Dubai Investment in Bali Tourism

Dubai Investment in Bali Tourism

Jumeirah International to Open Luxury Hotel at Pecatu Graha Bali (8/18/2012) The State News Agency Antara reports that the Jumeirah Group (formerly known as the Jumeirah International Group) will open Jumeirah Bali -
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Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

58 Additional Flights at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport to Handle Idul Fitri Holiday Rush (8/12/2012) In anticipation of a rush of holiday travelers over the Idul Fitri holidays, some 58 extra flights will operate into and out of Bali&rs
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June Bali Foreign Tourist Arrivals Decline

June Bali Foreign Tourist Arrivals Decline

Bali by the Numbers: Bali Foreign Arrivals Level Off as June Bookings Decline. Are Days of Arrival's Growth Ending? (8/12/2012) Clearly, Bali arrivals have arrived at a plateau. Gone are the days of month-on-month double digit growth in arrivals
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Ship Shape for the Holidays

Ship Shape for the Holidays

More Ferries To Operate Between Bali and Lombok During Lebaran Holidays (8/5/2012) PT Angkutan Sungai, Danau, dan Penyeberangan (ASDP) – the company providing ferry services across Indonesia have announced that two additional ferries
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Domestic Bliss

Domestic Bliss

Indonesian Tourism Minister: Domestic Tourism Worth US$18 Billion (8/5/2012) Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and the Creative Economy, Mari Elka Pangestu, estimates that domestic tourists spent US$9 billion dollars nationwide in
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A Ritual of Tax Avoidance

A Ritual of Tax Avoidance

Unregistered Accommodation Providers in Gianyar Blamed for US$7.8 Million is Lost Tax Revenues Each Year (8/5/2012)  Those in charge of safeguarding tax revenues in the Bali regency of Gianyar are being accused of being less than serious
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Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost

Le Monde Article Claims Mass Tourism is Destroying Bali (8/5/2012) An article in the leading French-language newspaper Le Monde examines how mass tourism is destroying Bali and its culture. Written by correspondent Bruno Philip,
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Change of Command at HQ

Change of Command at HQ

Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya Named Commander of 9th Udayana Military Command in Bali (7/22/2012) Major General Wisnu Bawa Tenaya has been named military commander of the 9th Udayana Military Command headquartered in Bali. He replaces
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Monumental Decisions

Monumental Decisions

Bali Airport Announced Plan to Relocate One of the Statues Commemorating I Gusti Ngurah Rai (7/22/2012) Visitors to Bali arriving via the Ngurah Rai International Airport are almost certain to encounter two memorial statues
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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

Bali Court Rules in Favor of Bali Governor Made Pastika in Suit Against The Bali Post (7/20/2012)Radar Bali reports that Bali governor Made Mangku Pastika has won his suit against The Bali Post. In a session held at the Denpasar
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The Missing Mozaic

The Missing Mozaic

Mozaic Beach Club opens on Batubelig Beach, Bali (7/13/2012) Months in gestation,The Mozaic Beach Club is now open for business on Batubelig beach in Seminyak, Bali.  The fruit of the creative imagination of Bali’s culinary
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What Have You Done for Us Lately?

What Have You Done for Us Lately?

Foreign Workers in Bali Accused of Having No Concern for Island’s Culture (7/20/2012) Bisnis Bali quotes a member of the Badung regency House of Representatives (DPRD-Badung), as calling on the Manpower Department (Disnakerso
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