Indonesian officials are mulling plans for a new long-term visa that would allow foreign tourists, especially business tourists, to stay in Indonesia for up to five years. Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno and Law and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly, the latter of which heads Indonesia’s immigration office,…
The pandemic is still very much here and it’s just good sense not to be traveling anytime soon, yet the global travel disruption doesn’t seem to have affected Bali’s popularity among travelers. This week, one of the world’s largest travel platforms, Tripadvisor, placed Bali on top of its 2021 list…
The mass vaccination program against COVID-19 officially kicked off today in Bali, with Governor Wayan Koster being the first person in the province to receive a dose of the CoronaVac vaccine. Indonesia launched its nationwide vaccination program against COVID-19 yesterday, with President Joko Widodo being the first in the country…
If your social media timeline was filled with people vacationing in Bali towards the end of the year, it’s likely they’re part of more than 366,000 people who visited the province for the Christmas and New Year holidays. Specifically, according to the provincial government, a whopping 366,666 people visited Bali…
A fun-filled Christmas Family Bazaar will be held in Ubud on Saturday and Sunday, 12-13 December 2020 at the luxurious The Mansion Bali from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. The Mansion Bali – Jalan Penestenan, Sayan, Ubud, Bali Local groups and businesses will be offering fashion, food and drink, shopping,…
Thanksgiving Golf Weekend in Bali – Invitation to AMCHAM to Join. Although the precautions on mass gatherings prevent the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (AMCHAM Indonesia) from holding its traditional Thanksgiving Day Golf Tournament, AMCHAM Member in Bali, Jack Daniels, has organized a smaller “Clean-Healthy-Secure (CHS) Golf Weekend” November…
The Indonesian government is setting course to build coral reef gardens in five locations across Bali in hopes of conserving and restoring marine ecosystems around the island, as officials aim to also boost economic recovery through the project’s labour-intensive work. Officials introduced the Indonesia Coral Reef Garden (ICRG) program just…
Bali has been welcoming 3,000 tourists daily on average since it reopened to domestic travelers at the end of July, according to the province’s Tourism Agency. “As of today I can say we have reached around 3,000 [people daily] on average. During the long weekend it reached up to 5,000,…
