IndiGo Airline inaugurated its service connecting Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) in the southern Indian state of Karnataka and Bali on Friday, 29 March 2024. Handy Heryudhitiawan, the general manager of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, has issued a written statement welcoming IndiGo Airlines’ commencement of service. In his statement, Heryudhitiawan said: “Discussions have been underway with […]
Bali X Files The jungle forests on the foothills of Bali’s Mount Batukaru in Tabanan Regency are home to many stands of wild bamboo, which are ideal habitats for bamboo larvae worms or borers, locally known as uled kelong (Omphisa fuscidentalis). The larvae are carefully gathered and enjoyed as a culinary delight by Tabanan Residents,
Indonesia’s Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, has announced that the targeted groundbreaking for the commencement of construction of Bali’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) is set for September 2024. As reported by Beritabali.com, while speaking at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta on Thursday, 01 February 2024, Sumadi confirmed the timing of the groundbreaking ceremony
The Indonesian Minister of Religion, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, has announced that Pope Francis will visit Indonesia for three days in September 2024 as part of a four-country tour to the Far East. Pope Frances will visit three countries, departing Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino International Airport on 02 September and returning on 13 September 2024.
Lifecare Taxi – a division of the Bluebird Taxi Group – will soon commence operation within two months in the Denpasar and the Badung Regency in Bali. As reported by detik.com, Lifecare Taxi is a new transportation service that is offered primarily for passengers who are ill or disabled. Panca Wiadnyana, the General Manager of
British-Indonesian world-renowned classical pianist George Harliono will triumphantly return to Bali on Sunday, 07 April 2024, when he performs in the Plumeria Ballroom at the Padma Legian Resort. During his 2023 visit to Bali and Jakarta, Harliono performed at recitals and with symphonic orchestras before sold-out houses that included special encore performances to meet public
The National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) has published a preliminary report regarding a “serious” breach of safety incident involving the pilot and co-pilot of a Batik Air Airbus A-320 flying from Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi to Jakarta that occurred on 25 January 2024, As reported by NusaBali.com, the KNKT concluded that the men occupying the right
The global downgrading in the COVID pandemic has many countries with large tourism sectors, like Indonesia, hopeful that levels of air travel to their destinations will soon return to pre-pandemic levels. This hopeful optimism for a full tourism recovery, when it eventually takes place, will depend to a great extent on the full resumption of outbound travel
Through August 2023, the total number of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia grew by a staggering 166.12% compared to the same period in 2022. For the first eight months of the year, 7.44 million foreign visitors entered the Country. As reported by Beritasatu.com, Indonesian tourism is on a strong comeback path from the virtual cessation
A total of 522,141 foreign tourists visited Bali in August 2023, based on the Bali Center of Statistics (BPS-Bali) statistics. This number represents a decline of 3.55% when compared to July 2023, when 541,353 foreign tourists came to Bali. However, when viewed on a month-on-month basis against the previous year of 2022, August 2023, arrivals