Jammed Bali looks for solutions

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The popularity of Bali Island has for years translated into road congestion due not only to the multiplication of tourist busses but also the lack of parking facilities, of proper public transport, and the undisciplined behavior of most local drivers who park their vehicles at their convenience. All of these elements make circulation in Bali a nightmare.

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Indonesian Tourism Chiefs Claim Bali Has Benefited From Thai Unrest

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The long-running political crisis in Thailand appears to have had a positive spin-off for Bali’s tourism industry, with more foreign tourists than usual visiting the island, the head of the Bali Tourism Office said on Sunday.

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The Laguna, Nusa Dua, Bali makes Bali island greener by planting 2000 mangroves

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The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Nusa Dua, Bali makes Bali Island greener by planting 2000 mangroves at Serangan Beach on Thursday, 29 April 2010. This Care for Community initiative involved more than 200 employees from various departments led by the General Manager, Mr David Cuddon, Executive Committee members, Department Heads and many staffs. All enthusiast participants departed from the resort at 14.00hours to Serangan Beach - Bali an hour's drive away.

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Hotel upgrades rejuvenate Bali

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The island's business events properties improve offerings

Nusa Dua Beach Hotel is to begin a room upgrade this year and is currently offering meeting packages for US$45 per person. The hotel has an abundance of outdoor beachside space ideal for off-site events and gala dinners under the stars. The hotel also features an amphitheatre that can host up to 900 people for standing cocktails.

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Bali airport renovation rejected by governor

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Kompas.com reports that Bali's governor, Made Mangku Pastika, has rejected renovation plans advanced by Bali's airport managers, calling instead for a more Balinese design concept with greater emphasis on public as opposed to commercial spaces.

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Tourism authorities to fix visa on arrival service at Bali airport

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Tourism authorities have asked immigration officers at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali to improve their visa on arrival service following complaints from foreign visitors.

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Jammed Bali looks for solutions

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The popularity of Bali Island has for years translated into road congestion due not only to the multiplication of tourist busses but also the lack of parking facilities, of proper public transport, and the undisciplined behavior of most local drivers who park their vehicles at their convenience. All of these elements make circulation in Bali a nightmare.

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World Expo: Putting Indonesia on the map

Posted by Hikarivoucher.com Tuesday, May 11, 2010 0 comments

The Indonesian Pavilion attracted 20,000 visitors at the opening 
day on May 1. Primastuti HandayaniThe Indonesian Pavilion attracted 20,000 visitors at the opening day on May 1.
If Phileas Fogg and Passepartout need 80 days to travel the globe in Verne's classic Around the World in 80 Days to win £20,270 (US$30,000), we need less than that and less traveling once we are inside the World Expo 2010 Shanghai, China.

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Ten affordable places to stay in Ubud

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Bali's cultural capital is enjoying a moment in the spotlight, having recently been voted Asia's best city destination. Here's our pick of the best-value homestays and hotels

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Amandari Screens Heritage Films Of Classic Bali

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Amandari will host a viewing of heritage films of Bali in conjunction with the French Cinémathèque of Dance and the Swedish Dance Museum.  The films focus on the theme of dance, with rarely-seen screenings of Rolf de Maré, a Swede who compiled outstanding footage of dance from Indonesia in the 1930s.

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Celebrating Galungan in Bali, Balinese slaughter thousands of pigs

Posted by Hikarivoucher.com Monday, May 10, 2010 0 comments
Balinese people do a mass slaughter thousands of pigs on the day PENAMPAHAN Galungan, a day before the Galungan holy day, Tuesday (11 / 5) morning.

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Galungan in Bali, Janur Vendors and Flower Harvest

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A day before the celebration of the holiday Galungan, Hindus in Bali was busy with preparations to welcome the day of victory over adarma or good darma against crime. Among them is to buy equipment such as flowers and prayers on special occasions.

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Garuda Plans to Cover Gap After JAL Cuts Bali Routes

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National flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia announced on Monday that it was ready to fill the void after ailing Japan Airlines canceled its routes to Bali this year.

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Bali Special Package - Classic Tour For Group

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03 HARI / 02 MALAM BALI PACKAGE TOUR
Bali Classic Tour


HARI 01: TIBA DI DENPASAR . Tour Mengwi – Tanah LOT ( MS, MM)
Setibanya di Airport Ngurah Rai Denpasar meeting service dan di hantar menuju Restaurant untuk Makan Siang. Kemudian Peserta akan diajak untuk mengunjungi Desa Mengwi yang terkenal dengan Pura Taman Ayun, kemudian Mengunjungi Hutan Monyet atau Alas Kedaton. Dilanjutkan kunjungan ke Tanah Lot untuk menikmati Matahari terbenam.

Makan Malam disiapkan di Lokal Restaurant daerah Denpasar

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Salacious film 'Koreana' bares Bali's all

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After the recent release of the controversial documentary trailer of Cowboys in Paradise, another risque movie filmed in Kuta has been posted on the Internet.

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Balinese pottery on show at Bentara Budaya

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Cultural center Bentara Budaya Jakarta is showcasing an exhibition of pottery products from Bali's Pejaten craftsmen.

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Enchantment Sunset at Dreamland Bali

Posted by Hikarivoucher.com Sunday, May 9, 2010 0 comments
On of the charm Of Bali or Pulau Dewata is a beach. Bali island surrounded by sea and facing to Indian Ocean, making the island is rich with famous beaches all over the world. Just mention Kuta Beach, Sanur, Nusa Dua, Dreamland region Pecatu Indigenous Village, Bali, which has attracted local and foreign tourists.

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Bali Want to Enhance Tourists from Australia

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Directorate General of Marketing, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, took 18 players in the Bali tourism promotion in four cities in Australia, 16 to 25 May 2010. Bali as the Indonesian tourism relationship is expected to maximize the tourists visiting the "land of kangaroos" is to boost the national tourism.

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Enjoying sunset in 'heaven'

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The Pan Pacific Bali Nirwana Resort (BNR), owned by the family of millionaire Golkar chairman Aburizal Bakrie, and which recently merged with international hotel chain Pan Pacific, was basking in a heavenly sunset near the Tanah Lot Temple, 25 kilometers from Kuta.

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Trunyan: Where the dead lie

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The island of Bali is generally thought of as an island full of life. When and where death does encroach, it often becomes a spectacle of cremations and elaborate ceremonies.  

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A quirky museum, a welcoming home

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An impressive and imposing entranceway seems to stand guard as you approach the Antonio Blanco Museum located on a hill known as Campuan, in Ubud, Bali. Passing under this archway, the entrance road rises up steeply and there is a real sense of approaching something special but also a little

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Hotels and restaurants `dump waste into the sea'

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KLUNGKUNG: A number of hotels and restaurants operating on Lembongan Island in Klungkung regency are suspected of dumping waste into Semarapura Beach. 

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Trade agency proposes Bali-themed day for hotels

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DENPASAR: The Bali Industry and Trade Agency has put forward plans to launch Bali-themed days in hotels in the province.

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Badung Bali Tourism Promotion to South Korea and London

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Head of Tourism Department of Badung regency, Bali, Made Subawa said it plans to conduct tourism promotion overseas, namely Korea and London. "This year we will do the promotion of tourism to Korea and London, as the two countries is very potential to bring citizens to the Island of the Gods, especially in Badung," said Made Subawa in Denpasar, on Wednesday (04/13/2010).

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Within a month, 13 444 Taiwanese take a trip to Bali

Posted by Hikarivoucher.com Monday, May 3, 2010 0 comments
Taiwanese tourists who take a trip to Bali was recorded 13 444 people during February 2010 alone. That means increased 92.88 percent compared to February 2009 that only 6970 people.
They went to Bali through Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport with planes flying directly from Taiwan.

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Buleleng suffers as volcano forces Europeans to cancel holidays

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Thousands of European tourists have canceled their trips to Buleleng regency, North Bali, due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland that brought air traffic above Europe to a virtual standstill for almost a week.


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Cartoon Museum, Alternative Tourism in Bali

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Hearing the words of the museum, you must have imagined the things that history may be boring for some people. However, in Denpasar, Bali, there is a museum that it can make you smile and far from boring things.

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Violence Thailand, Bali Tourism Harvest

Posted by Hikarivoucher.com Sunday, May 2, 2010 0 comments
Thailand's security situation was not conducive to an increasingly positive impact on the world tourism in Bali. A number of tourists to Thailand will now look for another destination and the island resort as one of their favorite alternative.

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Badung to revive hotel and restaurant association

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BADUNG: Badung regency said it plans to revive its hotel and restaurant association, following a five-year absence.

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Badung gets new capital

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BADUNG: Badung regency got a new capital on Thursday after Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi officially inaugurated the regency's sprawling new administrative center and named it Mangupura. The center will serve as the regency's new capital city. 

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Foreign Tourist like the Legong Dance

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DENPASAR,  - Legong, one of Balinese classical dance has its own charm and is very popular overseas and domestic tourists while enjoying a holiday on the island. "Dance is very flexible, supple, with a dynamic motions presented by some very brilliant woman, either now or in the future," said AA Kusuma Ayu Arini SST Msi, a lecturer in the Indonesian Arts Institute (ISI) Denpasar, Monday (19 / 4 / 2010).

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Controversy Bali gigolo movie "Kuta Tourism Growing Not because Gigolo"

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Bali Tourism Board chairman Ngurah Wijaya sure, the emergence of a gigolo movie titled Cowboys in Paradise is very little impact on the tourism image of the island known as cultural tourism.

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