In Bali there is a 5-star hotel in Bali to suit every traveler’s style. Raffles Bali, in Jimbaran Bay, has been named amongst the best luxury hotels in 2024, continuing to welcome travelers from all around the world for a touch of class and sophistication on the shores of Badung Regency.  Speaking to reporters, the …

Developers, tourism business owners, local residents, and frequent visitors to Bali are all waiting to hear final updates on new legislation that will see a ban on the development of new hotels, resorts, and entertainment venues in some areas of Bali for up to two years. As the legislation is due to be announced by …

A 20-year-old American tourist has publicly apologized after being caught stealing from four businesses in the popular Bali resort of Canggu. The young man in question was caught on CCTV failing to pay for services across the resort and was caught by an expat following footage of his actions going viral online.  Sadly, incidents of …

The Indonesian Islands of Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air, off the coast of Lombok, have long been popular with young backpackers and island-hopping holidaymakers. The Gili Islands, part of West Nusa Tenggara Province, are visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists from Bali every year. However, as the tiny islands receive an increasing …

The Indonesian Government has been praised for developing new fast-boat connections between ports in West Bali, North Bali, and East Java’s Banyuwangi. The new routes are set to change the way in which domestic tourists from Java explore the province and the way in which international tourists explore the Bali and East Java region as …

Tourists in Bali have been issued with warnings from police over a common but costly mistake. As more and more tourists explore the island, police are finding an increasing number of visitors making dangerous mistakes and even breaking the law while driving mopeds and motorbikes. Contrary to scenes on many roads in Bali, it is …

Part of the role of Indonesia’s Tourism Board, Wonderful Indonesia, is to inform and direct tourists from around the world and around the country to the nation’s best travel destinations. Whether these are on the path or so wildly off the path you can’t even rely on a map, the role of a tourism board …

Bali’s Benoa Harbor is being transformed into a luxury marina as the resort area embarks on a new journey as a luxury tourism destination. Benoa is one of Bali’s most loved and affordable resort destinations. The new luxury marina, built as part of the Bali Maritime Tourism Hub, will greatly improve travel infrastructure in South …

The Denpasar Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BBMKG) has confirmed that Bali will experience the ‘day without shadows’ across a range of locations between 13th and 15th October 2024. This phenomenon occurs when the sun is directly above the island of Bali, which means that no shadows are formed from upright objects. In a press …

The Indonesian Ministry for Tourism and Creative Economies has announced that it will be launching a new centralized digital tourism information center on the 14th of October, 2024. The platform, known as the Digital Nusantara Tourist Information Center, will help tourists access all the information they need about traveling throughout the country, including Bali Province, …

Most Bali lovers have heard of the Nyepi Festival, Bali’s sacred day of silence. But far fewer have heard of Nyepi Laut, the silent day of the ocean. With Nyepi Laut coming up on the 18th of October, tourists planning on traveling between Bali, Nusa Penida, Nusa Ceningan, and Nusa Lembongan will have to double-check …

The Uluwatu Sea Wall Project is one of the most contentious development initiatives in Bali right now. Three-quarters of a huge section of the Uluwatu cliffside, close to Uluwatu Temple, has been excavated to make way for what the public initially understood to be cliff stabilization work. As construction work progressed, it became clear that …