Over Christmas and New Year, the Indonesian government will cover the full VAT on economy-class tickets for domestic flights on behalf of passengers.
The relief also applies to flights between Bali and other cities in Indonesia. Tickets must be purchased between 20 October 2026 and 10 January 2027, and the departure must fall between 22 December an…
Indonesian airline TransNusa has started flying non-stop from Bali to Melbourne.
The first flight out of Ngurah Rai Airport carried 139 passengers, and the return flight carried 86.
The 23rd Ubud Writers & Readers Festival runs in Ubud from 21 to 25 October. More than 150 writers, journalists, artists and poets from Indonesia and abroad will meet audiences at talks, panels an…
Residents of Denpasar noticed the sky over the city looked hazier than usual and concluded that smoke from the forest fires in Kalimantan had reached Bali.
According to the weather agency's satellite images, the smog that has blanketed Malaysia and Singapore is not reaching the island.
At Kelingking (Kelingking Beach), a wave swept a foreign tourist 15 metres from the shore.
He was rescued by Nandro, a 30-year-old guide who happened to be nearby on a jet ski.
Bali is getting ready for Halloween.
Restaurants, hotels and beach clubs are announcing themed programs, kids' centers are planning quests and workshops, and nightlife venues are lining up parties with well-known DJs and costume con…
Pertalite, the cheapest petrol in Bali, will be sold based on odd and even number plates for four more days: the rule has been extended until Friday, October 23.
To prevent further delays in fuel deliveries, seven tankers instead of three will now carry fuel to the island from Java.
All Indonesia now has a section with links to buy tickets for the Whoosh high-speed train and for flights on the national airline, Garuda Indonesia.
Everyone flying into Indonesia from abroad, including to Bali, uses this website and the app of the same name to fill in the arrival card.
Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture is stepping up the fight against rabies in Bali.
This year the island has been allocated 205 thousand doses of vaccine for dogs and other animals, and diagnoses are confirmed by the ministry's laboratory in Denpasar. Local authorities and the v…
Kuta is planning to launch electric shuttles from the central car park (Sentral Parkir Kuta) to the beach.
A trial route is scheduled to open in 2027, with a budget of around 8 billion rupiah.
Two Chilean nationals, a man and a woman, have been arrested at Ngurah Rai Airport with 4.59 kg of cocaine.
The drugs were hidden in concealed compartments behind the back panels of their backpacks.
On the second day of selling subsidised Pertalite based on odd and even number plates, queues at Bali's petrol stations almost disappeared.
On Sunday morning, every station from Nusa Dua to Sanur was free of queues. In the afternoon, there were just two bikes waiting at a pump on the Ngurah Rai Bypass.
On Serangan, 20 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) that the Bali water police found in an abandoned boat have been released into the ocean.
They were let go from the beach of the Kura Kura Bali special economic zone.
The Amankila resort near Manggis in east Bali will close from 20 October to 19 January 2027.
Villas are being built next to it, and the noise keeps getting worse. The hotel has confirmed the closure, saying the decision was made so the construction work wouldn't disturb guests.
The main way of getting around the Island of the Gods is a scooter.
Economical as it is, it unfortunately still needs refuelling from time to time, as do the thirstier cars and motorcycles, of course. Although Indonesia is an oil-producing country and ranks 22nd in th…
