The Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, has visited Jakarta to meet with ministers from the central government to discuss various issues, including flood relief and the Bali Tourism Tax Levy. Governor Koster is hopeful that changes can be implemented to make payments easier for tourists. The Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster, met the Indonesian Minister …
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The Bali Regional Drinking Water Company, Trita Mangutama, has confirmed that floods in Badung Regency have affected clean water services. Badung Regency is home to top tourist resorts, including Canggu, Seminyak, Legian, and Kuta. While Bali’s state of emergency declaration came to a close on the evening of Wednesday, 17th September, heavy rainfall and localised …
Leaders in Bali’s Nusa Penida have been conducting surprise inspections of building sites on the island. These building sites are primarily for new developments within the tourism and hospitality sector, and leaders from the Klungkung Regional People’s Representative Council (DPRD) are concerned that these developments are not honoring the law. This is an issue not …
Australians yearning for a pre-Christmas getaway to Bali are in luck. Top airline Qantas has just announced a major flight ticket sale, with prices on airfares to several top destinations significantly reduced. Bali is entering the low season. As the school holidays already feel like a distant memory, although only a matter of weeks ago, …
Thursday 18th September marks day eight post-flood in Bali, and while rains continue to fall over the worst-affected areas of the island, Search and Rescue teams are working to locate four people still reported missing. While intensive recovery efforts are underway across the island, the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, and …
Tourists planning on visiting Bali’s Bingin Beach in Uluwatu are being urged to do so with extreme caution. Major demolition work is being carried out by the government in the area; this, combined with the impact of major rains and flooding, is making the walk down to the beach and areas of the beachfront potentially …
Indonesia’s national tourism board, Wonderful Indonesia, is designed to highlight all of the most incredible travel destinations that the country has to offer. Since Bali is the country’s flagship tourism destination, Wonderful Indonesia is on a mission to highlight how the province can be used as a launchpad to explore more areas of the archipelago …
Leaders in Bali are calling for funds generated through the Bali Tourism Tax Levy to be spent on supporting the island’s waterway management system, known as the subak. This UNESCO-protected water management system has been used on the island for centuries, but rampant development over the last 50 years has hugely affected water flow, and …
Leaders in Bali have confirmed that new policies will be brought into legislation to better control the conversion of agricultural land and wild landscapes on the island into commercial and residential properties. The announcement comes as Bali remains in an official state of emergency following devastating floods in the last six days. Data shows that …
The President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, visited Bali this weekend to meet with flood victims and assess the extent of the damage caused by last week’s flooding. Major figures from the central government have also visited Bali, including the Deputy President Gibran Rakabuming Raka and Tourism Minister Widiyanti Wardhana. President Subianto visited Bali on Saturday, …
Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Widiyanti Wardhana has visited Bali to assess the extent of the damage from last week’s flooding. Only two weeks ago, Minister Wardhana had to issue a statement confirming that the country is safe to visit after political demonstrations were held nationwide, and this week she has issued yet more statements confirming safety …
The Bali Center of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics has issued more extreme weather updates for Denpasar and Badung Regency for the coming days. The areas set to be worst affected include Canggu, Seminyak, Legian, Kuta, Jimbaran, and Sanur, as well as Denpasar City. The BMKG Bali has sent out an early weather warning for Bali …