e Jakarta Post, Jakarta | February 02 2015 | 8:22 PM
A policy banning all government officials from holding meetings and conferences in hotels as well as reducing their travel has taken a toll on the hotel industry as occupancy rates fell a month after the policy took effect.
Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) executive director Cyprianus Aoer blamed the decline on the government’s decision ordering all agencies to use their own meeting rooms and banning them from renting halls or other venues except for meetings that cater to many participants.