Bali’s Governor Wayan Koster has announced that visitor numbers to the island are still on the rise despite recent policy changes. Speaking from the provincial capital, Governor Koster informed the press that the recent revocation of visa-free travel to Indonesia, a rise in rabies cases in the community, and the issuance of new behavioral buildings …

The international animal welfare organization World Animal Protection has released the findings of their latest investigation into the conditions at animal tourism facilities in Bali and Lombok. The findings are shocking and come with renewed guidelines for tourists wishing to have encounters with wildlife while traveling in Bali.  World Animal Protection has conducted an in-depth …

Tourists who are preparing to travel to Bali this peak season are being urged to take time to thoroughly check the condition of their passports before heading to the airport. The warning comes after yet another Bali-bound traveler was turned away by immigration officials over almost imperceptible damage to her passport.  British traveler Emma, known …

Travel data shows that tourists heading to Bali want to do more than relax at the beach. While hanging out in the Bali sunshine is a perfectly honorable way to spend a vacation, there are so many opportunities for tourists to really connect with the local culture and natural landscapes. One particular workshop is a …

The Deputy Head of Politics and Economics for the U.S. Consulate in Surabaya, Indonesia, has met with the Deputy Governor of Bali to discuss the new rules for tourists on the island. The Provincial Government’s announcement of the do’s and don’ts for tourists in Bali has hit the headlines over the last few weeks, and …

Tourists in Bali are being armed about a new scam on the island. While Bali is known to be a safe tourist destination, as the annual high season gets underway on the island, data suggests there is always a small spike in crime against tourists. This scam is affecting holidaymakers in the Seminyak area, though …

Leaders in Bali are working to raise awareness of the importance of healthy and sustainable lifestyles. Ibu Putri Suastini Koster, the wife of the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, is calling on the Balinese people to return to the traditional values of food and food production. This shift towards more organic food production on the …

New data shows that the number of tourists traveling from the main island of Bali to the outlying islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan is hitting record highs. Since the opening of the new facilities at Sanur Harbor, more and more tourists are making the trip to the paradise isles.  The Head …

A Bali-based not-for-profit organization has been conducting water quality testing on two of Bali’s most popular tourist beaches. The findings of the surveys have concluded that there is dangerous bacteria in the seawater at Seminyak’s Petitenget Beach and Canggu’s Batu Bolong Beach. The Bali-based not-for-profit, Yayasan Bali Bersih, which is a trusted pattern of the …

Bali’s Governor Koster has committed to solving the issue of traffic in Sanur. The beachside resort is one of the island’s most popular family-friendly vacation spots. Sanur is also undergoing a huge redevelopment to become a world-class medical tourism destination.  Speaking to the media this week. Governor Koster has annoyed that in 2024 a new …

As a small island province, Bali is vulnerable to natural disasters. Home to not one but two active volcanos and regularly disturbed by seismic activity, natural disaster management is of the utmost importance on the Island of the Gods. Speaking to reporters, the Executive Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), I made Rentin, …

Before the pandemic, most travelers heading to Indonesia would be able to enter the country for free for up to 30 days. When the country when into lockdown, the visa-free travel program was halted and remained on pause even when borders reopened in February 2022. Now the Department of Immigration has formally scrapped the visa-free …