A new water taxi service has launched in the popular Bali beach resort of Benoa. The service will be known as the Bali Marine Water Taxi and will help connect tourists with Tanjung Benoa, Serangan, and Pedungan. This is just one of many sea taxi routes that Bali wants to develop in the coming months. …
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Slowly but surely, over the last few years, Bali has been low-key establishing itself as a world-class cruise tourism destination. With heavy investment in Benoa Harbour and infrastructural developments meaning the dock can now accommodate even bigger cruise liners, over the weekend, Bali hit a huge new milestone. On Friday 21st February Benoa Harbour welcomes …
In January 2025 Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport served over 2 million passengers. With the island already on track to see a record-breaking number of visitors in the year ahead, tourists are asking whether it’s possible to avoid the crowds, and how Bali Airport might contend with an ever-increasing number of passengers. Bali’s …
Bali’s tourism leaders are taking a firm stance against the disrespectful and criminal behavior of a small but significant minority of tourists on the island. The Head of the Bali Tourism Office, Tjok Bagus Pemayun, has spoken to reporters to share his plans to install new billboards announcing to tourists the rules they must follow …
Immigration Indonesia has just released a series of new hints and tips to help foreigners ensure that their visa applications do not get denied due to avoidable mistakes. As Indonesia has moved its visa application process online, it is easier than ever for foreigners to make their own applications without the assistance of a visa …
Tourists traveling to Bali’s Nusa Penida are being reminded that the entry fee to the island is non-negotiable. The conversation is hitting headlines after two tourists were recorded kicking up a fuss, arguing with tourism officials, and refusing to pay the fee earlier this week. The Head of the Klungkung Tourism Office, Ni Made Sulistiawati, …
Tourists who have traveled to Bali over the last few years have spoken to an online community group about their experiences with the Bali Immigration Office. The as-yet formally investigated and anonymously reported messages feature serious accusations that suggest that corruption and extortion are commonplace within the Bali Immigration Office at I Gusti Ngurah Rai …
Over four million tourists traveling through Bali Airport have used the newly installed autogates over the last few months. The autogates became fully operational in October 2024, and the technology makes it possible for tourists to complete immigration arrival checks in a matter of seconds. The Directorate General of Immigration for Indonesia is on a …
A landslide has struck one of Bali’s most iconic coastal landmarks. In the early hours of Monday, 6th January, a landslide saw the Barak Cliffs at Pandawa Beach crumble into the road below. The Barak Cliffs are a popular photo spot for tourists as the narrow road is flanked by sheer white limestone cliffs. A …
Leading tourism researchers in Bali have been crunching all of the data that 2024 has had to offer. Academics from the Unud Tourism Excellence Center have been surveying and analyzing tourism trends and traveler habits over the last 12 months, and the result makes for some seriously interesting reading. International tourists visiting Bali’s Denpasar Regency, …
The Indonesian Immigration Department has just announced an adjustment of its visa prices; some permits have been reduced, and others increased. Ranging from the 30-day tourist visa on arrival to the permanent stay permit for an unlimited period, the new payment system puts the visa costs at an incrementally increasing rate based on the length …
Bali Immigration has issued updates on the latest round of deportations and investigations it has undertaken on foreigners in the province. Bali continues to crack down on tourists and expats breaking the law to any degree as part of a nationwide immigration offensive called Operation Jagratara. A 31-year-old Moroccan citizen was deported from Bali on …