28 September 2020
A Russian national, Evgenii Voronkin (30), has heard State Prosecutor I Nyoman Triarta Kurniawan demand eight years in prison at his online trial underway in Denpasar for possession of the modest quantity of 1.19 grams of marijuana. According to RadarBali, Voronkin claims the small amount of cannabis was purchased from a man, identified only as Ivan, for […]
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28 September 2020
The Provincial Tourism Office for Bali is accelerating efforts to verify starred hotels on the Island are undertaking official verification and certification, ensuring compliance with standard operating procedures (SOP) and conformance with protocols on cleanliness, health, safety, and the environment (CHSE). NusaBali reports that from some 500 hotels classified as 3, 4, and 5-star properties, 131 have already undergone the […]
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28 September 2020
1 of 122 traditional villages found in the Badung Regency of Bali have created an entry for the island-wide Ogoh-Ogoh contest sponsored by the Province of Bali on 31 October 2020. Ogoh-Ogoh are papier–mâché effigies borne on the shoulder of the young men from different village banjars in Bali who, in the weeks leading up to the Festival, […]
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18 September 2020
Tripadvisor has announced that Bali has won the Top Traveler’s Choice Destination In Asia and is ranked number 4 in the world. Tripadvisor made the announcement after comparing the reviews from the 25 most rated tourists destination in 2019. Tripadvisor Brand Ambassador Vice President, Neela Pal said that the list was compiled to help travelers […]
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18 September 2020
In response to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in Bali, Governor Wayan Koster has limited visits to tourist attractions and public gathering points in Bali to help thwart the coronavirus’s spread and avoid the creation of new clusters of infection. As reported by Detik.com, Bali’s Governor has not only limited visitations to tourism spots but also other areas […]
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16 September 2020
Chef-owner Chris Salans of Bali’s renowned Mozaic Group has recently been awarded the Ordre du Mérite Agricole (Order of Agricultural Merit) by the French government. The reward was bestowed by His Excellency M. Olivier Chambard, the French Ambassador to Indonesia, in a formal ceremony held at the Ambassador’s Residence in Jakarta on Monday, 07 September 2020. Awarded for exceptional service […]
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16 September 2020
The St Regis Bali Resort has been named to Forbes Travel Guide’s 2021 Star Awards. The new award series from Forbes Travel Guide will showcase The St. Regus Bali with other five-star honorees on ForbesTravelGuide.com. Those named to the award are positioned as representing outstanding, often iconic resorts, with virtually flawless service and exceptional facilities. Named to this stellar category […]
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16 September 2020
July is traditionally one of the busiest months of the year in Bali in terms of foreign tourist arrivals. But, in July 2020, during the global pandemic, it was a different story entirely. Foreign tourist arrivals for July 2020 counted by Bali Immigration totaled 47 people. As reported byBeritabali.com and based on data from the Bali Statistic Agency […]
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08 September 2020
As Tempo.co reported, the Director of Marketing for Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Vinsensius Jemadu, says that 76% of Indonesian travelers enthusiastically wish to visit in the other islands of their archipelago in the coming 12-months. “Our data shows, 8 out of 10 domestic tourists are preparing for a holiday,” Vinsensius said when speaking in […]
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08 September 2020
After a six-month shutdown caused by the global pandemic, Bali’s tourism industry is starting to show renewed life signs. As Kompas.com reports, one “vital sign” of progress in restoring the Island’s tourism is seen in the number of tourists landing at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport. The man in charge of the Badung Regency Tourism Office, Cok Raka Darmawan, reports that for August […]
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08 September 2020
Bali Water Sports operators on the Tanjung Benoa Penninsula show faint signs of renewed life following Bali’s reopening to domestic tourism on 31 July 2020. With group bookings now rare, Tanjung Benoa Water Sports operators now content themselves with surviving on vastly-reduced income levels that represent a small fraction of what they were in better […]
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08 September 2020
Widespread reduced purchasing power among local consumers in Bali is being felt by orange producers in the Rendang District of Karangasem Regency in Bali. Orange farmers now encounter difficulties in selling this year’s bountiful harvest of Highland Tangerines (Jeruk Siam Madu). As reported by NusaBali, while in year’s past, farmers would sell their citrus fruits from […]
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04 September 2020
As reported by Kompas.com, the Jakarta Regional CEO of Garuda Indonesia, M. Yansverio, told an ASTINDO Webinar on Thursday, 27 August 2020: “Tomorrow (28 August 2020) we will open a new route from Bandung to Medan. People from Bandung wanting to fly to Medan no longer need to travel to Jakarta but can fly directly to Medan. Also, those in […]
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31 August 2020
Citilink Indonesia – the low-cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia has reopened a bevy of domestic routes – including seven daily flights between Jakarta and Bali – as Indonesian domestic travel continues to rebuild in the “new normal” of the pandemic era. Juliandra Nurtjahjo, CEO of Citilink – said the decision to introduce more flights was […]
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31 August 2020
The 2,320-meter-high active Mount Bromo Volcano – a peak within East Java’s Tennger Massif – reopened officially to visitors on Friday, 28 August 2020. Massif is a geological term for a section of the planet’s crust where several faults and flexures converge. In the case with the East Java Tengger – the thickness of the […]
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28 August 2020
Bearing an uncanny resemblance to a certain political leader of the day, Genta and Kalawa, the two male proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus), who make their home at the Bali Safari and Marine Park have reddish-brown and well-styled hair set against a pronounced nose. Forming part of the primate collection at the Park, Genta and Kalawa have two female […]
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