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Emergency Grounding on Bali's Eastern Shore Narrowly Averts a Disaster. 91 Passengers Uninjured and Safely Landed Ashore.
Bali narrowly averted adding another inter-island ferry disaster to Indonesia's growing list of mishaps at sea for 2007 when the Bali-Lombok car ferry KMP Nusa Bhakti caught fire shortly after leaving the Bali port of Padang Bai on Saturday afternoon, January 13, 2007. more... |
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Bali by the Numbers: Bali Arrivals Continue to Build and Diversify.
Preliminary arrival figures for 2006 show that tourist visitors continue to build strength despite lingering gaps from the Island's two largest markets of Australia and Japan.
December Arrivals
December foreign arrivals to Bali totaled 122,848, up +61.90% from the same month in 2005 when arrivals were still tumbling following a terror attack of just two months before. Compared to a more representative December of 2004 ( more... |
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Bali Times Interviews Bali Discovery's John Daniels on Coming Trends in Bali Travel.
In a page-one article "For Bali, a Triumphant Year" carried in the December 22, 2006 edition of the Bali Times, the Editor of Bali Update and President Director of Bali Discovery Tours J.M. Daniels was interviewed by the newspapers Managing Editor, William J. Furney. more... |
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Bali by the Numbers: A Look at Arrivals for January-November 2000-2006.
As reported in the last edition of "Bali by the Numbers", [See: Record Breaking Arrivals for November], as Bali closes out 2006 foreign arrivals are on the upswing, despite lingering problems with the Australian and Japanese markets. more... |
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Bali on High Security Alert for the Christmas and New Year's Holiday.
Bali's Chief of Police Paulus Purwoko has mobilized 7,000 police personnel or nearly two-thirds of his available staff to ensure the Christmas and New Year's holidays in Bali passes without incident. more... |
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Bali's Official Day of Silence to See Airport, Ports and City Streets Come to a 24-Hour Standstill.
Gede Nurjaya, the Head of the Bali Tourism Authority, has issued detailed instructions addressing local rules and regulations pertaining the celebration of Bali's official day of silence - Nyepi set to fall on Monday, March 19, 2007. more... |
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Governor Admits the Idea of Owning Part of a Bali-based Airline intriguing and Worthy of More Study.
The Indonesian language Bali Post reports that Bali's Governor is eager to see the Bali-based airline - Air Paradise International (API) recommence operations and has indicated his willingness to carefully review the possibility of Bali's provincial government becoming an investor in the Company. more... |
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Local Hotelier Herdy Sayoga Elected to Head Bali and Nusa Tenggara Chapter of Pacific Asia Travel Association for 2006-2009.
The Bali-Nusa Tenggara Chapter of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) met on December 14, 2006 and elected a new Chairman and Board at its Annual General Meeting. more... |
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UNICEF Sponsored Workshop in Nusa Dua Highlight Growing Problem of Commercial and Sexual Exploitation of Children in Bali.
Experts speaking at a UNICEF-sponsored seminar held in Nusa Dua on December 4, 2006, warned that the incidence of sexual exploitation of children is expanding at an alarming rate in Bali. more... |
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International Safety Audit Cites Significant Improvements and 'Sentiment of Security' Pervading the Island.
One of Australia's leading private security companies, SNP Security, recently completed an intensive four-day safety audit of Bali and its tourism industry that tracked significant improvements in the Island's approach to safety and security. more... |
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