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Bali to reopen to some foreign tourists from mid-October

October 4, 2021825 Views

Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand, and Japan, among others, from Oct. 14, senior cabinet minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Monday. Bali's Ngurah Rai international airport will be open to foreign tourists from that date, with visitors required to quarantine for eight days at their own expense, Luhut told reporters. FILE PHOTO: A man carries a surfboard at Kuta beach on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, which has seen a downturn in tourism following the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) The country's reopening and easing of social restrictions is being conducted in stages, he said, because Indonesia "doesn't want the unexpected to happen". Indonesia has...

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Indonesia may reopen to tourists in October

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September 17, 20211177 Views

Indonesia may allow foreign tourists to start returning to the popular resort island of Bali and other parts of the country by October after a sharp slide in COVID-19 cases, senior minister Luhut Pandjaitan said on Friday. The Southeast Asian nation intends to move cautiously to reopen its borders following a devastating second virus wave, driven by the Delta variant. FILE PHOTO: A man carries a surfboard at Kuta beach on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, which has seen a downturn in tourism following the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) Luhut, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, said the addition of confirmed cases of COVID-19 had dropped by 94.5% since a peak in mid-July. "We are happy today that the reprod...

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Bali tourism looking for uptick after restrictions eased

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September 14, 2021312 Views

Bali’s tourism industry is hoping for an uptick in business after COVID-19 social restrictions were eased for the resort island on Monday, with the government beginning to formulate plans to allow foreign travel to resume. The country’s once thriving holiday hotspot has been eerily quiet amid Indonesia’s COVID-19 outbreak - one of the worst in Asia - with hotels, restaurants and beaches shuttered. FILE PHOTO: A police officer patrols at an empty beach amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Nyoman Hendra Wibowo/ via REUTERS But cases in the Southeast Asian nation have declined significantly in the past month after peaking in mid-July. Senior government ministers said on Monday restrictions would...

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Indonesia’s ‘Jurassic Park’ project on track despite UNESCO warnings

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August 5, 20211413 Views

Construction on an Indonesian tourism project dubbed “Jurassic Park” on social media will continue, the Southeast Asian country’s environment ministry said on Thursday, despite UNESCO warnings the plans could have a negative environmental impact. Work on a series of tourism projects in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, began last year, sparking concerns about threats to the local economy and the fragile habitat of the park’s namesake, the Komodo dragon. FILE PHOTO: Indonesia's Komodo National Park is seen in this April 6, 2018 photo. Construction in the park on a tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" will continue, the Southeast Asian country's environment ministry said, despite UNESCO warnings the plans could have a negative environmental impact. REUT...

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Bali reopening to foreign tourists delayed

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June 30, 20211244 Views

Indonesia's government will wait until COVID-19 cases fall significantly before opening Bali to foreign tourists, the country's tourism minister said in an interview. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the economy of Bali, for decades a magnet for holidaymakers thanks to its spectacular beaches, vibrant nightlife and distinctive Hindu culture. "We were targeting end of July, beginning of August, but we just have to be mindful of where we are in this recent spike (in coronavirus cases)," Indonesia's Minister for Tourism and the Cultural Economy, Sandiaga Uno, told Reuters in an interview on Monday. "We will be waiting for the situation to be more conducive." Coronavirus infections have surged across Indonesia in recent weeks, including in Bali, where there has been a f...

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Avani Hotels debuts on Bali’s hottest corner

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June 1, 20211096 Views

Avani Hotels announces the opening of Avani Seminyak Resort in Bali, the brand’s first property in Indonesia. Centrally located in the heart of Seminyak, the resort is just a short walk away from the area’s stylish beach hub and renowned nightlife. With 21 brand new residence-style accommodations and 16 private pool villas, visitors will have the ideal stay, no matter how long their Bali journey. Seminyak attracts travellers from near and far. This lively area, brimming with creative energy from inspiring art galleries to stylish restaurants and trendsetting bars, is just steps from the resort. Avani Seminyak is also only 10 minutes’ walk to the renowned surf of Seminyak beach, 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), and approximately a 1.5-hour drive from the Balin...

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From Byron Bay to Bali, tourist hot spots wary of Instagram influencers

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April 21, 20211362 Views

Residents of Australia’s Byron Bay have hit out at plans for a reality TV show set in the iconic holiday town, highlighting a growing backlash against social media influencers and digital nomads who often exacerbate troubles that dog tourist hot spots. Netflix series ‘Byron Baes’, will be a “love letter to Byron Bay” which is already a “magnet for influencers”, and follow the lives of Instagrammers, the streaming service said. But the backlash was swift, with an online petition by resident Tess Hall to boycott the series attracting more than 8,500 signatures, and dozens of locals protesting by paddling out on surfboards at Byron Bay on Tuesday. “We are a community experiencing significant challenges driven by influencer culture and rapidly shifting demographics of residents. ...

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Dozens of whales die on Indonesian beach, rescuers save three

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February 19, 20211052 Views

Forty-six whales stranded on a beach on the Indonesian island of Madura have died, while rescuers managed to push three back out to sea, the provincial governor said on Friday. A rescue effort was launched on Thursday after dozens of pilot whales beached. Volunteers pushed some back out to sea. Youths push a short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), one of dozens which got stranded at a beach in Bangkalan near Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, February 19, 2021 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/ via REUTERS “But some came back here, trying to find their mothers, though it turns out the mothers are dead,” East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa said. Video footage on Friday showed whales dotted across a wide area with local res...

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World’s oldest known cave painting found in Sulawesi

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January 14, 20211812 Views

Archaeologists have discovered the world's oldest known cave art -- a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. The cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of a figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar that is endemic to this Indonesian island. Stitched panorama view of rock art panel after enhancing with the Decorrelation Stretch (DStretch) computer program. Photo credits: A. A. Oktaviana, ARKENAS/Griffith University The finding, published on Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, also represents some of the earliest archaeological evidence for modern humans in the region. "The Sulawesi warty pig painting we found in the limestone cave of Leang Tedongnge is now the earliest known representational work of a...

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Efforts to restart tourism in Bali

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December 9, 2020546 Views

UNWTO has concluded a first in-person visit to Bali since the start of the pandemic. The delegation met with key figures from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to advance collaboration as the country gets ready to reopen its borders to international visitors and restart tourism. In partnership with Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, UNWTO hosted a special Capacity Building Workshop on Restarting International Tourism in Bali. The workshop counted on the participation of more than 30 leaders from across the tourism sector, with a further 150 experts and leaders joining virtually. Discussions focused on the government’s strategy to restart tourism, including the formulation of policies, procedures, health infrastructure and imm...