An Australian woman, who arrived in Bali for a holiday, has come forward to warn fellow tourists about a weird new trend. After finding a mysterious item in her luggage shortly after arriving on the island, she took to social media to see if anyone else had ever experienced something similar. The couple shared their …
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The Central Statistics Agency for Bali Province (BPS) has revealed tourist arrival data for January 2023. Speaking on behalf of the agency, the Head of the Bali Province BPS told reporters of the five countries with the highest number of foreign visits to Bali. In total, Bali welcomed 331,912 international arrivals in January 2023. The …
Officials from Bali Airport have revealed travel data for the first month of the year, and the numbers look good for Bali’s tourism economy. 2023 will be the first full calendar year for tourism since the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns and travel restrictions. Tourism businesses and the government are all working towards …
Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has announced updates to its flight services from Australia to Bali. The long-awaited increased flight schedule comes as welcome news for many Australian travelers for whom Garuda Indonesia is the airline of choice. The increased flight schedule also includes more flights to Jakarta, offering even more flexibility and onward travel …
Bali Police have announced the successful arrest of an airport porter who was found to have stolen IDR 5 million (USD 332) of cash from a tourist’s luggage. The porter was found in possession of the cash at the time of his arrest. Police broke the news on Sunday, 5th February, after questioning the theft …
The low-cost airline Jeju Air has announced that it has signed off on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Angkasa Pura to develop new direct flight routes to Indonesia. PT Angkasa Pura is the state-owned enterprise responsible for many of Indonesia’s commercial airports. The news comes as officials in Bali share that more than …
Officials from the Ministry of Transportation have confirmed that teams at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar are beginning preparations to welcome the world’s largest commercial aircraft to the runway for the first time in June 2023. The Airbus 380 is the biggest commercial plane in the world and can hold 600 passengers …
The Head of the Bali Province Tourism Office (Dispar), Tjok Bagus Pemayun, has confirmed that thirteen airlines had submitted requests to schedule direct flights to Bali, including four from China. Speaking to the press on Monday, 30th January, Pemayun said he was unable to confirm the requested routes nor name the airlines, but that he …
The first direct flight from mainland China to Bali since the lockdown began arrived on Sunday, the 22nd of January, 2023. Lion Air facilitated the charter flight carrying 210 passengers from Shenzhen to Denpasar. Passengers and crew were personally welcomed to the Islands of the Gods by Bali’s Governor, Wayan Koster, the Deputy Governor of …
A freelance taxi driver was arrested in Bali on Sunday, 15th January, for stealing a tourist’s luggage. Putu Agus Sucipto, 40, was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Regional Police of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport after stealing the bags of Russian traveler Ekaterina Venglovskala, 40. The Russian tourist reported her luggage missing …
Officials in Bali have confirmed to reporters that the latest round of Covid-19 booster vaccinations for tourism workers is not connected to China reopening its borders. Officials from the Bali Tourism Office have told the media that the drive to give tourism workers their booster vaccine comes from an existing government mandate. The news comes …
Travelers heading to Bali to enjoy the Christmas and New Year holidays were left furious after Jetstar removed their luggage from their flight. In a strange set of circumstances, luggage on two flights heads to Denpasar, one from Perth and another from Melbourne, on the 28th December. The saga left hundreds of travelers without their …