What the ministry announced
Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana said her ministry had collected and verified data on around 1,600 businesses selling stays on OTAs (online travel agents such as Booking.com, Agoda and Traveloka) without permits. Platforms were sent delisting lists on 2 June 2026.
From 1 August 2026, unlicensed listings will start coming down. The minister stressed that the goal is to help owners become legal, not simply to shut them.
Rules for new listings
New merchants joining an OTA must now supply three identifiers. These are the NIB (business registration number in the OSS system), the KBLI (business activity code) and the NKU (activity number). Without them, onboarding is blocked.
For the two-month transition the ministry pledged training, information sessions and consulting clinics for owners.
The official rationale
Deputy Tourism Minister Ni Luh Puspa told ANTARA that sorting out villas is about fair competition as much as tax. She said legalisation requests are rising, especially from Bali.
The next stage is planned for June 2027, when automatic licence checks through an API are due to launch.
What happens after August
The August removals are only the first stage. Republika reports that under Government Regulation PP No. 28 of 2025, a transition period runs from 1 June 2026 to 1 June 2027. After that, unlicensed properties will be dropped from platforms automatically.
Bali adds its own layer on top of the national rules. In May 2026, Governor Wayan Koster demanded that OTAs promote only properties that hold an NPWPD tax number and pay the local PHR tax.