Kompas.com reports that the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism is paying wholesalers and airlines that send tourists to “new destinations” beyond Bali an incentive of US$15 per foreign tourist in 2017. The incentive is intended to [Read More…]
It is seen as Indonesia’s largest mass tourism project in paradise Island Bali. But now it is turning into Indonesia’s largest protest and probably largest nightmare for the Indonesian government and Bali regional government: Benoa [Read More…]
Is there a true policy to promote Indonesian gastronomy and culinary tourism ? Ray Adriansah, one of Indonesia’s best known chefs with its restaurant, Locavore, believes that more could be done. Locavore, located in Ubud, [Read More…]
On one side, Medan is coming of age with more sophisticated tourism products such as international hotel chains and brand new shopping malls. But on the other side, very little has been done to offer [Read More…]
Low cost carrier Tigerair Australia decided on February 3 to permanently suspend all of its operations into Bali out of Australia. The airline was flying on a regular daily basis between Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth [Read More…]
Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest coffee producer, just behind Brazil, Vietnam and Colombia. The country is also the 7th largest consumer globally. Production in 2015 in Indonesia reached a record of 11.5 million bags, [Read More…]
In a bid to attract more foreign visitors, the Indonesian government is planning to intensify the promotion of the nation’s culinary and shopping experiences. With a myriad of ethnic groups inhabiting thousands of islands across [Read More…]
The island of Bali in Indonesia confirmed its continuous attraction on foreign markets. The destination saw total arrivals growing by 22.5% to a record 4.91 million foreign tourists. Most surprisingly, many of Bali top markets [Read More…]
Indonesia is notoriously suffering of deficient infrastructure and successive governments have been working hard to improve the situation. The development of infrastructure and transportation to boost inter-regional connectivity will conequently remain the government`s priority in [Read More…]
State railway operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has launched the multi-purpose ‘Railpay’ card that can be used for online ticket payment and other digital transactions. “We are supporting PT KAI’s initiative to upgrade [Read More…]
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