Bali’s former governor, Mangku Pastika, has been talking to reporters about his reflections on how Bali has been changing over the last few years. The former governor, who served from 2008 to 2018, has said that poverty is not welcome on the paradise island of Bali and that the incoming government needs to do more …
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As Indonesia embraces its new government, newly appointed ministers are already getting to work outlining their plans for the next term. The newly appointed Minister for Tourism, Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, has been speaking to the press to hear about her plans to elevate travel and tourism in Indonesia to the next level. Sworn in as …
As the new Indonesian government was sworn in this weekend, Sandiaga Uno, the current Minister of Tourism and Creative Economies, was in Bali giving his final speeches and departing sentiments as he began to move on from his role. Speaking at the Sanur Village Festival, he delivered his hopes for the future of tourism in …
Bali’s leaders are seriously considering the impact that tourism has had on the island’s culture, landscape, and economy. As legislators create the final draft of a new moratorium that will ban the development of new hotels, resorts, villas, and entertainment venues for up to two years, Bali is collectively assessing whether measuring the volume of …
Seven months after the introduction of the Bali Tourism Tax Levy, local politicians have not yet confirmed the exact details about how the funds will be spent. The Bali Tourism Tax Levy was initially intended to be spent on conserving culture, nurturing nature, and leveling up infrastructure, but specific project plans were not made public. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Russian Federation Government has confirmed that the new Consulate General In Bali will open by the end of 2024. The development was given the final nod of approval after initial suggestions for the initiative earlier this year. It will help improve relations between Indonesia and Russia with a rapidly growing Russian expat community in …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that they are waiting for approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to permit the opening of a new Russian Consulate General in the province. Russia already has an embassy in Jakarta, but a Consulate General and their office would serve commercial affairs and support citizens in conducting immigration-related processes …
Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies has spoken to the press about the risk of overtourism in Bali and his take on the recent protests in Barcelona, where local communities made their feelings known about the rise of mass tourism in their city. Many tourism leaders and political figures in Bali, as well as …
Bali’s tourism sector has been left reeling after comments issued by the former President and Leader of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, Megawati Sukarnoputri. The fifth president of Indonesia has four main critiques of the state of tourism in Bali in light of recent events. Sukarnoputri is said to have described Bali’s tourism management …