Local authorities have already taken steps to curb the impacts of tourism, but a potential new measure has just been announced: a ban on new hotels. Along with caps on new villas and nightclubs, too, a senior ministry official announced the measure to manage the overdevelopment of land, according to CNN.

Indonesia plans to impose a moratorium on new-build hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas of the popular resort island of Bali.

Foreign arrivals in Bali have surged since it re-opened for tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic. Videos of misbehaving tourists often go viral, angering residents and sparking harsh responses from social media users in Indonesia.

A building moratorium will halt the construction of new hotels, villas, and clubs in busy parts of Bali, as the province grapples with overtourism.

Indonesia has agreed to set a moratorium on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas on the tourist resort island of Bali.

The latest move reportedly comes in response to the rising concerns related to over-development of land in the region.

Figures also show that there were 541 hotels on the island last year, an increase of 34 from 2019. Earlier in September, Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno said that the government wished to avoid "a situation like Barcelona,