It has been a busy week in Bali. We’ve celebrated Galungan Day, the long school holidays are kicking off, art exhibitions have opened, new sports venues have launched, and the economy has been more up and down to say the least.
Here at The Bali Sun, we keep a close eye on everything, and we mean everything that is happening across the province. From Lovina to Uluwatu, Gilimanuk to Amed, and from Denpasar to Nusa Penida…nothing gets past us.
We keep an eye on the latest news, travel trends, and give tourists, travellers, and visitors to Bali everything they need to know about how to make the most of their time on the island.
Here at The Bali Sun, we know that one of the biggest factors influencing travel in 2026, especially in June 2026, is safety. It’s the first question international tourists of every demographic ask us.
The answer is always a firm and enthusiastic yes. Every now and again, however, that ‘yes’ becomes a ‘yes and…’ and we share essential updates for tourists to be aware of as ripples of opportunistic crime ripple through tourism resorts, or a new scam hits the scene before the police can quash it.
This week in Bali, the ‘yes and…’ caveat has stabilised. This is good news. Over the last few weeks, we have clocked a small but steady increase in the number of reports of safety concerns from tourists on our The Bali Sun Traveler Safety Index. Those of you who have been with us for a while will already be familiar with our Traveler Safety Index.
That being said, we actually only launched this tool a couple of months ago, so how about we cover the basics again? The Bali Sun Traveler Safety Index is a tool we have created with our partners over at Travel Off Path.
The index is a traveler-driven tool that uses real-time, subjective user feedback to generate safety scores for every destination worldwide.
We have created this tool to help travellers gauge safety on the ground in the world’s top tourism destinations, from New York to Auckland, Miami to Cancun, Cape Town to us here in Bali.
The Bali Sun Traveler Safety Index uses a Hybrid Verification Model.
In practical terms, our proprietary algorithm calculates real-time sentiment based on recency, and every data trend is subject to a Mandatory 24-Hour Editorial Audit.
We should also highlight that just like all our news reporting, The Bali Sun Traveler Safety Index is not generated or even influenced by AI. We’re a 100% human and proudly so.
The Bali Sun Traveler Safety Index is currently reading at 72/100. This is no change from last week.
Since our metric uses a rolling recency metric, we can actually confidently say that Bali is feeling safer than last week; there have been no new reports of safety concerns.
It remains the case that the most widely reported safety concern is for scams, followed by harassment and theft. These are all awful, and security teams in Bali, as well as local police, are working around the clock to crack down on crime in tourist hotspots.
This is through increased patrols, increased surveillance, and making it easier for tourists to report crime.
Tourists who need to report an incident of crime or disturbance to public order can contact Bali Police on 110. Operators are available in English.
During this peak travel season in Bali and as the long school holidays get started, the Head of the Bali Tourism Office, Wayan Sumarajaya, confirmed that more officers and security officials will be available to ensure that everyone is safe and comfortable.
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