Bali News and Information

Sofitel Luxury Hotels continues to expand across Southeast Asia with the addition of a new property in Bali, one of the worlds most popular holiday destinations. Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort will be located in BTDC Nusa Dua, about 40... Read Article

Five Geoparks in Indonesia are expected to follow the trail of Geopark Batur Bali to the Global Geopark Network (GGN) maintained by Unesco.The five are; Sewu Mountain Geopark, Geopark Merangin Jambi, Toba Geopark, Geopark Rajaampat Papua, and Geopark Rinjani. This was... Read Article

Excerpt Jakarta Post : January 06 2013 Exposition at the Ganesha Gallery, Four Seasons Resort, Jimbaran until Jan. 10. Not only luxurious, John Hardy jewelry is also filled with soul and purpose. The sky just turned crimson and as the day... Read Article

Renowned designer’s first fully envisioned concept in Indonesia showcases a private village of 12 limited-edition villas with signature glass skin facades by artist JonOne. Passionate global nomads with up-market tastes and assets will have a new landmark address to congregate... Read Article

Jakarta Post: 2013-01-05 excerpt. Bali’s top tourism official says he wants to promote special tourism packages for ecological, spiritual and village tourism as well as meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition (MICE) travelers. Ida Bagus Kade Subhiksu, head of the Bali Tourism Agency,... Read Article

By: Derek Rielly Live cheaply, responsibly with increased economical value? Whats your impact on Bali? Just because you can cheaply and luxuriously live in Bali - where your economic value increases ten-fold as you walk through customs - does that mean you... Read Article

A British woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £1.6 million into the tropical island of Bali. Lindsay Sandiford covered her face as she was brought out to face the media at a press conference in Kuta, a... Read Article

Pata, the Asian Pacific Travel Association is reporting that a record high of 472.000 visitors in the first four months have come to Bali, and also that the the average room rates in Bali have increased with 12.5 percent. Of course... Read Article

The Rehearsal for the Festival Gamelan International Amsterdam 2007. As one of the people of Buleleng, I am very proud of the Buleleng culture. It has unique features that makes it different from the culture in other areas in Bali. Last... Read Article

Members of the Bali Hotels Association are complaining by word of the chairman Michael Burchett that the biggest hurdle in getting Australians back to Bali is the lack of Airline capacity. People have been complaining that they had to wait... Read Article

On Saturday June 2, The Oakland Museum of California Gardens will have a Balinese Dance and Music performance. Putu Putrawan will perform with his Gamelan Orchestra 'Gamelan Sekar Jaya' playing the Angklung and Jegog amongst others. Gemalan Sekar Jaya is a Balinese... Read Article

The Malaysian Star reports on May 28 that Malaysian investors hedge their investments by buying property abroad. Popular locations are New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Great Britain, but also Bali is mentioned in the article. Quoting Mr Lee, deputy director of... Read Article

The Bali Fashion Week will offer 3 days of non-stop art, cultural and fashion exhibitions centered around Bali's Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel. The theme of the Fashion week is this time Globalization and includes a Theme Song Competition. From the Bali... Read Article

The next meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or the Kyoto Protocol will be taking place in Bali, Indonesia in December 2007. Bali will determine the future international policy on climate change, and youth must make... Read Article

Tara Palmer Tomkinson has bought a place in Bali. According many news sources, each bedroom has an en-suite swimming pool. She says, 'I just wanted something on that side of the world.' It will be her third home - she... Read Article