The team in charge of one of Bali’s most popular beaches has confirmed major updates to the way in which they will be running things moving forward. Pandawa Beach, best known for its sheer limestone cliffs and vast expanses of white sand, has seen a huge spike in popularity in the last 18 months, resulting …
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As the Africa-Indonesia Forum 2024 comes to a close in Bali, leaders are looking forward to how new lessons can be integrated across the board. From agriculture to trade, from industry to tourism, plenty of innovation and ideas have been shared. One big focus point for the Bali tourism sector is the amount that can …
Bali’s leading search and rescue crews have issued stern warnings to tourists and travelers on the island. Due to an increasing number of call-outs to search and rescue teams, officers are reminding tourists that climbing Bali’s mountains and volcanos, which are intense and often technical, requires both the right equipment and an experienced, licensed guide. …
The Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has confirmed that plans are underway to construct a new toll road on the island. The plan is to connect the busy tourism resorts of South Bali to the northern regions of the island. He says the Central Government has given its blessing for the …
Local communities and tourists in Bali are raising serious concerns about the construction and preservation work underway on the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu. Regency government leaders have committed to ensuring vital perseveration work is completed on cracks that have appeared in the cliff beneath Uluwatu Temple, but as work gets underway, Bali lovers are …
Indonesia will be revisiting plans to scrap the costly visa-on-arrival policy for tourists. Before the pandemic, Bali’s most frequent international arrivals, including tourists from Australia, were granted visa-free travel for up to 30 days. As it stands, tourists from 97 nations must pay for the visa on arrival or apply for the e-visa on arrival …
Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has announced plans to create new policies that will help curb rampant tourism development across Bali. Minister Uno has long been a proponent of sustainable tourism across the county, and new policies will specifically focus on the conversion of productive agricultural land to tourism development. Minister …
New data confirms that Bali will see its busiest year on record in 2024. With international tourism arrivals already surpassing that of all 2019 by mid-2024, the Island of the Gods is receiving a huge surge in the number of holidaymakers, digital nomads, ex-pats, and international investors arriving in the province. Indonesia’s Central Statistics Agency …
Health officials in Bali have been responding to a high number of rabies cases on the island for the past year. Bali has confirmed that four people have died while testing positive for rabies following dog bites. The number of rabies-transmitting animal bites in Bali is high, but leaders say it is still under control. …
The Indonesian Directorate General of Immigration has confirmed that a nationwide surveillance operation was conducted from August 22nd to 23rd, 2024. The operation titled ‘Jagratara’ saw thousands of immigration officers mobilized across the country, including in Bali, to crack down on foreigners breaking the law. In a press interview following Operation Jagartara, the Director of …
Government Ministers in Indonesia are working on new legislation that could help control the surging number of tourists in Bali. The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, issued updates to the public this week at the Indonesia Quality Tourism Conference. Minister Pandjaitan expressed concern that the high number of tourists visiting …
There is a wealth of cultural wonders to discover in Bali’s tourism villages. As communities across the province come together to create new and improved tourism initiatives, culinary experiences are set to take center stage. Tourists will soon be able to experience a wider array of local culinary adventures in Bali’s best tourist villages. One …