Indonesia plans to impose a moratorium on new-build hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas of the popular resort island of Bali.

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

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.

Moratorium could last for up to 10 years as government aims to improve quality of tourism and preserve agricultural land.

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.

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 a veritable paradise on earth, considered one of the trendiest destinations. It's no wonder that tourists are so eager to fly there. The problem, however, is that travellers are increasingly disturbing the locals.