Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika has rejected the proposed extension design for Ngurah Rai International Airport, saying it focuses only on commercial sites and lacks the Balinese architectural style.
The Jakarta Post reports state-owned airport operator …

Indonesia’s foreign tourist arrivals rose just 1.9 percent in March from a year ago, data showed on Friday, as a global economic slowdown curbed foreign travel.
In March, 511,314 foreign tourists visited Indonesia, up from 502,000 …

JAKARTA – Bali Post reports that Garuda Indonesia is considering re-establishing flight service between Bali (Denpasar) and Brisbane, Australia. The re-examination of the viability of putting Brisbane back on the Indonesian carrier’s Australian gateways comes …

Indonesia needs to open tourism information centres abroad to support tourism promotion in various sectors, Indonesian Tourism Humanity Friendship Forum (Fosipa) chairman H Sarbini said here on Wednesday.
“It is time for the government to open …

As Southeast Asian tourism heats up, it’s harder than ever to find breathing room at the most popular destinations.
Where can you experience authentic Southeast Asia without sharing it with busloads of other travelers?
The answer is …

JAKARTA – The Department of Transport follows the Department of Public Health in preventing swine flu from entering Indonesia. A number of airports and seaports have prepared themselves already according to Bambang S. Ervan, a …

Manado, a pleasant city with a population of over 417,000, will be in the international spotlight during the upcoming World Ocean Conference(WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit to be held May 11-15, 2009.
About 2,900 …

Budget airline Firefly is targeting golf lovers with a package that will take them to Indonesian holiday island Batam for a round or two of golf.
The 3D2N Batam Golf Package, which costs RM999 …

There are few places on earth that are as romantic and steeped in mystical spirituality as Bali. Known to some as The Morning of the World, and to many as The Island of the Gods, …

As the sun peaked over the mountain, its rosy glow spreading over the cassava, corn and sugar cane plantations, a carload of still sleepy people arriving from Jakarta after driving through the night was stirring …