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Currently, a revenge travel phenomenon emerged following the reopening of tourism amid the Covid-19 pandemic is still not subsided. This phenomenon raises questions about its impact on the concept of quality tourism that promotes sustainable tourism development and that revives during the Covid-19 pandemic. This issue is crucial to be anticipated by policymakers, particularly in developing countries such as Indonesia, to prevent various impacts detrimental to the natural, social and cultural environment, which have ensued in many tourism destinations before the Covid-19 pandemic. Hence, the study aims to offer ideas to policy makers on establishing quality tourism in the post Covid-19 pandemic. Based on a qualitative approach, the methodology used is integrative review through literature studies. The result shows that the government can effectuate several alternative policies to modify revenge travel to become quality tourism. Such policies will be essential for developing a carrying capacity policy in a tourism destination. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic can provide an understanding for the government to comprehensively evaluate their perspective on tourism as a means of development, including reviewing the concept of sustainable growth in tourism development.

This study suggests how adaptive event organizers should be toward virtual and hybrid events, explore the constraints, and recommend policies to support virtual and hybrid events in Indonesia. It uses a quantitative descriptive method, and data are collected through an online survey using the Survey Monkey application. The survey was conducted from August to September 2021, involving 170 event organizer managers. The result shows that they mostly earn income from management fees during the pandemic. Event organizers also take several ways to increase engagement in virtual events, such as combining internal and external resources to serve personnel and technical equipment and to keep the events productive. Policy support through capacity building in some aspects is highly recommended to increase the managerial skills of event organizers to produce higher quality outputs of the event. The suggested training materials cover how to monetize virtual events, how to improve skills in the technological aspects, and how to increase engagement for participants. This research provides an overview of virtual and hybrid events in Indonesia so that the government can take the necessary policies in creating quality events, especially during the pandemic.

The reopening of tourism to international markets during the pandemic requires caution while prioritizing the safety and health of the public and visiting tourists. Using a qualitative descriptive method with documentation study and interviews to collect the data, this study aims to identify the opportunities and challenges of reopening tourism for international market. This is important in order to provide input to stakeholders in making appropriate policies. Bintan Resorts is a tourism closed area in Indonesia that makes it easier to determine and manage access to and from the territory. Based on geographical and potential demand, Singapore has great potential as a strategic partner in the early stage of the bilateral travel bubble. Efforts to achieve opening preconditions are carried out by protecting employees and their families through vaccination and quarantine facilities plan. The traffic management schemes for people and goods are equipped with BluePass tokens and barcode technology for tracking and tracing systems. All properties within the resorts have received an Indonesian health protocol, and refer to the standards set by Singapore. Routinely, management coordinates with local, central government, and Indonesian representatives in Singapore. However, the reopening is still obstructed by the increasing number of cases in Indonesia and Singapore, the inactivity of visas for tourist purposes, and the absence of a bilateral cooperation agreement between the Indonesian government and the Singapore government. Both governments need to establish Bintan resorts as a special bubble for the trial opening program which will be evaluated periodically.

The term "halal tourism" is indeed recognized in Indonesia, nonetheless, its pros and cons are happening. Unlike any other non-Muslim countries such as Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand, which tend to have less conflict between tourism stakeholders regarding the development of halal tourism, the rejection occurs in Indonesia as a country with a Muslim majority population. The rejection culminated in 2019 as a political year along with the presidential elections. The rejection of halal tourism occurs in tourism destinations such as Bali, Labuan Bajo, Toba, and Toraja known as the Muslim minority population area. Based on those issues, this study uses a qualitative approach to investigate the rejection reasons from the tourism stakeholders, to provide theoretical clarification on the stigma against halal tourism, and to analyze how halal tourism branding policy in tourism destinations. The result shows that the rejection of halal tourism by the tourism stakeholders was due to concerns that there would be a change in the destination’s image. To prevent prolonged debate and possible social conflict, the Indonesian government can use another term that sounds more moderate and acceptable for tourism stakeholders in non-Moslem destinations. The use of the halal label as a destination brand should also be made by each local tourism authority so that tourism policies taken are not only top-down but also bottom-up.