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An Exhibition of Nude Drawings by Tim Brown and Pranoto February 14 – March 14, 2007 at the Bali Mystique Hotel.
As reported on balidiscovery.com [The Very Bare Necessities of Art] Pronoto's Gallery on Ubud's
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Paintings by I Made Galung Wiratmaja at the Ganesha Gallery – Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran March 6 -30, 2007.
The Gianyar-based Balinese artists I Made Galung Wiratmaja will be holding a one-man show at The Ganesha Gallery at the Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay, March 6-30, 2007.
Silence
For I Made Galung Wiratmaja silence is a symbol of complete spiritual freedom. His paintings are dominated by the quest of freeing himself and his art from the 'noise' of everyday life. This urg more... |
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Ousted Thai Premier Makes Second Holiday Trip to Bali in 3 Months.
Where do you go on holiday when you're immensely wealthy and can visit almost any country in the world except your homeland?
Apparently, if you're Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted Prime Minister of Thailand, Bali is one of your preferred homes away from home.
As reported on balidiscovery.com [Thailand or Bali? Thaksin Picks Paradise], Thaksin visited Bali in November
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Tourism Industry Challenges the Government to Take the Necessary Steps to Achieve a Target of 7 Million Foreign Tourists to Indonesia in 2007.
As reported on balidiscovery.com [Bali and Indonesia Targets Growth in 2007 Arrivals], the stated target of 5.5 million foreign visitors from the Department of Culture and Tourism has been ridiculed by Indonesia's Vice-President, Jusuf Kalla, who's urging a more ambitious target in 2007 of 7 million, an increase of +27%.
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Fewer Tourists Nationwide, Spending More and Staying For Shorter Time in 2006.
The Indonesia-language daily Kompas reports that foreign tourism arrivals nation-wide in 2006 were down -2.61%, as compared to 2005. Total foreign tourist arrivals reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (BPS) totaled 4.871 million in 2006 with 5.002 million foreign visitors recorded in the previous year.
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Despite Bio-Security Measures to Keep Local Bird Market Free of Avian Flu, Many Foreign Tourists Giving the Tourist Attraction a Miss on Their Travel Itineraries.
Concerns over possible bird flu contagion is apparently having a negative impact on Bali's main Satria Bird Market with vendors reporting a drop of 75% in foreign visitors.
According to the Indonesian-language BisnisBali, the manager of the bird market in downtown Denpasar,
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Bali by the Numbers: Growing Source Markets for Bali Tourism to Watch in 2007.
In the last in a series of statistical reviews of Bali's foreign arrivals in 2006, Bali by the Numbers looks at four new emerging markets to Bali.
New Medium-Sized Markets to Bali
Over the past seven years Bali has seen the following four new medium-sized inbound markets emerge.
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Jakarta Floods Wake Felt in Bali
Air Transportation and Telecommunications in Bali Do Not Escape the Effects of Massive Flooding 1,000 kilometers Away in Jakarta.
While the devastating flooding occurring in the first days of February 2007 caused more than 50 deaths and an estimated 300,000 residents to flee their homes in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta, Bali remained directly unscathed by the bad weather and inundation occurring nearly 1,000 kilometers to the West.
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Bali by the Numbers: At Home and Abroad – American Arrivals Aren't What They Used to Be.
In continuing look at foreign tourist arrivals for 2006, this week's installment of Bali by the Numbers examines arrivals from the Americas covering the seven-year period 2000-2006.
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The graphics presented show:
Total arrivals ex-The Americas (North, South and Central America) are down -37.26% from the levels
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Airline Re-Launch Includes Plans to Fly to Australia and at Least 4 Domestic Destinations in Indonesia.
The Indonesian language BisnisBali reports that Air Paradise (API) has offered 51% of its shares to the Government of Bali in an effort to secure the estimated Rp. 250 billion (approximately US$27.5 million) needed to restart the airline grounded by financial woes since December 2005.
Convinced that a majority share-holding by the Bali Government would bolster the Airline's battered ima more... |
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