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        "msgid": "ri-hotels-are-sparse-on-visitors-during-ramadan-in-yogyakarta-1772683065",
        "date": "2026-03-05 09:45:00",
        "title": "RI Hotels Are Sparse on Visitors During Ramadan in Yogyakarta",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "During Ramadan 2026, Indonesian hotel occupancy is expected to fall, with rates generally around 30-40% and some areas as low as 10%. In Yogyakarta, occupancy has been as low as 10%, though expectations remain for a rebound after Idul Fitri as tourism recovers.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Indonesian hotel occupancy during Ramadan\n2026 tends to decline. Maulana Yusran, Secretary General of the\nIndonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI), said hotel occupancy\nduring Ramadan typically remains subdued, with this year\u2019s rate hovering\naround 30-40%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring Ramadan, hotels are generally quiet or have low occupancy; at\npresent it is around 30-40%,\u201d Maulana told CNBC Indonesia, on Thursday\n(5 March 2026).<\/p>\n<p>In some areas, occupancy has been as low as 10%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are even cases that are particularly low, such as in\nYogyakarta, where occupancy was only 10% during Ramadan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, he expressed hope that during Idul Fitri 2026 hotel\noccupancy could rise in line with increased tourist visits. Maulana\nexplained that the occupancy rebound typically occurs on the second day\nafter Idul Fitri.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we look at the trend, the increase generally occurs on the second\nday after Idul Fitri, when people usually start travelling,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Middle East Conflict Escalation Not Yet Affecting<\/p>\n<p>Toward the middle of Ramadan, escalation in the Middle East has grown\ndue to the conflict between Iran and the United States (US) and Israel.\nThis has forced would-be Umrah pilgrims intending to perform the\npilgrimage during Ramadan to hold back.<\/p>\n<p>However, he said there has not yet been any direct or indirect impact\nfrom the escalation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has not been any impact yet; hotels remain relatively quiet at\npresent, as Ramadan is normally a quiet period,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Yusran explained that hotels had not yet felt the impact of the\npostponement of Umrah departures because usually Umrah pilgrims staying\nat hotels are organised by travel agents.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere hasn\u2019t been any impact because the Umrah pilgrims are usually\narranged by agents who are partners of the hotels where they stay,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ri-hotels-are-sparse-on-visitors-during-ramadan-in-yogyakarta-1772683065",
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