A 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted Bali resort island early Thursday, but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake was at a depth of 10km, EMSC said, adding that there was no direct damage and no tsunami was expected. Indonesia, which sits on the seismically active Pacific‘Ring of Fire’, often …

URGENT UPDATE: Australia issued its highest travel warning on Wednesday, advising citizens not to travel overseas to any country.  Australians in Bali and travelling overseas have been told to come home by the federal government as countries lock down their borders and airlines slash flights around the world. The Department of Foreign Affairs escalated its travel …

The coronavirus outbreak has put a dent in Indonesia’s tourism, as some 10 thousand Chinese tourists chose to cancel their plans to visit Bali, one of the world’s most famous resort islands. Chairperson of the Indonesian Travel Agent Association (Astindo) Elly Hutabarat confirmed here on Thursday that the corona virus outbreak had a significant impact …

A foreign national was quarantined after passing though a thermal scanner at Ngurah Rai Airport on Friday because his detected body temperature was above 38 ° Celsius.  The foreigner is being treated at Sanglah Hospital which has been set up to deal with infectious diseases like the Coronavirus. Results from the tests have not been …

With Indonesia suspending visas to Chinese citizens in the wake of the outbreak of the deadly novel coronavirus, the country risks missing its target to lure a record number of tourists this year. Foreign tourist arrivals into Indonesia climbed 2% to 16.1 million last year, the country’s statistics bureau said Monday. Chinese visitors at 2.1 …

Indonesian immigration has so far rejected 77 foreigners from entering Indonesia via Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport amid the international outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus.  “As of 10pm [on Sunday], the number of foreigners rejected from entering Indonesia via Bali is at 77, but we are unable to provide details on each of their nationalities,” …

The coronavirus has dropped hotel occupancy by 60-80% in the tourist hotspots of Kuta, Legian and Nusa Dua. Chinese tourists make up a large majority of the tourists in these areas. After the government temporarily halted flights from China, Deputy Governor of Bali, Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardana Sukawati explained that the hospitality business in Bali …

The Hills: New Beginnings star Brody Jenner and his ex ‘wife’ Kaitlynn Carter fueled rumors they’d rekindled their romance by flying back to Los Angeles together from Indonesia‘s Taoyuan International Airport on Monday. The bisexual 31-year-old Insta-storied a video of herself and the 36-year-old reality star wearing masks and she jokingly wondered if they’d ‘survive’ the Coronavirus and ‘make it …

An official from the Australian state of Western Australia has called on citizens to “stop going to Bali,” as part of an effort to replace the state’s loss of international holidaymakers following the China travel ban due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. “Right now, the easiest thing we can do, the biggest thing we can …

I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali has implemented inspection of passengers and crew on domestic arrivals and transits using a thermal gun to check for possible passengers that could be carrying the Coronavirus. The domestic terminal temperature checks started March 10, 2020. The new bio-secruity was announced by the Head of Ngurah Rai Airport …

The Bali resort island, one of he top tourist centres in Indonesia and big attraction for world travellers, will soon levy a green tax on tourists to support the sustainable tourism industry, a tourism board official said on Tuesday (March 10). Head of the Bali Tourism Board IB Agung Partha Adnyana said the tax will …

Flight bans to and from China by the Indonesian Government starting February 5, 2020, have caused the number of Chinese tourists arriving to Bali to drop drastically. According to Bali Provincial Law and Human Rights Ministry data, Chinese tourist arrivals during February only reached 4,314. The decrease was also followed by lackluster tourist arrivals from …