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Indonesia to reform tourism on tropical island Bali

September 1, 2024183 Views

Indonesia will conduct an audit to reform tourism on the tropical island of Bali to improve tourism quality and preserve local culture and jobs, a senior minister said on Friday. About 200,000 foreigners currently live in Bali and have created problems such as crime, over-development and competition for employment, Luhut Pandjaitan, senior minister overseeing tourism said on his Instagram page. "Foreign tourists who bring problem here, such as narcotics, gangs, and other issues, we can deport them from Indonesia, from Bali, and we don't want them to enter Bali anymore," he said, speaking in English in a video clip. FILE PHOTO: A foreigner rides a motorbike at the Ubud street market in Bali, Dec. 8, 2022. Agung Parameswara/Getty Images Foreign arrivals in Bali have surged since...

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Indonesia eyes visa waivers for 20 countries, including India

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December 7, 2023730 Views

Indonesia is considering granting visa-free entry to nationals of 20 countries, including the United States, China, Australia, India, South Korea, Germany, Britain and France, to boost its tourism and economy, its tourism minister said on Thursday. The government will finalise the list of countries included in the provision within one month, according to a statement. Minister Sandiaga Uno said the president had instructed the government to consider the visa waiver as a means of boosting the economy, tourism visits and investment. FILE PHOTO: Vendors sell bandanas as tourists watch the sunset on Seminyak beach in Bali, Indonesia. REUTERS/Thomas White There were more than 16 million foreign arrivals in Indonesia in pre-pandemic 2019, according to official data. From January t...

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Discover Bali’s hottest surfing spots

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October 7, 20211244 Views

Catch the ultimate break with Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort You know a surfing spot is hot when eleven-time world championship surfer Kelly Slater makes a trek mid-pandemic in search of the perfect wave. In December 2020 he did just that at Uluwatu on the southwestern tip of Bali’s Bukit Peninsula. The beaches around Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort boast some of the greatest waves in the world and the resort is offering the Ultimate Surf Break Package for surfer’s keen to get back riding Bali’s famous barrels. A beautiful beach on a hot and sunny day, Dreamland beach, Bali. The package for two people includes accommodation and breakfast, a private yoga session, a one-hour signature Anantara massage, a three-course dinner and a half day surfing session including transfers and insuranc...

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Bali tourism looking for uptick after restrictions eased

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September 14, 2021301 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...