An Australian tourist has been left hospitalized after a violent attack in Kuta late last week. The victim, who is on vacation in Bali from his home in Perth, Western Australia, is reportedly attacked during a night out. Lachie Hunt was taken to Bali’s BIMC Hospital to receive treatment for his catastrophic injuries. Hunt has …
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Business owners in the northern Bali resort village of Lovina have reported rising demand for dolphin-watching tours. Marine tourism business owners in Lovina were badly affected by the loss of tourism bought about by the pandemic. But as Bali approaches the year anniversary since international borders reopened, dolphins watching tour guides in Lovina finally feel …
A Russian tourist in Bali’s cultural capital of Ubud has died after crashing a moped into a ravine. The 24-year-old woman had been a passenger on the moped while she and her companion were driving from central Ubud towards Parq Ubud, a newly opened social club, on Saturday, 14th January. Her companion, also from Russia, …
Indonesia’s newly appointed Director General of Immigration has conducted a site visit to Bali’s Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, and he was delighted with what he found. Director General Silmy Karim has only been on the job a little over a week and is conducting visits to immigration offices across Indonesia. He has publicly conveyed the …
Bali’s next biggest tourism destination, Bangli, has been allocated IDR 8 billion by the Ministry for Tourism and Creative Economies in 2023. The budget must be spent on improving the regency’s physical assets. Tourism leaders in Bangli missed out on funding in 2022 as the area was not considered a priority. However, following growing interest …
An Australian woman on holiday in Bali has issued a stark warning to fellow travelers after arriving at her rental villa. Deb Daber took to social media on Friday, 13th January, to advise travelers not to book the same villa she had after arriving to find it in a state of disrepair. According to Daber, …
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has praised the Indonesian government for making leading tourist attractions accessible for Mandarin speakers. The compliments come as Bali prepares to welcome the first arrivals from mainland China since borders opened on the 8th of January. Though there are no direct flights from mainland China to Denpasar, Ministers are hopeful that …
Tourism businesses in Bali have been reminded once again to respect and care for domestic tourists. As data continues to be collected on the impact of travel and tourism on Bali’s economy in 2023, it is increasingly clear that domestic tourism will always remain essential to the island’s revenue. In mid-2022, tourism businesses were warned …
Community leaders in Bali have deployed a Rabies Alert Team to round up stray and community-owned dogs in Legian amid a rabies outbreak. While rabies has remained in transmission in Bali for decades, there has recently been a rise in positive cases. This has caused concern for communities, tourists, and dog lovers around Bali. Now, …
The Indonesian Ombudsman has opened up the National Public Service Complaint Management System, also known as the People’s Online Aspirations and Complaints Service (LAPOR), to tourists and foreigners. The system has been in place for Indonesian citizens for a long time, but now the service is more easily accessible for tourists to formally submit their …
Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies Sandiaga Uno, has told the media during his press conference his plans to recession-proof Bali. He shared with reporters how he and his teams are adjusting their strategy for 2023 in light of global economic change. He suggested that with the threat of a worldwide recession, Indonesia must …
The Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency for Bali has issued fresh weather warnings for the coming days. The news forecasted heavy rains, strong winds, and storms across Bali comes as Search and Rescue teams have announced they have extended their search and rescue mission to find two tourists who were swept out to …