Bali Airport Ready to Handle 20,000 IMF-World Bank Delegates

Bali Airport Ready to Handle 20,000 IMF-World Bank Delegates

Bali Ngurah Rai Aiport Undergoes 5-Phase Upgrade to Prepare for Onslaught of IMF-World Bank Delegate October 12-14, 2018 Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport is now in readiness to welcome an estimated 18,000 delegates, including several heads
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Dusit Thani acquires Elite Havens in $15m deal

Dusit Thani acquires Elite Havens in $15m deal

Dusit Thani has expanded into the high-end vacation rental market through the full acquisition of Elite Havens, a provider of holiday lets in Asia. (11/09/2018)Dusit made the acquisition through its wholly owned Hong Kong-incorporated subsidiary,
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Developing Problems and Solutions

Developing Problems and Solutions

  Hotel Investors Gather in Bali to Explore the Future The 2nd Annual Indonesian Hotel Investment Conference (IHIC 2014) was held at The Grand Nikko Bali Resort on Friday, June 6, 2014.Sponsored by the Bali Hotels
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Keeping Current on Currency

Keeping Current on Currency

Balidiscovery.com Handy Guide to Spotting Counterfeit Indonesian Currency   (3/10/2014) Balidiscovery.com’s Katrin Widodo has been conducting independent research on how best to detect counterfeit Indonesian bank notes.
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Voting in The Zone

Voting in The Zone

Bali Divided into Four Separate Campaign Zones for Legislative Elections (3/9/2014) The province of Bali will be divided into four separate zones for the coming legislative campaign and elections to be held from March 16, 2014 until April
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Half Way to 3 Million Visitors in 2013

Half Way to 3 Million Visitors in 2013

Bali By the Numbers: Bali Ends the First Half of 2013 with 9% More Foreign Visitors than 2012   (7/29/2013) June 2013 saw 275,617 foreign tourists visit Bali, an increase month-on-month of 15.7% over the 238,296 foreign visitors
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Missing in Action

Missing in Action

Statue of Namesake of Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport Moved to New Location Closer to Entrance (7/21/2013) Gusti Ngurah Rai – the Balinese revolutionary hero went missing in action, at least temporarily.At 11:30 pm on Monday. July 15,
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Are We Not Worthy?

Are We Not Worthy?

Opening Date and Tariff for Bali’s New Toll Road will Only be Known after July 25, 2013 (7/7/2013) When, exactly, Bali’s new toll road connecting Benoa – Ngurah Rai Airport - Nusa Dua will open and what it will cost to travel
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Bumpy Road Ahead

Bumpy Road Ahead

Shoddy Roadwork Work Cited at Bali’s New Dewa Ruci Simpang Siur Underpass (6/9/2013) Complaints are raining in regarding the poor quality of cement paving done by PT Adhi Karya and others in the construction of the new underpass
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Bali Tourism Promotion Board Established

Bali Tourism Promotion Board Established

Governor Names Nine to Head Bali Tourism Promotion Board (6/7/2013) The Jakarta Post reports that Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika will “immediately inaugurate" the Bali Tourism Promotion Board (BPPD) comprised of local
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Kimonos Included

Kimonos Included

Luxury Traditional Japanese-Style Resort to Open Near Ubud in 2014 (6/7/2013) Hoshino Resort Company has announced that they will open a luxury Japanese-style luxury resort in a community north of Ubud in 2014.The Hoshinoya Bali will
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Licensed to Thrill

Licensed to Thrill

639 Guides Licensed to Serve Bali Visitors (6/2/2013) 639 tour guides in Bali holding expired licenses have passed recertification tests allowing them to once again work as legal guides. The State News Agency Antara quotes the head of
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