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Almost a third of Australians – or 5.4 million Aussies – are planning a domestic holiday within the next 12 months, proving holiday makers are committed to a local adventure. This is up 21 per cent from January, according to Finder.

Data from travel booking site Expedia show Aussies have swapped trips to Bali, Phuket and Tokyo – which were high on the list in the 2019 September school holidays – for holidays to regional Australia. And planning for the Christmas holidays is in full swing with travel searches on expedia.com.au doubling in the last month compared to August.

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The announcement has generated concern among tourism players in Bali, who are desperate for foreign visitors to return to the popular resort island.

While Indonesia is yet to open borders to foreign tourists or give a timeline of when that may happen, generating excitement around tourism has been a top priority among officials.

In an interview with local media Coconuts,deputy chairman of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) in Bali I Gusti Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya said Australia’s tourism prediction was a big problem for the industry.

“Of course (this latest Australian travel update) is a great concern. This potentially poses a threat to tourism in Bali,” he said.

“We’re really hoping that (borders) will open for foreign tourists. But at this time a number of countries are still closed.”

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