Police in Bali have confirmed that both tourists and residents can apply for a police escort through the island at any time. The confirmation comes after a viral video revealed a tourist may have bribed a police officer to escort him through heavy traffic in a non-emergency situation. An old Instagram story went viral this …
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Tourists making plans to travel by boat over the next few days may want to check the weather conditions first. Weather forecasts show that high waves and storms are predicted to fall over Bali this weekend and into next week. An early warning was issued by the Center for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BBMKG) Region …
Tourists planning to hike Bali’s sacred Mount Agung in the coming month or so will need to revisit their plans. Officials have confirmed that the famous Besakih Hiking Trail to the summit of Mount Agung will be closed temporarily. The closure is due to a series of Balinese Hindu ceremonies that must be carried out …
Without a doubt, the most popular area to travel to in Bali right now is Canggu. The once sleepy traditional village slowly became popular with surfers and backpackers before mushrooming into a full-blown tourism resort in the last few years. It is no exaggeration to say that a new tourist-forced business is opening up in …
Bali’s tourism tax has now been in effect for two weeks, as the funds generated crossed the USD 1 million mark; leaders are reviewing the program so far. Based on feedback from tourists and tourism staff, there are already some changes in the works. The Bali Tourism Office has confirmed that over IDR 12.5 billion …
Bali’s tourism tax has been in effect for nearly two weeks. Although the pilot phase is over, officials are making a few changes here and there to ensure that the process runs as smoothly as possible for tourists. The new tourism tax is a sustainable tourism initiative put in place by the provincial government of …
Once upon a time, tourists would not have dreamed of trying to book a vacation without the help of a travel agent. In many cases, it simply wasn’t possible for tourists to book flights or even contact hotels abroad to arrange bookings. In the digital age, all that is changing is impacting travel trends in …
Bit by bit, the cost of travel in Bali is rising. Whether it be the new tourism tax or the cost of attractions, some tourists have noted the cost of their annual vacation in Bali is creeping up and up. At the start of the year, a number of top tourist attractions increased their entry …
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 …
Bali’s new tourism tax has been in effect for a little over a week; while it seems that tourists aren’t too fussed about paying an extra USD 10 to visit the Island of the Gods, the new system has been experiencing a couple of teething problems. The Bali Tourism Department has requested that I Gusti …
Bali is amongst the most popular vacation destinations in South East Asia. The Island of the Gods is set to welcome 7.5 million international tourists this year. This has got leaders and travel experts asking: has Bali become a victim of its own success? Many people feel that Bali has already crossed the threshold into …
It has recently been revealed that construction on the Bali Railway Network is set to start in September 2024. The long-awaited transportation upgrades are a hot topic amongst local leaders, Balinese residents, ex-pats, and tourists. The Bali Railway Network will completely change the way in which people travel across the southern regions of the island. …