Third Country Visas for Tourists Visiting Indonesia

The System has been used by Mexico in inviting tourists

Tourists from Bali visiting Lombok

Mexico is known as one of the first countries to implement a third-country visas policy, an effective tourism marketing ideas to increase tourist visits. Mexico frees tourist visas who already have a US visa and Schengen visa.

According to the two world tourism agencies, the United Nation World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) agreed with the policy of the countries that implement such a system. It has been recognized system of third-country visa and visa-free policy could boost tourist arrivals by 5 percent.

The Indonesian government can take advantage of the visit of foreign tourists who already have a visa to visit Malaysia and Singapore, they can easily visit Indonesia without a visa in order to enter traveled.


Tourists in the beach of Gili Trawangan

Citing an article in a tourist site, this system has been implemented in several countries, including ASEAN countries, such as Malaysia imposed a visa-free to all travelers who already have Singapore visas (entry via Singapore).


The beach of Gili Trawangan

As is known countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore invites highly successful tourist arrivals, Singapore is able to bring about 15 million tourists, Malaysia 24 million tourists, and Thailand 26 million tourists. Tremendous potential to invite them to stop by and decided to travel in Indonesia.

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(Source Ni Luh Made Pertiwi - Travel Kompas /Images F Benjamin)