Music lovers heading to Bali have numerous opportunities to connect with both the Indonesian and international music scenes during a visit to the island. From nightly cultural dance performances to superstar international DJs playing at world-class beach clubs, Bali is a haven for music lovers. From top beach clubs to laid-back beachfront sets played by …
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Bali’s Ubud is preparing to welcome a new luxury hotel to the area. IHG Hotels and Resorts has revealed this month plans to develop the company’s first property in Bali, and the doors are set to open in 2026. IHG Hotels and Resorts is the company behind the luxury hotel brand Kimpton. The company is …
The Badung Regency Government has confirmed that it is in the final stages of planning for a new fast boat service that will connect tourists directly from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport to Canggu. This is just one of a series of new water taxi services that will come into operation in the next …
The Badung Regency Government has announced that it will be increasing the entry fees for both domestic and international tourists at some of the region’s most popular attractions. The news comes as the regency government is seeking to generate more income to fund significant infrastructure projects. The Badung Regency Regional Representative Council (DPRD) and Regional …
The Indonesian Government has announced that it will be focusing on developing more regenerative tourism in the region. With the country’s flagship travel destination, Bali, grappling with the risks of overtourism and the impacts of mass tourism in concentrated areas, many feel a shift to regenerative tourism cannot come a moment too soon. Speaking at …
Jaitluwih Rice Terraces is one of Bali’s most important cultural landscapes and has quickly become one of the island’s leading tourist attractions. As is the case with so many tourist attractions that are first and foremost designed for local use, parking at the terraces has become something of a nightmare, but all that is about …
If you haven’t heard of Padel, where have you been? Have you not heard of the fastest-growing sport in the world?! Padel has taken the world and Bali by storm, and now leaders want to make sure that these new businesses on the block are making a fair contribution to the island. The Head of …
Tourists traveling to Bali, and Indonesia more broadly, are being reminded of the country’s incredibly strict drug laws. Indonesia has one of the world’s strictest drug policies, where the worst offences carry the death penalty. The Indonesian government and law enforcement agencies are reminding tourists, digital nomads, business travellers, and expats that the country’s zero …
As heavy machinery is brought into Bali’s Bingin Beach to demolish more than 45 buildings in the area, leaders have confirmed that they now have their sights on Balangan Beach. The highly contentious demolitions at Bingin Beach come after a government investigation found that buildings were violating spatial planning laws and encroaching on state-owned land. …
Bali is launching a series of new water taxi services that will radically change the way tourists travel around the island. As fast boat services connect tourists with outlying islands like Nusa Penida and Nusa Lembongan, now, ocean taxi services are connecting top tourism resorts around the island. A new ocean taxi service looks set …
Six of Bali’s top leaders have come together and agreed to stop encouraging or granting permits for new hotels and restaurants on productive land starting in 2026. The landmark agreement comes after plans to ban tourism development were proposed but subsequently scrapped in late 2024. Speaking to the media on Monday, July 28th, Bali Governor …
Leaders in Bali are preparing for a surge in tourist arrivals over the next week, as travellers consider re-routing their vacations to the region. As border conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia escalate, some tourists are working to reschedule their plans. Speaking to reporters, I Gusti Agung Ngurah Rai Suryawijaya, the Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian …