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Practicalities for those Visiting Indonesia

Baggage Allowances to use the same airline major malls etc. operate
Domestic airlines allow for all flights, whilst this on a fixed price basis.
a baggage allowance of is not always possible, it Most upmarket hotels
0kg to 20 Kgs plus your means that if you miss are also fixed rate but if
carry-on bag which is a flight due to an earlier you are staying in smaller
usually up to 7kg. Check flight being delayed or guest houses you may be
when booking your cancelled the airline will able to bargain a better
ticket what the weight assist you to reach your rate – particularly in low
allowance is and whether final destination. If you are season. Quite often it will
additional weight can be changing airlines, allow at be the vendor who starts
purchased in advance. least 2 hours between one the haggling process but if
Overweight baggage flight arriving and the next you are not sure whether
fees are thankfully not so one departing. or not to haggle, it is best
expensive and range from just to ask if it is a fixed
around 20,000 – 50,000 Bargaining price rather than to cause
IDR per kilo. In Indonesia, bargaining or offence.
haggling is part of day to
Booking Flights day life and when visiting
Most domestic Indonesian as a tourist there are Booking
airlines can be booked on plenty of opportunities to Accommodation
line with a credit card. If have a go at this, however
you cannot book online, it is not appropriate it
there are tourist “flight all circumstances. As a Booking accommodation
centers” in all major cities general rule of thumb in Indonesia has become
which will book flights for street vendors and increasingly easy over
you. If you are booking a markets are open for the last couple of years
sequence of flights, try haggling but stores in with many smaller hotels
that do not have websites
PRACTICALITIES joining booking sites
such as Booking.com and
FOR THOSE VISITING Agoda.com. Previously
it tended to be only the
INDONESIA high end resorts that had
online booking services
and webpages but these
online booking sites have
Air Travel in Indonesia resulted in numerous
When making domestic flights in Indonesia most airlines small homestays and
require you to arrive at least one hour before departure guest houses having an
time; always allow extra time for traffic delays en-route. online presence.
For international departures you should aim to be at the
airport 2 - 3 hours prior to departure but check for any
additional time requirements on your tickets. HOTEL

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