As the Bali vacation high season is just around the corner, thousands of Australian holidaymakers are preparing to pack their bags and jet off to the Island of the Gods. For Bali lovers returning to the island for the umpteenth time, the process of returning home to Oz is easy, but for first-time travelers to …
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A new international flight service between Australia and Bali will prove to be a game-changer for holidaymakers come the long school holidays in June. Australian tourists are consistently among the most frequent visitors to Bali, and increased connectivity will only serve to strengthen this special relationship. Batik Air will launch a new service between Bali’s …
Officials in Bali have been visited by the Australian Consulate General, Jo Stevens, to discuss the future of the Bali-Aussie relationship. It looks like 2024 is going to be another strong year for the special relationship. During a visit to Denpasar Jo Stevens, the Australian Consul General in Bali revealed that 1.3 million Australian citizens …
Australian tourists are now spoiled for choice when it comes to planning their trips to Bali. Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda Airlines, is increasing its weekly flight services to the Island of the Gods and the capital city, Jakarta, from cities across Australia. For decades, Bali’s most frequent international holidaymakers have hailed from Australia. Since the …
Two of Australia’s top airlines are in a fierce battle to win more flights to Bali. As Virgin Australia and Jetstar compete to win extra flight capacity on the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International schedule, industry unions are weighing in with their support. In 2024, Bali aims to welcome 7 million international arrivals. For decades, …
For decades, Bali has been the destination of choice for Australian holidaymakers. With sun, sand, sea, and short flight time, it’s easy to see why Bali has become a home away from home for so many Aussie travelers. It remains the case even today that the most frequent international arrivals into I Gusti Ngurah Rai …
Police in Bali are searching for two men in connection with a robbery on a villa in Umalas on Saturday 25th November. CCTV footage shows a stocky man raiding the private vacation villa as his accomplice waited on a motorcycle while the two Australian guests were out on a day trip. The incident has been …
The Mayor of Denpasar, I Gusti Ngurah Jaya Negara, has met with the Australian Consulate General for Bali, NTB, and NTT, Jo Stevens. The pair have discussed the revival of tourism in Denpasar following the pandemic and have enthusiastically agreed on increased cooperation. Speaking to reporters from his offices in Denpasar on Tuesday 14th November, …
New travel data reveals the top international visitors to Bali for the month of May. The Central Statistics Agency released in-depth travel data every month, with a one-month lag. The figures from May 2023 make for interesting reading. The Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) for Bali Province, Endang Retno Sri Subiyandani, has released …
Tourists planning their trip to Bali are being urged to check the condition of their passports after one traveler received a huge fine, a long day out at Immigration, and ultimately deportation. One Australian traveler has spoken to the media about his ordeal at Bali Immigration after officials found an easy-to-miss issue with his passport. …
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 …
Travel disaster has struck hundreds of holidaymakers heading to Bali from Melbourne. On 28th December, a Jetstar plane carrying passengers from Australia to the holiday resort island had to turn back 4.5 hours into the flight after the crew was informed that they did not have permission to land in Bali. The news was made …