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Central Government Rejects Bali Tourism Transport Bylaws
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 4 min

Central Government Rejects Bali Tourism Transport Bylaws

Kompas reports that dozens of drivers who are members of the Bali Tourism Driver Struggle Forum (Bali Tourism Driver Struggle Forum) visited the Bali Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) in Central Denpasar on Monday, 03 August 2026.

Kadek Wardana
Bali Tourism Industry Generates Rp. 176 Trillion in Foreign Exchange Annually.
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Bali Tourism Industry Generates Rp. 176 Trillion in Foreign Exchange Annually.

As reported by Kompas, Baliโ€™s Governor Wayan Koster boasts that the Bali tourism industry annually generates Rp. 176 trillion in foreign exchange, an amount equivalent to 55% of Indonesiaโ€™s total foreign exchange earnings earned from tourism.

Gede Juliandika
Bali Closes Foreign Investment in 18 Business Sectors
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Bali Closes Foreign Investment in 18 Business Sectors

โ€‹Kompas and the State News Agency National Archipelagic Wire report that the Bali Provincial Government has declared 18 business sectors are now officially closed to foreign direct investment (FDI). The ban on foreign investment applies to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), where provi...

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Mount Bromo is completely closed due to fire, tickets can be refunded
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Mount Bromo is completely closed due to fire, tickets can be refunded

The Mount Bromo tourist area was completely closed following widespread forest fires in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) area. The management is preparing rescheduling or refund options for tourists who have already purchased tickets.

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Driver confides in tourists canceling trip to Nusa Penida due to levy of IDR 25 thousand/destination
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Driver confides in tourists canceling trip to Nusa Penida due to levy of IDR 25 thousand/destination

Going viral on social media, a tourist driver uploaded his conversation with a group of tourists who had canceled their holiday to Nusa Penida, Klungkung, Bali. The reason for the cancellation was because they were suddenly charged a levy of IDR 25 thousand per person per dest...

Kadek Wardana
Bali Targeted to Become Southeast Asiaโ€™s Largest Maritime Tourism Hub
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Bali Targeted to Become Southeast Asiaโ€™s Largest Maritime Tourism Hub

โ€‹NusaBali reports that the Indonesian government is accelerating plans to develop Benoa Harbor in southern Denpasar as a Maritime Tourism Hub to secure Baliโ€™s future role as a world-class marine tourism destination. Benoa Harbor is targeted to become one of the largest and bes...

Bali Expert Editorial Team
BPS notes that foreign tourist visits to Bali have decreased by 2.42 percent
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

BPS notes that foreign tourist visits to Bali have decreased by 2.42 percent

The Bali Province Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded visits by foreign tourists (tourists) to the Island of the Gods during the January-June 2026 period reaching 3,203,156 people. This figure decreased by 2.42 percent cumulatively compared to the same period in 2025.

Kadek Wardana
Feeding Monkeys Increases Travelers
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Feeding Monkeys Increases Travelers

A number of long-tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) chased Hamdani. The primate was targeting the bag containing edamame and bananas carried by the man from Probolinggo.

Kadek Wardana
Increased Surveillance Of Foreigners In Bali To Be Introduced At Top Tourist Destinations
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Increased Surveillance Of Foreigners In Bali To Be Introduced At Top Tourist Destinations

Speaking to reporters, officials from the Badung Regency Tourism Office (Dispar) moved quickly to respond after viral allegations of the rejection of Indonesian citizens at a running community event set to be hosted in Canggu.

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Bali โ€˜Tourist-Onlyโ€™ Run Club Controversy Gets International Attention
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 4 min

Bali โ€˜Tourist-Onlyโ€™ Run Club Controversy Gets International Attention

The drama has not only ended up hitting international headlines but also resulted in deportations. The Directorate General of Immigration has taken a serious no-tolerance approach to the organisers of the Entourage Bali Run Club, a silent disco run held in Canggu last week.

Bali Expert Editorial Team
Denpasar-Timor Leste has begun exploring collaboration between the creative economy and tourism
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 3 min

Denpasar-Timor Leste has begun exploring collaboration between the creative economy and tourism

Denpasar (National Archipelagic Wire) - The Denpasar City Government has begun exploring opportunities for cooperation with the Timor Leste Government in various strategic sectors, ranging from the creative economy, tourism, trade, industry, culture to education.

Gede Juliandika
Bali Immigration Targets Foreigners Working On Tourist Visas
Tourism & Public Policy โ€ข 4 min

Bali Immigration Targets Foreigners Working On Tourist Visas

While this is not something most tourists need to be concerned about, with more and more people running content creation side hustles and even working while on vacation, itโ€™s important that everyone is up to speed with the rules about work and visas.ย 

Gede Juliandika
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