With no tourists and no income due to the pandemic, struggling hotel owners in Bali are being forced to sell their properties at almost half of regular market prices. Given the collapse of the market, some investors may have to experience a big loss. For investors with a long view, it’s a chance to grab …
Tourism
Popular tourist beaches in Bali are officially reopening according to the Badung Regency Government. Head of the Badung Tourism Office I Made Badra confirmed on Monday that restrictions will be loosening in the coming days and that beaches in Badung will be open to the general public. “After Melasti Beach, in Ungasan Village which has …
Australian media outlet, The Sydney Morning Herald says Indonesia, including Bali is the next Covid-19 hotspot and that the government response to the pandemic has been ‘dreadful’. The report blasted the Indonesia government saying ” the Indonesian government’s coronavirus response has been dreadful’ due to low testing rates and information that was withheld by authorities. …
Tourists who visit Bali will be required to prove they do not have Covid-19 by bringing a negative test when the island reopens for tourism. The Provincial Bali Government is planning on reopening tourism in three stages. Starting on July 9th, Bali will reopen to local tourism only open to those who live on the …
Police in Kuta apprehended a foreigner for allegedly stealing gold at a local jewelry store, shortly after he was surrounded and beatean by local residents. “We apprehended a foreign man who is suspected of stealing gold jewelry,” Bagus Nagara Baranacita, who heads Kuta Police’s Crime Investigation Unit, said. 36-year-old Marcus Dorian Price from the United …
According to the Governors plan to reopen tourism to Bali locals on July 9th, beaches and tourist attractions will be able to begin accepting visitors. At a press conference in Ubud yesterday, Bali Governor detailed a plan to reopen tourism to Bali locals on July 9th, national tourists in August and International tourists in September. …
The Regent of Gianyar, I Made Mahayastra is awaiting approval to open attractions including Ubud’s Monkey Forest on July 9th if the Bali Governor gives the go ahead. Mahayastra confirmed to Tribune Bali that he was planning on reopening to domestic tourism on July 9th, 2020 if he received approval from the Bali Governor. Mahayastra …
Australians hoping for a Bali holiday had their hopes dashed, with the Tourism Minister saying the Australia’s border is likely to stay closed until next year. Simon Birmingham said the decision to close the border was one of the main reasons for Australia’s success in fighting COVID-19 and it would not be lifted for general …
The Bali Pronvincial Tourism Office has started inspecting hotels and tourist attractions across the island in preparation for when Bali reopens for tourism. The inspections are being carried out to ensure that the health protocols for the new normal are ready and that staff are properly trained to help prevent the spread of Covid-19. “I …
Badung police handed out masks to tourists at Batu Bolong beach in Canggu on Sunday (06/14/2020), instead of enforcing the closure implemented by the Bali Governor. On June 2, 2020, Governor Wayan Koster reclosed Bali beaches after local Badung officials began allowing foreigners to surf and use the beach. It appears once again that Badung …
The Australian government has quashed the hopes of a travel corridor with Bali anytime soon, as Aussies were banned from leaving the country for another 3 months. Australians will be banned from leaving the country until at least the middle of September as the Covid-19 travel ban was quietly extended. Australian citizens were controversially forbidden …
The Bali Governor has taken a hard line saying that he will not listen to the complaints of his people who want tourism reopened. “We will not be provoked by pokes so we quickly open tourism,” Wayan Koster said during a government session on Monday. “I am not in the position to follow the complaints …