A Canadian man has been found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his hotel room in Canggu, Bali. The body of 45-year-old Scott Girard was discovered on Wednesday Sept 30th 2020 at 9:00 am by hotel staff. Head of Badung Public Relations, Iptu Oka Bawa has confirmed the incident to The Bali Sun. “The victim …
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The head of the Travel Agents Association is urging the Indonesian government to reopen the borders to countries with low cases of COVID-19. Head of Indonesian Travel Agent Association (Astindo), Elly Hutabarat proposed the reopening during a webinar featuring the group Indonesian Women in Reviving Indonesia’s Tourism on Sunday Sept 27th 2020. Elly stated that …
A tourist from Bangladesh spent almost two months in jail for not having a passport or a stay permit to be in Bali. A 33-year-old, Bangladesh national, Anwar Hossain has been released from the prison and is getting deported after the judge sentenced him with an IDR 5 million ($337 US) fine. Hossain was apprehended …
4400 Social Media users will be invited to Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic for a trip to promote safe tourism on the island. The social media users will promote Cleanliness, Health, Safety and Environment (CHSE) based tourism while in Bali in the new campaign. Head of the Bali Tourism Agency I Putu Astawa has said …
A Russian tourist is being deported after he was found wandering around in a locals home and police discovered he had overstayed his visa for over a year and a half. Russian national, Nevskii Anton was in a daze when he was found inside a local’s house in Denpasar. The Head of Denpasar Public Civil …
Two 16 year old foreigners and two locals have been sent to hospital after a multiple motorbike accident in Bali. The accident happened at the intersection between Jalan WR. Supratman and Jalan Kecubung, Denpasar on Sunday Sept 20th 2020 at 13.00 (LT). Three motorbikes were involved, with two Bali locals on one scooter and 2 …
Local security guards in Sanur are upset over tourist not properly wearing masks in the area that is currently experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19. The Traditional Security Guards or (Pecalang) in Sanur Beach are trying to help control the spread of COVID-19 as the area is considered a “red zone” with a high infection rate. …
A 22-year-old woman from the Ukraine was injured in a violent purse snatching in North Kuta. “A Woman from Ukraine had her bag snatched while riding a motorbike alone on her way back to the villa in Kerobokan on Thursday night 22.30 (LT) Sept 17th 2020 In North Kuta”, said North Kuta Head of Criminal …
The island may be going through a spike in COVID-19 but the Bali Provincial Government is still investing in Influencers to promote tourism. The Badung Tourism Board has said they will keep promoting tourism because COVID-19 won’t last forever and they want Bali to be travelers first destination in mind when the pandemic is over. …
The Bali Governor has said that he wants to close all tourist attractions again after a surge of COVID-19 cases on the island. “We’ve been observing over the last few weeks that the local transmission is spiking and the mortality rate from Covid-19 is increasing. I’m considering closing all tourist attractions like I did previously,” …
Tripadvisor has announced that Bali has won the Top Traveler’s Choice Destination In Asia and is ranked number 4 in the world. Tripadvisor made the announcement after comparing the reviews from the 25 most rated tourists destination in 2019. Tripadvisor Brand Ambassador Vice President, Neela Pal said that the list was compiled to help travelers …
13 million tourism workers are unemployed in Indonesia due to the pandemic according to Chief of Presidential Staff, Moeldoko. The number is officially the largest in history surpassing and crisis Indonesia has faced in the past. Hotels, villas, cafes, restaurant are suffering across the country and have shut down since they don’t have enough clients …