Best July ever for Bali foreign arrivals

Foreign tourist arrivals for the month of July 2008 hit 183,122 making it the best July ever, improving +11.24 percent over last year's record-breaking performance for July 2007 (164,618).

Indonesian airline in need of 200 pilots

Citing a report from BisnisBali, balidiscovery.com has claimed that Indonesia’s flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia is planning to recruit 200 new pilots needed to fly their fleet of new Boeing 737-800 ai

Bali: A shrinking island

An article in Bali Post reports that the geographic "face" of Bali is becoming smaller with each passing year.

First Best Western Premier Resort to open in Bali

BANGKOK (August 11, 2008) - Best Western International has announced the topping off ceremony of the Best Western Premier Kuta Kedonganan on August 8, 2008, with the opening of the new luxurious resor

Cleaning up the image of Bali tour operators

Illegal tour operators in Bali are aggravating fully-licensed tour and travel operators via their printed tour offerings and Internet web sites.

Design Hotels member properties in Bali support rural communities

Two member properties of Design Hotels™, Alila Ubud and Alila Manggis, set exemplary standards in social responsibility by supporting a local community in need.

Roving eTN reporter: Indonesia is hot for development or more of the same

There are many challenges facing Indonesia.

Bali remains a terror target, says former Bali police chief and candidate for governor

Bali's former chief of police and current gubernatorial candidate, I Made Mangku Pastika, has been quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article by Mark Forbes saying that Bali remains a terror target.

UN urges transport sector to lead climate change fight

A senior United Nations environmental official has said that the transport sector is expected to contribute so much to greenhouse gas emissions in the future that it must play a key role in shaping the global climate change deal which countries have agreed to try to clinch next year.

More pressure on Australia to lift Bali travel

The pressure is mounting for Australia to follow the United States’ lead in revoking its advisory against travel to Bali, Indonesia.

Bali tourism gets OK back from US gov’t

Bali tourism, after having been in the dark shadows of terrorist activities, may soon be on the road to recovery. The US government has endorsed the Indonesian tourism capital by lifting its almost decade-long travel advisory.

The move is expected to have a domino effect on Bali's tourism, with other countries following the US ... read more

Bali to build modern port for cruise ships

Denpasar - A modern and permanent port for foreign cruise ships will be built in the Indonesia`s island resort of Bali, chief of Bali Provincial Transportation Office Putu Sujana Cahyanta has said.

Singapore airline to travel to tourist island

Lion Air, the largest private airline company in Indonesia, is planning to serve the Singapore-Bali route beginning next June or July.

The airline company said the route would be opened in order to offer Singaporean tourists comfortable direct flights to the Indonesian resort island.

Keeping the lid on Bali’s security threats

Tempo Interaktif reports that Bali's police precinct covering the capital of Denpasar are tightening security measures in the wake of the failure of the final judicial appeal by the Bali Bombers and on the run-up to the Island's gubernatorial election scheduled for July 9, 2008.

Climate change talks in Bangkok a success

(eTN) - The climate change talks held last week in Bangkok were successful in devising a schedule for negotiations leading to a long-term international agreement on the issue, but actually devising an accord that all countries will sign remains a major challenge, a top United Nations official told reporters today.

Indonesian gov’t asks Garuda to pack their bags for Amsterdam

Bisnis Indonesia reports Indonesia's director general of Air Communications, Budhi Suyitno, has asked Garuda Indonesia to begin preparing the infrastructure for resumed air service between Bali and Amsterdam.

Tourists advised against visiting Bali on Friday

JAKARTA - Local and international tourists have been advised to refrain from visiting the Indonesian resort island of Bali this Friday during which native islanders would observe the Hindu's Silence Day or Nyepi.

Bali still main destination of Australian tourists

Denpasar, Bali (Antara) - Bali appears to have remained a main destination for Australians as the number of Australian tourists visiting Bali is only second to that of Japanese tourists, a local statistical official said.

Bali sees rise in Korean tourists

Jakarta - Bali's reviving tourism industry has experienced a rise in the number of visitors from South Korea, who have long been considered the "non-traditional" tourist market for Indonesia.

UN climate change conference ends with agreement on ‘Bali Roadmap’

Delegates to the United Nations-sponsored climate change conference in Bali ended their marathon discussions, which were at times emotional, by agreeing on a roadmap for a post-2012 agreement to tackle climate change.

The "Bali Roadmap" agreement contains, among others, text on emissions cuts and transfer of clean technology to ... read more