Tourists traveling to and from Bali by flight in the coming days are advised to keep a close eye on their flight scheduling. While some flight services heading west are unaffected by the Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki eruptions in the Flores, dozens of flights on Thursday, 14th November, remain canceled or delayed due to the …
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Bali is seeing travel chaos unfold in real time as flights are canceled due to volcano ash impacting air travel between Indonesia and Australia. A drifting ash cloud originating from Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki in the Flores Islands has made it unsafe for aircraft to pass through the area. Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki, which is …
North Bali International Airport is a project that is back on the cards. The development has been given the go-ahead and then canceled, projected to be restarted, and then scrapped more times than we can count, but the new President, Prabowo Subianto, has given his word that he will make it happen. Ministers and regional …
Bali’s Melasti Beach, the southernmost beach in the island province, is braced and ready for the festive season to arrive. Melasti Beach is one of the most culturally important beaches in Bali and has proven to be a hit with tourists in recent months. Over the holiday season, Bali generally welcomes over one million international …
Two of Bali’s newest and most luxurious tourist hangouts have won big at the World Luxury Awards 2024. Kanva Ubud by K Club Ubud and Akar Gastrobar have made a big impact on the world’s tourism scene and have made an even bigger impact in Bali. Kanva Ubud by K Club Ubud won Best Luxury …
The Chairman of the Bali Medical Tourism Association has given his insights on the future of medical and wellness travel in the province. Dr Gede Wiryana Patra Jaya has explained that as Bali has been a world-class travel destination for many years its foundations are strong, but there is more work to be done to …
Political leaders and academics in Bali have responded to the recent flooding disaster in Valencia, Spain. The scenes of horror in Europe have shocked communities around the world, as intense rainfall caused devastating floods. Leaders in Bali want to see the situation as an all too timely reminder to decision makers that Bali must do …
It is that time of year again when the Indonesian Tourism Village Awards are coming into a pique. The competition is run annually by the Indonesian Ministry for Tourism and Creative Economies. The competition opened up in March this year, and now the finalists have been confirmed, with Bali’s villages, as ever, featuring high on …
The Ministry of Environment for Indonesia has issued new regulations that will prevent landfill sites across Bali from receiving waste that comes from hotels, restaurants, and cafes. The Director of Waste Management for the Ministry of Environment, Norma Tahar, has been in Bali this week, visiting the island’s biggest open landfill sites. The hospitality sector …
Bali’s leading tourism officials have given their backing to a ban on the development of new accommodation, food, and beverage businesses in Bali’s busiest tourism resorts for the next two years. A moratorium was due to be in effect by the end of October 2024, but finishing touches are still being added to the new …
Leaders in Bali have come together to discuss the safety guidelines and systems in place on the island’s most popular volcanic hiking routes. Hiking up Mount Batur or Mount Agung for sunrise is one of the most famous bucket list activities in Bali, but in recent years, the number of tragedies on the mountainsides has …
Over the last few months, leaders in Indonesia have been reviewing visa categories for any potential loopholes or grey areas where foreigners have been able to abuse the country’s immigration system. There is an ongoing crackdown on foreigners abusing the visa-on-arrival program, as well as the pre-investment visa category, and now political leaders want to …