to waste”!

Why not applying this paradoxical statement to our current situation? This is what we try to do by intensifying our promotion in favor of the domestic market including expatriates at very competitive rates. Our hope was to return slowly but surely to normal after Sept 11th, hope unfortunately nipped in the bud.

So now, let’s open our doors to domestic travellers. West Bali and Dajuma have never been so beautiful and attractive!

DAJUMA CERTIFIED BY HEALTH AUTHORITIES

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This week, to complete our July 20th post, Dajuma officially received from the Indonesian authorities a certificate of compliance attesting the respect of hygiene rules all around the resort, aimed at protecting our guests and our staff from the covid 19.

The return to normal is now approaching. Being announced by the Governor of Bali for September 11th with the reopening of Bali Airport to international flights, it was essential to reinforce our internal hygiene rules by following all the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation.

As already explained in our July 20th post, they consist in 6 main measures: hands washing with hydroalcoholic gel, face masks, spray of disinfectant on luggages, check of body temperature, health screening form to be filled during check-in and physical distancing.

A little paradise which becomes safer than ever! When are you back? Airline tickets have never been so cheap!

HELP-COVID CAMPAIGN STATUS

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After only 4 weeks, our “Help Covid” campaign has collected 160 MRp (10711 €)  from 63 contributors including 6895 € via Paypal and 57 MRp by direct transfer on our bank account. Our commitment is to transform your contribution into a credit on your next stay with a 30% bonus.

On top of that our staff also received big rice bags from Melinda, Andrew, Angela and Wolfram.

One million thanks for your generosity. It helps a lot Dajuma going through this terrible pandemic.

Let’s dream we will celebrate together the return to normal soon!

AN INTERESTING NEW CONCEPT CALLED « NEW NORMAL »

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Last week, the Balinese authorities have inaugurated an interesting new concept called « new normal » supposed to succeed to the Corona virus pandemic. It consists of a set of procedures to be applied by all hotels in Bali. It combines both new individual hygiene behaviours with some specific equipment. Among the most important ones are the masks (both face and plexiglass ones), the hydro-alcoholic distributors, the new social greetings, the physical distancing, the body temperature control and a new equipment installed in the parking area consisting in a sink where everybody (guests and staff) entering Dajuma must deeply wash their hands.

At Dajuma, since the beginning in March, we already applied most of these « new normal » procedures ensuring the best protection of the health of our staff and our guests. After 16 weeks of practice and fine-tuning we can now say that we are totally ready for the « new normal », hoping that it will come soon.

We selected some pictures illustrating these changes.

Welcome again at Dajuma in a safe and secure environment which does not hamper the legendary Balinese zest for life!