The acting governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, issued more statements this week regarding the behavior of a small minority of foreigners in Bali. The Acting Governor is pressing for tougher measures against foreigners, which is causing problems in the province. Speaking from Nusa Dua on Thursday, 13th June, the Acting Governor of Bali …
Bad Tourists
Following a rise in reports of foreigners behaving badly in Bali, and as the high season gets underway, the Indonesian Minster for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, is calling on both alcohol vendors and tourists to act with great responsibility. Minister Uno’s comments come as an investigation remains underway into a British man who …
As the high season gets underway in Bali, the island is preparing for a huge influx of tourists. This weekend, a series of incidents took place across the island in which foreigners behaved in a less-than-culturally respectful and law-abiding way. Leaders across Bali want to enforce existing laws and cultural rules more strictly as the …
Over the last two years Bali has been battling against a small but growing minority of unruly culturally disrespectful and in some cases criminally inclined tourists visiting the island. Some would argue this is an issue that has been going on for decades. But could the Island of the Gods learn a thing or two …
Tourists, digital nomads, and expats in Bali have received a warning from the Indonesia Minster for Tourism and Creative Economies. During the Weekly Briefing with Sandi Uno, the Minster responded to viral videos of foreigners lashing out in Bali. The discussion around badly behaved foreigners in Bali is sadly never far from the headlines nor …
Tourists behaving badly in Bali has been something of a recurring theme in the news this year. As the island has continued to grapple with foreigners breaking the law and disrespecting local culture, there is one kind of violation in particular that keeps cropping up. Tourists in Bali have been slammed online for some of …
In July this year, the Director General of Immigration, Silmy Karim, announced that he would be establishing a dedicated Tourism Task Force to crack down on badly behaved tourists in Bali. This task force organized by the central government came in addition to localized task forces established by the provincial and regency governments in Bali. …
Over the last year, Bali has been working to combat a small but significant minority of tourists who have been violating the law and disrespecting local culture. Violations have ranged from public indecency to driving illegally, but content circulating online shows a shocking rise in the number of tourists shoplifting. In an Instagram story shared …
Over the last few months, the authorities in Bali have been working hard to find ways to best manage badly behaved tourists in Bali. While the vast majority of the over 18,000 tourists arriving on the island every day are immaculately behaved, the small but significant minority of disrespectful people are causing a lot of …
Bali’s Tourism Task Force and partner authorities have been tasked with completing 100 immigration control operations every month for the rest of the year. This involves investigating foreigners suspected of breaking the law or disrespecting Balinese culture. The Tourism Task Force and their partners in the Bali Police, Cibil Service, and Immigration have even been …
Bali’s Deputy Governor, known mostly by his nickname Cok Ace, has spoken to reporters about how campaign efforts have helped curb bad behavior by tourists on the island. Since the beginning of the year Bali has seen a sharp rise in the number of incudes of tourists breaking the law or disrespecting Balinese culture. Bali’s …
Bali has already welcomed hundreds of thousands of tourists on their vacations so far this year. While the vast majority of international arrivals on the island are well-behaved and respectful of the law and local customs, Bali has seen a shocking rise in the number of people behaving in seriously worrying ways over the last …