“There are 16 hotels in Bali [which have been affected], from three-stars to five-stars [hotels],” said chief of BTB, Agung Partha Adyana, as reported by IDNTimes.

Adyana added that some of the hotels have gone to the British Consulate in Bali regarding the issue and were told that the Consulate would help make arrangements to see them compensated. 

Thomas Cook is the world’s oldest travel firm. The company declared bankruptcy on Monday after failing to secure additional funding to cover its US$2.1 billion debts. 

According to a Sept. 23 report from Business Insider,Thomas Cook’s bankruptcy left hundreds of thousands of tourists stranded around the world, after the company suspended operations of its own airline. 

Adyana said that some British tourists in Bali have had to pay for their hotel invoice at the end of their stay as a result, despite having made prior arrangements with Thomas Cook. 

“We tell them that the travel agent has gone bankrupt, and so we are forced to charge the tourists directly. Some of them are angry, but there are those who are willing to pay,” he explained. 

In 2018, more than 270,000 tourists visiting Bali came from the United Kingdom, according to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). 

Adyana noted that Thomas Cook’s bankruptcy is not likely to have a significant impact on UK tourists visiting the island as there are many online booking agents for tours and hotels available.

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