The team in charge of one of Bali’s most popular beaches has confirmed major updates to the way in which they will be running things moving forward. Pandawa Beach, best known for its sheer limestone cliffs and vast expanses of white sand, has seen a huge spike in popularity in the last 18 months, resulting …
As the Africa-Indonesia Forum 2024 comes to a close in Bali, leaders are looking forward to how new lessons can be integrated across the board. From agriculture to trade, from industry to tourism, plenty of innovation and ideas have been shared. One big focus point for the Bali tourism sector is the amount that can …
A new direct Moscow-Bali flight service is set to launch on 17th September. Since borders reopened after pandemic lockdowns, there have been no direct flight services from Russia to Bali. All that is about to change with Russian airline Aeroflot set to launch a new service this month. Rumors circulating online have been substantiated by …
Bali’s leading search and rescue crews have issued stern warnings to tourists and travelers on the island. Due to an increasing number of call-outs to search and rescue teams, officers are reminding tourists that climbing Bali’s mountains and volcanos, which are intense and often technical, requires both the right equipment and an experienced, licensed guide. …
The Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has confirmed that plans are underway to construct a new toll road on the island. The plan is to connect the busy tourism resorts of South Bali to the northern regions of the island. He says the Central Government has given its blessing for the …
Local communities and tourists in Bali are raising serious concerns about the construction and preservation work underway on the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Regency government leaders have committed to ensuring vital perseveration work is completed on cracks that have appeared in the cliff beneath Uluwatu Temple, but as work gets underway, Bali lovers are …
Bali’s Bukit Peninsula is a hive of activity for tourists. Home to some of the most rapidly growing resorts on the island, the Bukit Peninsula is a fantastically diverse and exciting travel destination. From the local fish markets of Jimbaran to the 5-star resorts of Nusa Dua, via the world-class surf breaks of Uluwatu, there …
Indonesia will be revisiting plans to scrap the costly visa-on-arrival policy for tourists. Before the pandemic, Bali’s most frequent international arrivals, including tourists from Australia, were granted visa-free travel for up to 30 days. As it stands, tourists from 97 nations must pay for the visa on arrival or apply for the e-visa on arrival …
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has announced plans to create new policies that will help curb rampant tourism development across Bali. Minister Uno has long been a proponent of sustainable tourism across the county, and new policies will specifically focus on the conversion of productive agricultural land to tourism development. Minister …
New data confirms that Bali will see its busiest year on record in 2024. With international tourism arrivals already surpassing that of all 2019 by mid-2024, the Island of the Gods is receiving a huge surge in the number of holidaymakers, digital nomads, ex-pats, and international investors arriving in the province. Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency …
A Bali tourist has shared an urgent warning to fellow travelers to be extra cautious when driving in Bali. While driving in Bali as a tourist has proven to be an all too dangerous endeavor for many, traveler Angel Willows has shared her unexpected ordeal as a warning to tourists to be safe rather than …
Health officials in Bali have been responding to a high number of rabies cases on the island for the past year. Bali has confirmed that four people have died while testing positive for rabies following dog bites. The number of rabies-transmitting animal bites in Bali is high, but leaders say it is still under control. …