The Sira Village Grand Outlet Bali, located within the Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone (SEZ), celebrated its soft opening on 31 July 2026. Built at an estimated cost of Rp 1.5 trillion (US$ 85 million), the mega-mall is a joint venture between PT Bali Turtle Island Development (BTID) and the Mitsubishi Estate Group, Dazzling […]
Kompas reports that Bali’s hotel and tourism industry is becoming increasingly complex. Despite official claims of robust provincial economic growth and a post-pandemic tourism recovery, objective market indicators suggest a road ahead marked by economic uncertainty and sluggish tourism demand. The current pace of property investment and construction lending is outpacing Bali’s hotel market’s ability
Kompas and Detik report that immigration officials in Bali have detained 13 foreign nationals under suspicion of working illegally in the commercial sex trade. The thirteen were arrested on Thursday, 17 September 2026, in joint raids targeting three areas of Bali – Umalas, Seminyak, and Canggu. The Head of the Ngurah Rai Immigration Office, Muhamad
KOMPAS reports that Indonesian Airline TransNusa will begin flying four times a week between Denpasar, Bali, and Melbourne, Australia, starting Monday, 19 October 2026. Melbourne will become the second Australian city TransNusa serves, following the recent launch of a Perth-Bali service. TransNusa will operate an Airbus A320 Aircraft on the Melbourne-Denpasar route configured to seat
he Republic of Indonesia now owns and operates its first aircraft carrier. The former Italian light aircraft carrier ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi sailed into Indonesian territorial waters on 17 September 2026, via Indonesian Archipelagic Sea Lane I (ALKI I), where it now cruises under the Indonesian red-and-white flag as KRI Sriwijaya. An official release from the
TRIBUN-BALI reports PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia, the managers of Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, together with the entire airport community, will conduct an Airport Emergency Exercise (AEE) on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. This full-scale emergency response simulation is conducted periodically to ensure the readiness of personnel, procedures, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), as
TRIBUN-BALI reports that PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports), one of the world’s largest airport operators, has reaffirmed its position in the global aviation industry. The global organization that represents the interests of world airports, the Airport Council International (ACI), which oversees more than 2,200 airports, announced that 10 airports under InJourney Airports have won
BaliPost reports that Bali’s Badung Regency has canceled its long-standing plan to undertake an October 2026 tourism promotional mission to Fujisawa, Japan. The elaborate tourism mission has been in planning for more than a year, as shown by its inclusion in a budgeted Rp 900 million expenditure from the Badung Regional Budget (APBD) for 2026.
TRIBUN-BALI reports that AirNav Indonesia and The Boeing Company have reached a preliminary agreement in the form of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to study how to optimize aircraft movement operations at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali. AirNav Indonesia’s President Director, Capt. Avirianto Suratno, and Boeing Indonesia Managing Director Indra Duivenvoorde signed the LOI
The State News Agency ANTARA reports that the Indonesian Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana, speaking at a Wonderful Indonesia Gastronomy (WIG) 2026 Press Conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, said that 58.34 percent of foreign tourists come to Indonesia to experience the country’s rich culinary tourism and local gastronomy. Wardhana commented that Indonesia,