With the countdown upon us, there are just a few hours to go until we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025. For those of us heading out to party on New Year’s Eve, the biggest thing we all want to avoid is getting stuck in traffic. Some will say that it is unavoidable, and …
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Tourists staying at one of Bali’s top hotels are now able to use online taxi services like Grab and GoJek in Seminyak. Management from Ramada Encore Seminyak Bali has held discussions with the traditional taxi providers in the area, and an agreement has been reached that benefits everyone, including tourists. It has been an ongoing …
On the 10th of December 2024, two tourists were killed by a falling tree in Bali’s world-famous Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest. In light of the recent tragedy, leaders have come together to discuss how top attractions in the province can keep tourists and visitors safer during their vacations and day trips. Officials from the Bali …
The Bali Provincial Government has confirmed that they will be implementing stricter rules regarding the Bali Tourism Tax Levy. The mandatory tourism tax was introduced on the 14th of February, 2024, but with over 60% of tourists failing to pay their way, leaders want to crack down on tourists dodging the IDR 150,000 fee. Speaking …
Leading tourism researchers in Bali have been crunching all of the data that 2024 has had to offer. Academics from the Unud Tourism Excellence Center have been surveying and analyzing tourism trends and traveler habits over the last 12 months, and the result makes for some seriously interesting reading. International tourists visiting Bali’s Denpasar Regency, …
Bali woke up on the morning of Christmas Eve to discover yet more tides of plastic waste washed up on Jimbaran Beach. The traditional coastal fishing village and tourism resort is often the worst impacted by tides of plastic waste, along with famous vacation hotspots like Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak. As documented by the founder …
Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport is welcoming a massive surge in the number of tourist arrivals for the Christmas and New Year holidays. With the first big wave of the holiday season safely landing on 21st December, the airport will be serving an average of 67,000 passengers a day over the next two …
As the Christmas and New Year holidays in Bali get underway, the authorities are doing all that they can to keep the island moving safely and efficiently. In anticipation of a huge surge in the number of vehicles on the roads, especially over New Year, leaders are providing more public transport options for tourists. If …
As Bali is experiencing one of the worst monsoon seasons in living memory, tourist destinations across the island have been hit with major flooding. The popular resorts of Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak have been affected by this weekend’s downpours, with tourists forced to evacuate from their hotels, guesthouses, and villas. The worst of the flooding …
Bali’s adventure activities are seriously good fun. For travelers who love to get the adrenaline pumping, there is nothing quite like whizzing through the jungle on an ATV or bounding down Bali’s white water rivers on a raft. Fun as they may be, there are some serious considerations to make before booking these kinds of …
Tourists visiting Bali’s Echo Beach in Canggu this weekend may see some important reconstruction work underway. Over the last week, as heavy rains, high tides, and storms have hit the island, sinkholes have appeared, sidewalks have been destroyed, and flooding has triggered even more potholes to appear across the region. Down at Canggu’s Echo Beach …
Tourists preparing to visit Bali this Christmas and New Year will be pleased to learn that I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has officially opened the Integrated Post for Transportation Monitoring Christmas and New Year 2024. For those who remember the travel chaos of Christmas 2023, news that support is in place for the full …