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        "msgid": "attia-outlines-challenges-in-securing-legitimate-accommodation-business-licensing-1773316417",
        "date": "2026-03-12 18:09:17",
        "title": "ATTIA Outlines Challenges in Securing Legitimate Accommodation Business Licensing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Asia Travel Technology Industry Association (ATTIA) has highlighted practical and technical obstacles facing accommodation providers in obtaining proper business permits as mandated by the government. These challenges include changing requirements within the Online Single Submission (OSS) system, uncertainty around new business classification standards, and unclear coordination between central and local authorities. ATTIA supports government efforts to enforce legitimate licensing whilst calling for adequate time, clear processes, and stakeholder coordination to ensure smooth implementation without harming local communities and tourist confidence.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Travel platform members of the Asia Travel Technology\nIndustry Association (ATTIA) have outlined the obstacles faced by\naccommodation business operators in securing legitimate business permits\nas directed by the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur members are committed to collaborating constructively with the\nMinistry of Tourism, provincial governments, and local governments to\nensure smooth and effective implementation,\u201d stated ATTIA Managing\nDirector Mark Chan in an official statement in Jakarta on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Chan noted that accommodation providers are actively working to\ncomply with regulations. However, they are facing several practical and\ntechnical obstacles that affect the speed of the registration\nprocess.<\/p>\n<p>These include continuously changing requirements and processes within\nthe Online Single Submission (OSS) system, uncertainty surrounding the\napplication of new business classification standards (KBLI), and ongoing\nclarification needed regarding the roles of central and local\nauthorities in the registration process.<\/p>\n<p>To prevent undesired impacts on local communities\u2019 livelihoods and\ntourists\u2019 confidence in Indonesia\u2019s tourism sector, the process requires\nadequate time for implementation and sufficient coordination between\nindustry stakeholders and government.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Chan expressed support for implementable and appropriate\nregulations for operators to advance Indonesia\u2019s broader tourism\nobjectives. ATTIA also supports the government\u2019s requirement for all\naccommodation providers to hold valid business permits.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana emphasised the\nimportance of strengthening the implementation of licensing,\nstandardisation, and certification for tourism business operators as the\nfoundation for achieving quality tourism growth in accordance with\nprinciples of sustainability, safety, and service quality\nimprovement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our moment to transform tourism governance towards a more\nprofessional, accountable, and adaptive direction to meet contemporary\nchallenges,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The ministerial regulation represents a revision of Tourism Ministry\nRegulation No.\u00a04 of 2021, providing comprehensive guidance that can\nserve as a reference for business operators in implementing standards,\nfor Product Certification Bodies (LSPr) in the tourism sector in\nconducting certification processes, and for local governments in\nconducting verification and oversight activities.<\/p>\n<p>Through this regulation, the Ministry of Tourism aims to introduce a\nsimpler, more transparent, and consistent system to enable business\noperators to grow in a well-ordered and highly competitive\necosystem.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/attia-outlines-challenges-in-securing-legitimate-accommodation-business-licensing-1773316417",
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