Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Uno expected the number of tourists travelling between Indonesia and Singapore to increase in .
Some 800 foreign tourists from Singapore are scheduled to visit Nongsa Sensation in Batam City and Lagoi in Bintan District with a travel bubble scheme until .
Batam Island will welcome the first tourist ferry from Singapore on February 18 after the Singaporean maritime authority gave the go-ahead to reopen the ferry .