The Island Weekend Guide: 5 cool things to do in Bali Oct. 27-29
The Day of the Dead is just around the corner, let’s drink to that! Photo via Above Eleven UBUD: Writers and Readers Festival Dive into Bali’s biggest festival, the Ubud
Governor: Bali Remains Safe for Tourist Visitors
Bali Governor Assures Diplomats that Danger of a Mount Agung Eruption Limited to Small Area Far Removed from Tourist Visitors (10/27/2017) At a meeting with a group of foreign consuls
Taxi drivers show up at Bali governor’s office to protest ride-hailing apps
“Conventional” drivers ship out to protest online ride-hailing apps. Photo via Info Denpasar Hundreds of “conventional” taxi drivers from the Bali Local Transport Alliance (Alstar B) showed up at the
In the Event of a Sudden Loss of Cabin Pressure
(10/20/2017) An Air Asia flight that departed Perth, Western Australia bound for Bali on Sunday, October 15, 2017, was forced to make an emergency return to Perth just 25 minutes
Delaying a Visit to Paradise
Indonesian Hotels Say Mount Agung Alert Status Causing Postponement of Some Group Travel to Bali. (10/8/2017) Balipost.com reports that most of the sudden downturn in visitors to Bali connected to
There’s No Place Like Dome
(10/20/2017) The Indonesian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is preparing to place a large, inflatable dome on its southernmost peninsula in Nusa Dua. Kompas.com reports that the dome, able to display
Site & Safety Check by Tourism Minister
Tourism Minister Visits Karangasem as Tourism Activities Continues in Both Karangasem Regency and Entire Bali Despite Volcano Alert for Mount Agung (10/7/2017) On Thursday, October 5, 2017, Indonesia’s Minister of
Stop and Declare Yourself
(10/20/2017) Rudimentary gates made of bamboo have been installed on four approaches to Mount Agung at Menanga, Batusesa, Suukan and the Teges intersection in order to control access to the officially declared
Rabies Death Reported in Buleleng
(10/7/2017) Ketut Restiada, a 32-year-old man from the Village of Bebetin, Buleleng, North Bali died at the Buleleng General Hospital on Friday morning, October 6, 2017, after having been bit
Traveler’s Aid
Tourism Academy Students Trained to Staff 10 Hospitality Desks in the Event of Airport Closure by Volcanic Dust (10/20/2017) The Bali Tourism Board Hospitality Task Force has organized 10 Hospitality