Bali Hotels

KUTA, JUMAT - Kunjungan wisatawan dari 10 negara pasar utama pariwisata Bali ke Pulau Dewata anjlok akibat krisis global. Hal itu terlihat dari pembatalan pemesanan kamar hotel sejak sebulan terakhir hingga masa pergantian tahun ini yang mencapai 40 persen. Pemerintah daerah dan kalangan pelaku pariwisata setempat khawatir, kondisi kepariwisataan di pulau itu sepanjang tahun 2009 akan suram....

The Minister of Tourism and Culture Jero Wacik expressed optimism Thursday that the future of Indonesia's tourism remained bright despite a number of countries issuing travel warnings following the recent execution of three terrorists. "Tourism conditions in Indonesia remain stable, particularly in Bali," he said. Several countries, including Australia -- one of the largest contributors to...

The Bounty lives up to its expectations and comments from various travel sites. Yes it does have a 24 hour pool bar and 24 hour DJ. You can sleep as well, the noise stays pretty central to the main pool, they shut the second one after some point at night.The hotel is in between the main street on the beachfront and Legian Road, about a 10 minute walk in either direction to get to them. The place...

MAKASSAR - The Indonesian annual travel mart, Tourism Indonesia Mart&Expo (TIME) or 'Pasar Wisata Indonesia' is concluded today with total attendance of 104 buyers from 21 countries. The top five buyers consisted of Malaysia, Korea, India and Indonesia, Singapore, and the Netherlands. TIME 2008 also attracted 108 sellers from 16 provinces of Indonesia, which mostly come from Jakarta, South...

PEOPLE flying to Bali yesterday said they would not let the possibility of revenge attacks stop them from holidaying on the island. Despite the Federal Government advising people bound for Bali to reconsider their travel plans, passengers waiting to check in at Melbourne Airport for the 10.55am Garuda Airlines flight to Denpasar, Bali's capital, were philosophical about the possible dangers....

Kuta: Kontes raja dan ratu bertajuk Kuta Karnival ke-12 digelar di kawasan wisata Kuta, Bali, baru-baru ini. Bukan hanya warga lokal yang sibuk mengikuti lomba ini, wisatawan asing pun tak mau ketinggalan. Mereka bergaya dengan pakaian adat Bali. Lomba ini bertujuan memperkenalkan budaya Bali pada wisatawan. Para peserta pun mengelilingi catwalk untuk memperkenalkan diri. Gaya masing-masing peserta...

Asian Beach Games in Bali Asian Beach Games will be held in Bali from October 18-26. The Games venues spread from Sanur to Kuta beach. Interested? Come to Kuta Beach (Body Building, Dragon Boat Racing, Surfing); Nusa Dua - Benoa (Water Polo, Beach Kabaddi, Beach Basketball, Beach Wrestling, Beach Pencak Silat, Jetski Sport, Paragliding, Woodball); Sanur Beach (Beach Volleyball, Beach...

Niken Prathivi, The Jakarta Post, Grobogan, Central Java Dubbed the fastest man in Southeast Asia, Indonesian sprinter Suryo Agung Wibowo received a flaming torch near Semarang on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the 2008 Bali Asian Beach Games torch relay. He was handed the torch by Bali Asian Beach Games director Rita Subowo at Mrapen geological site in Grobogan, around 35 kilometers...

Kabupaten Badung Pada sekitar akhir abad 18, Badung - yang sebelumnya disebut Nambangan - sudah berdiri sebagai kerajaan yang cukup besar bersanding dengan kerajaan lainnya di Bali. Perjalanan sejarah Badung cukup panjang di bawah naungan Puri Denpasar, Puri Pemecutan, Puri Kesiman, Puri Satria, dan Puri Jro Kuta. Secara administratif, peranan puri-puri yang semuanya berlokasi di Denpasar ini kian...

Kabupaten Bangli Dari delapan kabupaten dan satu kota di Bali, Kabupaten Bangli adalah satu-satunya kabupaten yang tidak memiliki wilayah pesisir. Namun demikian, Bangli justru memilki danau terbesar di Bali, yaitu Danau Batur, yang mengairi sebagian besar wilayah pertanian di Bali selatan. Secara simbolik, Subak di Bali memandang Pura Ulun Danu Batur sebagai orientasi pemujaan kepada Dewa Wisnu,...

Wilayah Bali utara hampir seluruhnya ditetapkan bernaung di bawah pemerintahan Kabupaten Buleleng. Dengan begitu, Buleleng adalah kabupaten yang terluas wilayahnya di antara kabupaten lain di Bali. Batas pegunungan yang membujur timur-barat sepanjang pertengahan Bali termasuk ke dalam wilayah Buleleng. Karenanya, Buleleng adalah wilayah yang lengkap memiliki gunung, daratan, dan laut utara Pulau...

Kota Denpasar adalah wilayah kota termuda di Bali, berusia 13 tahun sejak diresmikan tanggal 27 Februari 1992. Penetapan Denpasar sebagai pemerintahan kota dijalani secara bertahap melalui peningkatan status Kota Administratif dan Kotamadya. Kendati demikian, dari sisi sejarah, Denpasar yang sebelumnya adalah bagian dari Kabupaten Badung menyimpan peran amat penting bagi perjalanan Bali kini. Perang...

The Most Elaborate Royal Funeral in Three Decades Was Staged in Bali, Indonesia"Strange as it seems, it is in their cremation ceremonies that the Balinese have their greatest fun," ethnographer Miguel Covarrubias wrote in his book "Island of Bali," published in 1937.And they certainly had a lot of fun Tuesday, in one of the biggest royal cremations on the island in recent years. Thousands gathered...

TEMPO Interactive, Badung:The Badung Regency Government on the island of Bali only has 100 safety guards, only 50 percent of the ideal amount.Ideally, Badung Beach needs 200 safety guards.“We plan to add 23 more people by the end of this year,” said Safety guard’s coordinator for the Badung Regency Made Suparka yesterday (6/10).The beaches in Badung Regency stretch for some 75 kilometers and most...

TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: Bali and East Java reported the rising number of foreign tourists in the regions since the beginning of this year.Statictics Indonesia office in Bali province said by the end of August this year there were 1,29 milion of foreign tourists visited the island.During Juli-August there are roughly 6,000 tourist came to Bali everyday, or equal to 180,000 tourists every month.The...

Kabupaten Gianyar yang berbatasan dengan Denpasar, Bangli, dan Klungkung, sering ditempatkan sebagai wilayah yang menyimpan sumber inspirasi pengembangan seni budaya. Karawitan, tari, seni kriya, dan berbagai cabang seni lainnya diyakini berkembang dari wilayah Gianyar. Hal ini tak terlepas dari kedudukan wilayah Gianyar di masa lalu sebagai pusat pemerintahan kerajaan saat peralihan sebelum dan...