Construction is set to resume on one of Bali’s biggest infrastructure projects this month. Development teams have been given the go-ahead to recommence work on the long-awaited Gilimanuk-Medewi Toll Road, which will connect the heart of the island to the far west. In June 2024, further land acquisition processes will be allowed to be continued …
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Young Balinese academics and entrepreneurs are calling on the authorities to do more to protect the islands cultural and natural heritage against rampant tourism development. The calls have been echoed by many tourism leader, political figures and Bali lovers who feel that they are watching the island’s fragile cultural identity and ecosystems disappear before their …
Following a high-profile drug bust, more viral videos of tourists misbehaving, and the resort of Canggu being renamed on GoogleMaps as “New Moscow,” the Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, refutes comments that Bali has been colonized. In a press conference held on Monday, 27th May, Minister Uno issued statements regarding the …
As officials urge investigations into spatial planning and tourism development in Bali, two major brands have announced their new spots on the island. The hotel group Anantara has announced a new partnership to establish a resort in Seseh. In Canggu, Hugo BOSS has orchestrated a villa takeover as part of their Spring/Summer Collection 2024 launch. …
As stakeholders continue to hold high hopes that the North Bali Airpot will be given a final and irreversible go-ahead from the authorities, the project plans are worth revisiting. The project site will see not only the creation of North Bali Airport itself but also an aerocity, what is being described as an aerotropolis, a …
Aside from flying taxis and tourism visitor quotas, the North Bali Airport has been one of the most contentious ideas in Bali for the last decade. While the project has been shelved and then put back on the table and shelved again, supporters of the development are hopeful that the new incoming president will give …
Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies has been speaking to the media about novel ways to raise funds to help boost the country’s tourism economy. Minister Sandiaga Uno wants to see the newly introduced Golden Visa used to encourage more investment from wealthy family offices. Speaking to the press at the World Water Forum …
Top officials in Bali are calling for the province to be granted special autonomous zone status for tourism so that leaders can manage the island differently. Leaders want to have greater political and administrative authority to manage the island in a way that is environmentally sustainable, economically prosperous, and beneficial to local people. The start …
A top tourism expert and economic advisor has spoken out about the need to radically change the way in which tourism in Bali is managed at an island wide, provincial level. Viraguna Bagus Oka has spoken to reporters about his vision for a management system that would ensure spatial planning, business development, and social development …
Local political leaders in Bali’s Badung Regency have met to discuss the opportunity to develop tourism villages in the Canggu area of the regency. Canggu has undergone a rapid tourism boom in the last seven years, and local leaders want to preserve the culture and heritage landscapes. The ex-Governor of Bali, Made Mangku Pastika, proposed …
Bali will soon be home to a fleet of hydrogen airplanes that will be used to help ‘boost’ tourism in the province. In a new partnership between Sirius Aviation AG and the PARQ Development Group based in Ubud, the mission from ground control is to bring sustainable travel to the airways. PARQ Development’s current work …
Bali’s Tourism Tax has been in effect for nearly two weeks. The new sustainable tourism initiative is set to help preserve and protect the island’s culture and the natural landscape. It is also supposed to fund real, impactful changes for tourists. During a meeting held by tourism officials in Denpasar on Friday evening, local politician …