Local authorities have already taken steps to curb the impacts of tourism, but a potential new measure has just been announced: a ban on new hotels. Along with caps on new villas and nightclubs, too, a senior ministry official announced the measure to manage the overdevelopment of land, according to CNN.

Indonesia has agreed to set a moratorium on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas on the tourist resort island of Bali.

Bali has long been a tourist honeypot, but the growing influx of visitors is putting pressure on local infrastructure and endangering the environment. Concerned overtourism will become unmanageable, Indonesian authorities have brought in a temporary suspension on new hotel builds in some areas of the island.

Bali is attempting to tackle issues of mass tourism by placing a ban on the building of new hotels, nightclubs and villas as they re-prioritise locals.

Indonesia has agreed to set a moratorium on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas on the tourist resort island of Bali, as it grapples with the over-development of land, a senior ministry official said on Monday.

A building moratorium will halt the construction of new hotels, villas, and clubs in busy parts of Bali, as the province grapples with overtourism.

The latest move reportedly comes in response to the rising concerns related to over-development of land in the region.