10 May 2021
ndonesia’s Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, says Bali visitor arrival numbers are improving due to strict adherence to health and sanitation protocols. Sandiaga said on Saturday, 02 April 2021: “When I became Tourism Minister in December of 2020, we were experiencing extreme lethargy, but by closely following health protocols and continuing […]
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10 May 2021
Bali’s semi-lockdown status and ongoing closure to foreign visitors have done little to detract from the island’s popularity as a tourism destination. According to a reader poll conducted by TripAdvisor, Bali has ranked #1 as the World’s most popular holiday choice – lauded as “a tropical haven for beach bums, wellness worshipers, and the culturally curious.”Based on […]
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20 April 2021
Bali is banking on domestic tourism to hasten the recovery of the Island’s economy. As reported by Kompas.com, there are at least 20 major events planned for 2021. According to the Provincial Tourism Service head, Putu Astawa, this total is not complete, with many additional local and international events planned for the current year yet to be […]
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20 April 2021
Over the extended Easter holiday weekend, 31 March – 04 April 2021, Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport handled 62,345 passengers traveling on 577 flights. As reported by Kompas.com, Bali first saw the sudden surge in arriving holiday travelers on Thursday, 01 April 2021, when 8,875 air passengers passed through Bali’s Airport. Bali’s peak in outbound passengers was recorded […]
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15 March 2021
The year 2020 saw Bali Tourism stop. This year, let us help in getting Tourism back in track. Time for us to go out in our own way and help clean our island and fight the plastic!
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02 March 2021
Balipost.com and the State News Agency Antara quote Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, revealing official plans to reopen Bali to international and domestic tourism once the number of COVID-19 cases on the Island declines. During a coordinating meeting on tourism recovery held on Thursday, 25 February 2021, Luhut said that economic activity, including tourism, will […]
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22 February 2021
The National Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 3.90 million foreign visitors to Indonesia from January through November 2020. As reported by NusaBali, this total represents a decrease of 73.6% compared to the same period in 2019 when 14.73 million foreign tourists came to Indonesia. Breaking down the arrival figures for the first eleven months of 2020, a spokesman for […]
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15 February 2021
The United Kingdom’s Deputy Head of Mission to Indonesia and Timor-Leste, Rob Fenn, has praised Bali’s provincial government for the way it is handling the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and its aggressive approach to promoting green energy. As reported by NusaBali, Rob Fenn expressed his appreciation towards Bali during a virtual audience held between Jakarta and Denpasar on Wednesday, 10 […]
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04 February 2021
Kompas.com has compiled a list of transportation options and costs for people traveling by bus from Java to Bali. Those traveling by bus can now take advantage of the modern new trans-national highway system without worrying about toll fees and ferry tickets – the cost of which is always included in the bus ticket price. Many […]
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02 February 2021
A Bali restaurant worthy of note and not to be missed on any trip is the Cuca Restaurant tucked away on a quiet roadside heading to the ocean’s edge in the Jimbaran Beach area. Cuca is a thoroughly modern venue that emphasizes natural light through its floor-to-ceiling windows and a tastefully minimalistic interior design. The restaurant can accommodate […]
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18 January 2021
As reported by NusaBali, Bali’s Governor, I Wayan Koster, confirmed 366,666 arrival figures for tourists during the subject period by land and sea, despite stricter COVID-19 testing procedures and limitations on public gatherings. Moreover, Koster expressed his pleasure that those domestic tourists that traveled to Bali over the year-end holidays almost universally respected the health protocols regarding the need […]
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13 January 2021
After extensive shutdowns, movie theaters in Denpasar are planning to reopen for business. During an interview on Friday (4/12), Denpasar Regional Secretary, I Made Toya, confirmed reviewing application letters from movie theaters outlining required protocols they plan to implement before operating. In response to the application, Toya decided to conduct inspections in four different movie theaters […]
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13 January 2021
The Indonesian government is setting course to build coral reef gardens in five locations across Bali in hopes of conserving and restoring marine ecosystems around the island, as officials aim to also boost economic recovery through the project’s labour-intensive work. Officials introduced the Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) program just yesterday, with Maritime Affairs and […]
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11 January 2021
Indefatigable” would be a good word to describe successful Bali businessman – Reinhold Jantzen. Reinhold Jantzen was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1940, when humankind had just embarked on WWII. By 1980, following education and overseas assignments in various fishery projects in Sri Lanka and Indonesia, Jantzen found himself busily establishing a family and a business […]
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11 January 2021
A national economist, Faisal Basri from Indonesia University, has initiated fundraising to revive the pandemic-stuck economy of Bali. According to Basri, tourism and hospitality businesses in Bali are in dire need of financial support from the central government. “I suggested the fundraising program during the previous International Tourism Outlook in Bali, so we could use […]
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04 January 2021
NusaBali reports that Indonesia’s newly appointed Minister of Tourism and the Creative Economy, Sandiaga S. Uno, is being called upon by members of Bali’s tourism industry to restore the Island’s economy quickly. Given Sandiaga’s reputation as a successful millennial businessman and politician, many believe him uniquely qualified to revitalize national tourism. The chairman of the Bali Villa Association (BVA), […]
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