Getting ready to go on vacation to Bali can be both super fun and super stressful. Sadly, for one recent traveler, things got pretty stressful pretty quickly. Married At First Sight contestant Evelyn Ellis was recently denied boarding her flight from Australia to Bali after officials found a small tear in her passport. To make …
Tourism
Bali may be waiting on a moratorium to ban new tourism developments on the island, but that is not stopping some projects from getting the seal of approval right at the last moment. Nusa Dua is home to Bali’s highest concentration of five-star hotels and resorts, and it is about to get even bigger. The …
Bali’s best beaches are often those that are overlooked. As Uluwatu and the surrounding areas of the Bukit Peninsula become increasingly popular, there is one beach in particular that is sparking wanderlust in tourists from around the wold. Melasti Beach, also known as Bali’s southernmost beach, is seeing a rising amount of interest from travelers …
Bali’s beach clubs are some of the most popular entertainment venues on the island. For many tourists, visiting one of Bali’s world-famous beach clubs is the highlight of a vacation, but for some local communities, ex-pats, and even returning tourists to Bali, some of the entertainment on offer at Bali’s beach clubs is at odds …
Police in Bali are conducting increased traffic patrol operations as a result of what they are calling a ‘rampant’ rise in the number of violations on the island’s roads. Police are concerned that a huge amount of these violations are being carried out by tourists, and they want to see Bali’s roads safe for everyone. …
As Indonesia embraces its new government, newly appointed ministers are already getting to work outlining their plans for the next term. The newly appointed Minister for Tourism, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, has been speaking to the press to hear about her plans to elevate travel and tourism in Indonesia to the next level. Sworn in as …
Construction workers, community members, and tourists have come together to help tackle coastal erosion on Bali’s iconic Kuta Beach. Following huge tidal swells over the last week, Bali’s Kuta Beach was once again badly impacted by high waves and tidal flooding. Coastal erosion on Kuta Beach has been an issue for decades. As the tide …
While many businesses in Bali respect local culture and go out of their way to preserve and elevate Balinese cultural values and protect the land, rapid tourism development is leading to what many local stakeholders are calling exploitative and culturally disrespectful behavior. As Bali continues to depend on tourism for a massive proportion of its …
As the new Indonesian government was sworn in this weekend, Sandiaga Uno, the current Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, was in Bali giving his final speeches and departing sentiments as he began to move on from his role. Speaking at the Sanur Village Festival, he delivered his hopes for the future of tourism in …
Immigration teams deployed as part of Operation Jagratara, a crackdown on foreigners abusing the visa system in Bali, have continued to find violations this week. Four more foreigners have been rounded up as part of the targeted immigration mission and have even been found to have been overstaying their visas by months on end. Speaking …
As wildfires spread across Bali’s sacred Mount Agung, tourists are being reminded not to attempt to hike the island’s higher peak. Not only are the wildfires scorching along the volcano’s safest hiking routes, but the landscape will be closed to the public on November 30th for a series of ceremonies. Tourists are being urged to …
The 18th of October may have marked Nyepi Laut in Bali, the silent day of the seas, but the ocean waters surrounding Bali Province over the last few days have been anything but calm. As the full supermoon rises high above the islands, tidal swells and high waves have been present across the region. Nyepi …