The governor of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) said the province is still on track to host the world-class MotoGP motorcycle racing event in 2021, with construction set to finish next June. “At this time, construction for Mandalika Circuit as a whole has reached more than 40 percent progress and we…
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan has urged other regional governments to take initiative and follow destinations such as Bali in restarting tourism activities, suggesting that the island’s reopening to domestic tourism has yielded “joyful results.” Bali started welcoming domestic tourists at the end of last month…
Kompas.com reports that the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and the Creative Economy is preparing a Meeting, Incentive, Conference, and Exhibition (MICE) event to take place in Bali at the end of 2020. The Deputy-Minister for Tourism Products and Events, Rizky Handayani, said: “We are working together with the Indonesian Tourism…
Bali is set to reopen its doors to foreign tourists in September, the provincial government has announced, following months of travel, social, and movement restrictions due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which has not shown any signs of slowing down in the popular holiday destination. The provincial government appears to…
Foreign surfers in Bali are now officially permitted to access two beaches in Bali’s Badung regency, a local official has confirmed. The concession, however, is plainly discriminatory as it does not apply to local residents, who are instead asked to remain patient while staying at home. I Made Badra, who…
The Mudra Swari Sarswati Foundation has announced that due to growing concerns over the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Ubud Food Festival 2020 (UFF-2020), presented by ABC Foods, has been postponed until Friday-Sunday, June 26-28, 2020. The original dates scheduled for the Festival were Friday-Sunday, April 17-19, 2020. In postponing the UFF…
On Thursday, Ngurah Rai Airport will shut down for 24 hours in observation of Nyepi, the Balinese new year’s day. The internet will be blocked island-wide, the shops will close, and the people of Bali will retreat indoors in silent contemplation. But before that happens, the village men cart out…
On the eve of 2020, the management of Bali’s Airport Authority – PT Angkasa Pura I created a special welcome program for passengers who spent their New Year’s Eve flying. As reported by Beritadewata.com, the last passengers leaving Bali just before midnight on Tuesday, December 31, 2019 and the first…
