Ahead of the 2022 MotoGP, 226 Hotels on NTB's Gili Matra haven't Received an Orders yet

TRIBUNBATAM.id, NTB - There are 226 hotels in Gili Matra, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) that haven't received room orders ahead of the 2022 MotoGP event at Mandalika in March. 

Of the 228 hotels that are still open in the Gili Matra area, only two hotels are filled (reserved). Namely Hotel Aston and Villa Karang. 

According to Ni Ketut Wolini, Chair of the NTB Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), the earthquake that hit NTB in 2018 had a significant impact on hotels in the Gili Matra area, namely Gili Trawangan, Gili Air and Gili Meno. 

According to him, the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been hit Indonesia since 2020, also caused 508 hotels in the area to close.  

In fact, he continued, during the 2021 World Superbike (WSBK) event last November, hotels in the area weren't affected. 

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He hopes that the government can provide a solution so that the hotels in the area can be filled again, as well as help cover the shortage of rooms for the 2022 MotoGP spectators. 

For information, it is estimated that there will be 100,000 tourists who will come related to the 2022 MotoGP event. 

MotoGP 2022  will be held at Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok Regency.

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