Darwin to Bali flights take off
THE first Jetstar flight from Darwin to Bali left last night. The new service will also connect to Brisbane and the budget airline says it is the next step in Darwin becoming an international hub. The Denpasar-bound flight had the first Territory-trained flight attendants on board. Jetstar customer service manager Casey Lahiff was among the Darwin-based graduate class [...]

Balanced between Bali and Obama
Speaking in Washington ahead of the recent Group of 20 global economic summit, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, popularly known as SBY, said his country offered a “shining example where democracy, Islam and modernity thrive together”. In the same address, he praised President George W Bush as “one of the most pro-Indonesia American presidents in the [...]

Best July ever for Bali foreign arrivals
Foreign tourist arrivals for the month of July 2008 hit 183,122 making it the best July ever, improving +11.24 percent over last year’s record-breaking performance for July 2007 (164,618). On a year-to-date basis, January-July arrivals for 2008 have broken the psychological barrier of 1 million, recording 1,108.061 foreign arrivals for the first seven months of [...]

Bali tourism gets OK back from US government
Bali tourism, after having been in the dark shadows of terrorist activities, may soon be on the road to recovery. The US government has endorsed the Indonesian tourism capital by lifting its almost decade-long travel advisory. The move is expected to have a domino effect on Bali’s tourism, with other countries following the US action. “The US [...]

Asia?s best in Bali
The Guinness 9 Ball Tour in Aug 31-Sep 2 last year saw a fitting finale in Indonesia. Indonesia has historically been known as an exotic land where the people are as warm as the yearlong sunshine, and nowhere is this more apparent than on the island of Bali. Located just off the Eastern tip of the major [...]

Sanur Paradise Plaza, Bali, Renovates Rooms
The Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, Bali, has just completed an extensive renovation of all its higher room categories and is ready to offer guests a more comfortable experience within an ambiance of resort tranquillity. All 101 rooms, which consist of the balcony room, pool view room, deluxe room and suites, have been renovated with the hotel [...]

Bali in favour with Aussies
Last year, 204,473 Australians visited Bali, up from 137,000 in 2006. Only the Japanese outstrip us in their enthusiasm for the beautiful island. If that kind of growth continues, then 2008 will beat the 2004 record of 267,500. But while Australian tourists have confidence in Bali, our Government does not and this is causing angst among a [...]