Tripadvisor has announced the best of the best traveler’s choice awards for 2023, and one of Bali’s most iconic beaches has come in second place. This beach may be one of the most famous spots in the whole of the province and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. The top ten beaches in …
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Tourism leaders in Bali are predicting a boom in demand for watersports activities. Everything from parasailing to banana boating, snorkeling, and jet skis. As more direct flights from China to Bali are confirmed, tourism leaders have an inkling that demand for watersports activities will soar. Speaking to reporters, I Ketut Jaman, CEO of Bali Melali …
Local leaders in Bali are calling on the regency government to take urgent action to increase safety measures at Nusa Penida’s famous Broken Beach. The calls come in the hours after a tourist from India tragically fell to his death from the cliff top of the popular photo spot. The 33-year-old man, known by his …
Officials in Bali have announced that they have plans to create billboards in foreign languages to help build awareness amongst visitors to the island on how to behave. The announcement comes just days after the provincial government confirmed that they had launched a dedicated task force to crack down on foreigners working illegally on the …
The Central Statistics Agency for Bali Province (BPS) has revealed tourist arrival data for January 2023. Speaking on behalf of the agency, the Head of the Bali Province BPS told reporters of the five countries with the highest number of foreign visits to Bali. In total, Bali welcomed 331,912 international arrivals in January 2023. The …
The Head of Bali’s Tourism Office has confirmed that a new direct flight service will be launched from China to Bali in March. The move comes as political leaders and tourism stakeholders have been calling on airlines to expand flight services from mainland China to Bali. Tjokorda Bagus Pemayun from the Bali Tourism Office has …
The Nusa Dua in Bali has already proven itself as a destination capable of hosting one of the world’s biggest geopolitical conferences. Now the luxury tourism destination is setting its visions on live music events. In March 2023, The Nusa Dua will host two major music festivals, and managers are hopeful these will be the …
Just a month after the Chinese Foreign Ministry praised Indonesia and Bali specifically for the provision of mandarin speakers in the tourism industry, the island is facing a shortage of mandarin speaking tour guides. Referred to as a ‘crisis,’ data reveals that the vast majority of mandarin-speaking tour guides in Bali have not renewed their …
Bali’s beachside resort of Sanur is synonymous with family-friendly hotels and a slow pace of life. No longer! Sanur has embraced the lifestyle club that tempts the young and the young at heart. Byrd House is Sanur’s newest and most promising venue that has visitors flocking in for a piece of the action. Positioned as …
Officials from Bali’s Tourism Office have announced a new We Love Bali campaign that they hope will bring in a significant amount of donations from visitors to the island. The infrastructure for the We Love Bali campaign was quietly launched in 2022. Only now, however, is the Tourism Office promoting the campaign more publicly. Another …
Three Miss Universe finalists have arrived in Bali as a part of the 2022 celebratory tour. The three finalists R’Bonney Nola from the USA, Adrienne Martinez from the Dominican Republic, and Gabriella Del Santoz from Curacao all landed in Bali on Sunday 19th February. Together they will complete a tour of some of Bali’s most …
The future of tourism in Bali looks bright as the island celebrates its two newly appointed ambassadors. During a dazzling ceremony on Sunday, 12th February, Ketut Wahyu Tamaja, 20, and Dinda Audreya Azhari Barenns, 22, were elected as Bali Tourism Ambassadors 2023. The duo is now in the running to become Indonesian Tourism Ambassadors for …