The Bali Tourism Industry Association has revealed that they are working on an ambitious series of projects that will use AI to help boost international interest in Balinese culture. In a partnership with the UID Campus in Denpasar, AI will be utilized to help bring Bali’s culture to wider audiences both on the island and …
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Tourism leaders in Bali are calling on the provincial and central governments to assess how building and development permits are granted to tourism businesses on the island. The calls come as many Bali lovers feel that the current rate of tourism infrastructural development in Bali is unsustainable and on a fast track to disaster. Leaders …
Tourism officials in Bali have confirmed that from now on Tourism Task Force Officers will be conducting spot checks on tourists twice monthly at top attractions. The spot checks will require tourists to show proof that they have paid their Tourism Tax Levy and present their QR-code for scanning. The news comes as the high …
Top tourism officials in Bali have issued statements saying that the belief that the island is a tourism destination that permits total freedom must end. While Bali has long been associated as a travel hotspot where foreigners can let loose, those days are numbered, and leaders feel a new era of culturally respectful and sustainable …
The Acting Governor of Bali, Sang Made Mahendra Jaya, has issued new statements regarding the Bali Tourism Tax. The initiative was introduced on the 14th of February, and funds are set to be spent on nurturing nature, preserving culture, and living up to tourism infrastructure. Acting Governor Jaya has spoken to reporters once again about …
The way in which Bali’s tourism management sector is operated could be about to change. As leaders put their heads together to find better ways to create more culturally respectful and sustainable tourism and curb rampant tourism development on the island, some big ideas have been brought to the table. This week saw major tourism …
Police in Bali are launching an investigation into a British man who hijacked a large truck in the Kerobokan area of Badung Regency and drove to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. He drove through the barriers at the Bali Mandara Toll Road and stopped just at the entrance to the international departures terminal. The …
As business development and interrelation investment in Bali boom, one small business owner in the tourism sector has spoken to reporters about the impact foreigners operating businesses illegally in the country have been having on his company. The comments come as business leaders and politicians in Bali continue to discuss whether or not the island …
The ICON Mall Bali is set to open its doors to the public this week in Sanur. The mall is set to become the biggest mall in Bali. The big launch of the new venue will see some other huge changes happening in Sanur, one of which is the way traffic flows in the area. …
On Friday, 16th May, the iconic limestone cliff at Pemutih Pecatu Beach crumbled on the beach and shoreline of the Bukit Peninsula after a construction landslide at the new Amali Luxury Residence, a project by the Mirah Development Group. While initial investigations found that there were no licensing issues at play, political leaders in Bali …
Construction is set to resume on one of Bali’s biggest infrastructure projects this month. Development teams have been given the go-ahead to recommence work on the long-awaited Gilimanuk-Medewi Toll Road, which will connect the heart of the island to the far west. In June 2024, further land acquisition processes will be allowed to be continued …
Young Balinese academics and entrepreneurs are calling on the authorities to do more to protect the islands cultural and natural heritage against rampant tourism development. The calls have been echoed by many tourism leader, political figures and Bali lovers who feel that they are watching the island’s fragile cultural identity and ecosystems disappear before their …