Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport keeps getting busier. As the only commercial airport in the province, Ngurah Rai International is the main gateway to the Island of the Gods. As Bali prepares to observe both Nyepi and Eid, Bali Airport is bracing for a massive influx of domestic and international travelers. The latest …
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Readers of DestinAsian magazine have voted Bali the Best Island for Travel in 2025. The magazine, popular with English-speaking readers across the continent, hosts its awards annually, and experienced travellers share their insights to help compile the list. Bali has beaten the likes of the Maldives, Boracay in the Philippines, Phuket in Thailand, Phu Quoc …
Tourists traveling to Bali might need to reconsider their travel day outfits from now on. An amusing story coming out of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport is a timely prompt for tourists entering Indonesia to give a moment’s thought to what they are going to wear when they arrive and depart from the province. …
Normal services have been resumed at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport after the airport’s only runway was closed for two hours on Sunday, March 9th, 2025. The runway closure caused travel chaos at Bali Airport after 31 flights were delayed due to the major incident. The major incident was caused by an Airfast …
The latest travel figures have been released by Bali’s Ngurah Rai Immigration and the stats make for interesting reading. Immigration traffic at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in January 2025 showed an increase of 22% compared to the same period in 2024. Speaking to reporters the Head of Immigration Information and Communication Technology, …
Tourists planning on visiting Bali this month are advised to book their accommodation as soon as possible. With the Balinese Hindu festival of Nypei falling on the same weekend as the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, accommodation across the island is getting booked up quickly. Generally speaking, most tourists and holidaymakers heading to Bali book …
As news hits headlines that cases of travelers flu or gastroenteritis are on the rise amongst travelers in Bali, we thought it was about time to revisit the basics of travel health and hygiene. Though the quality of health and hygiene in Bali’s top resorts has improved over the years, insurance providers dealing with mounting …
Long-returning tourists to Bali will recall that once upon a time if you wanted to extend your visa on arrival, you would have to make a trip to an immigration office no less than three times—if you completed the process without a visa agent. The process was often seen as arduous and time-consuming, but now, …
As Bali’s Governor, Wayan Koster, embarks on his second term as provincial leader, he has been speaking to the media about his vision for the next five years. As expected, some of his biggest announcements relate to public transport and Bali’s struggling road network, issues that frequent Bali tourists are all too familiar with. Governor …
Bali’s top tourism resorts offer picture-perfect aesthetic vibes. From cafe culture to dreamy natural vistas, from surf shacks to yoga shalas, the visuals of Bali can be pretty impeccable. Moving deeper into 2025 and beyond, the Indonesian Ministry for Tourism wants to make Bali a world-leading destination for aesthetics and fitness. Speaking to the media …
The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism has announced that it will strengthen ties with India in an effort to attract more tourists from the subcontinent to the archipelago. Bolstered connections between Indonesia and India bring a wealth of benefits to tourists, including those from other countries. The Head of Marketing at the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, …
Bali is becoming better connected by the day. Low-cost airline Lion Air has just announced a series of new domestic flights within Indonesia that will help connect tourists with Bali and must-visit adventure and culture destinations nationwide. Lion Air’s new services will connect Palangkaraya with Bali, Lombok, and Makassar. Palangkaraya is the capital city of …