The Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has committed to reducing the cost of domestic airfares in the country. This will have a huge impact on domestic tourists and their ability to explore their home nation, and it poses some incredible opportunities for adventurous Bali holidaymakers to explore more of what the …

Leaders in Indonesia are preparing to introduce new legislation that will ban the development of new hotels, resorts, villas, and some entertainment venues in Bali’s busiest tourism resorts for the next three to five years. Final drafts have yet to be made public, but leaders have issued new updates regarding when the moratorium will take …

Bali is hot on visa and passport violations. From blocking tourists from entering the province for microscopic passport damage to deporting tourists for overstaying or exploiting the grey areas of digital nomadism, the province’s zero-tolerance approach to visa abuse is being stepped up a notch.  The next target for immigration teams in Bali is the …

An elephant keeper at Bali Safari and Marine Park was killed by his elephant on Tuesday, 17th September. As police investigate the matter and staff and the mahout’s loved ones come to terms with the tragic loss, the incident raises questions over whether or not tourists should interact with wildlife as part of close encounter …

As the holy Balinese festival of Galungan kicks off across the island, leaders have given assurances to the local community that construction work on the Uluwatu Sea Wall project will not affect ceremonies at Pura Luhur Uluwatu or the surrounding villages. Galungan and Kuningan is a Balinese Hindu festival that celebrates the triumph of good …

Generally speaking, Bali is an exceptionally safe vacation destination. With street crime, pickpocketing, and scamming comparatively lower than many similarly popular travel destinations worldwide, it’s easy for tourists to feel safe and relaxed on the island. Safe and relaxed as it might be, that doesn’t mean tourists can completely let their guard down.  This week, …

Bali’s leaders are seriously considering the impact that tourism has had on the island’s culture, landscape, and economy. As legislators create the final draft of a new moratorium that will ban the development of new hotels, resorts, villas, and entertainment venues for up to two years, Bali is collectively assessing whether measuring the volume of …

The much anticipated and highly contentious glass elevator project at Nusa Penida’s Kelingking Beach continues to be developed. As teams work to construct a series of viewing platforms on the cliffside in addition to the elevator itself, more tourists are learning of the development and joining the growing number of concerned residents who feel the …

It has to be said that Bali’s food scene is one of the hottest in the world right now…certainly amongst the best in Asia. With food trends focusing on hyper-local ingredients, infusing Indonesian culinary flair with international flavor profiles, and, of course, utterly breathtaking interior design, food lovers could easily forget about the cultural and …

Demand for travel in Bali continues to rise as we head into the latter end of 2024. With Bali set to welcome a record number of international tourists in 2024, airlines are negotiating increased flight services with managers at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International. September has seen the return of direct flight service between Bali …

It has long been the mission of Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, to promote both East Java and lesser-visited regions in Bali. Now, the Tourism Minister’s commitment to promoting off-path destinations in the region has come to fruition, with a new package tour taking tourists from Banyuwangi in East Java through …

As Bali seeks to redistribute tourism away from the congested central south of the island, local leaders are coming forward to promote overlooked cultural gems in lesser-visited areas of the island. Karangasem Regency is home to some of Bali’s most significant cultural and geographical landmarks, and leaders invite tourists to discover all that ‘Mountain Country’ …