Jakarta – Indonesia's tourist resort island of Bali has proposed a ban lasting a year or two on the construction of hotels, villas and nightclubs in some areas, as it grapples with the

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted potential investment deals worth around $52.9 million at the 2024 International Tourism Investment Forum (ITIF), the government announced on Mo

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Jakarta – Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia reached 7.75 million from January to July 2024, a 20.75 percent increase from the same period last year, according

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has had enough of Bali being overcrowded by unruly foreigners.

Agnes Valentina Christa, Jakarta – The future national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan will soon be open to both local and foreign tourists, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister

Djibril Muhammad, Jakarta – Dozens of hotel Google business accounts across Indonesia were hacked on Sunday, according to the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI).

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – The head of the Bali Tourism Office has rejected an idea to build an international-standard casino in the island province, put forward by a local business grou

Antara, Denpasar – As Bali sees record numbers of international visitors, concerns rise over their declining economic impact and choice of accommodations, with many opting for illegal v

Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa – Consider yourself a "quality" tourist?

Muhammad Aulia Rahman, Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has uncovered allegations of extortion by locals towards tourists in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, with suspe

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia has scrapped the proposal to collect tourism fees through airline tickets.

Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia is set to grant visa-free visits to 20 countries by October, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia announced Monday that it had welcomed over 5 million international travelers in the first five months of 2024, although this means that the count

Calvin Yang, Dalian, China – Indonesia is working on digitising permits and licences needed to bring in "good quality international events", said the country's Tourism and Creative Econ

Herman, Yogyakarta – Celebrity Raffi Ahmad has decided to withdraw from a resort and beach club project in Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta, after facing opposition from residents and environmen

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia's tourism industry is in dire need of investment in its supporting infrastructures as investors today mainly favor putting their money in hotels

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has attracted almost 4.1 million foreign tourists so far in 2024 as of April, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS).

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – While the number of foreign tourists coming to Indonesia is breaking records, their average spending is lower than last year, according to the Central Stat

Tenggara Strategics, Jakarta – The Indonesian government is in the process of passing a regulation to establish the Indonesia Tourism Fund (ITF).

Yohana Belinda, Jakarta – Dentists are at the forefront of Indonesia's effort to turn Bali into a global hub for health travel, with a growing number of patients from Australia and else

jakarta – Less than half of inbound tourists to Indonesia's resort island of Bali have paid a new tourist tax of 150,000 rupiah (S$12.60) imposed since Feb 14, its tourism agency said.

Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a total of 3,031,756 foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia in the first quarter of 2024.

Jakarta – For a country like Indonesia, which is desperately trying to resuscitate its tourism industry, imposing an extra surcharge on already costly airfare is never a good idea.

Muhammad Awaludin, Lombok – The Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno, has dismissed rumors about a tourism fund levy being added to airline tickets.

Yudono Yanuar, Jakarta – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno responded to circulating rumors that travelers will be subjected to an additional surcharge on flight tick

Derrick A Paulo and Lewa Pardomuan, Bali – The resort island of Bali has been called by many names, from the Island of Gods to the Morning of the World.

Riani Sanusi Putri, Jakarta – Statistics Indonesia (BPS) confirmed a surge in the number of foreign tourist visits in February 2024.

Jakarta – Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno recently called for an adaptive and responsive tourism bill.

Jakarta – The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry aims to attract 1.5 million tourists from China this year, around double last year's figure.

Divya Karyza, Jakarta – The Communications and Information Ministry has given six unregistered foreign online travel agents (OTAs) a deadline of March 13 to comply with Indonesian regul

Jakarta – Prabowo Subianto has said he plans to privatize the hospitality industry by pulling out state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from the sector.

Ian Neubauer, Bali, Indonesia – At dawn, as the first shards of light dance over the rice fields in the seaside village of Seseh on Bali's west coast, Putu and her husband Made, who lik

Denpasar, Bali – The Bali administration began imposing a 150,000-rupiah tax on arriving tourists Wednesday to preserve the culture of the island, officials said.

Defara Dhanya and Rachel Farahdiba, Antara, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno urged creative economy actors to be careful as Thailand and Vietnam h

Deni Ghifari, Jakarta – More than 11 million foreign tourists visited Indonesia last year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), signaling a strong post-pandemic recovery, but busine

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that foreign tourist visits from January to December 2023 reached 11.68 million, a surge of 98.3 percent co

Officials in Indonesia's tourism hotspot of Bali are on the hunt for a British influencer after she took a swipe at the island's "unbearable" traffic and called the famous Kuta beach "a

Badung, Bali – Tourism operators in Bali have strongly opposed the government's new policy that increases taxes on places of entertainment, which they say will hit businesses such as ni

Bill Birtles –- On the rim of an 800-metre volcanic crater, tour guide Junaedi is shielding his face from the sulphur dioxide wafting from below.

Indonesia's holiday island, Bali, is rolling out its new tourist tax as part of an effort to tackle its biggest problems –- traffic and rubbish.

Antara, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister, Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, has reassured that the recent increase in the entertainment tax rates for service providers will not ad

Jakarta – Indonesia's tourism sector could potentially generate up to $25 billion in additional revenue through the implementation of a visa-free entry policy, A senior official said on

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – An aviation expert has urged the government to ensure smooth access to Bali, as the island's key airport, ranked among the worst in the world for punctuality,

Whisnu Bagus Prasetyo, Denpasar – Shri I Gusti Ngurah Arya Wedakarna, a member of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) from Bali, has become embroiled in controversy following a vi

Arnoldus Kristianus, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the cumulative foreign tourist visits from January to November 2023 at 10.4 million visits, a 110.86 per

Ayos Carlos, Bali – The severe traffic jam that paralyzed the Bali Mandara toll road last Friday resulted in numerous travelers having to walk to Ngurah Rai International Airport.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Ayos Carlos, Denpasar – Dozens of travelers, both foreign and domestic, left their cars and had to walk to the Ngurah Rai International Airport as traffic congest

Aisyah Llewellyn, Medan, Indonesia – According to local ranger Ajo, no one should have been trekking on Mount Marapi, one of Indonesia's most famous volcanoes located in West Sumatra, o

Antara, Jakarta – Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno projected that the Christmas and New Year holidays could contribute up to Rp120 trillion toward the national economy

Jayapura, Jubi – John NR Gobai, lawmaker of the Papua's People Council Commission II overseeing economics and tourism, emphasized the need for adequate road infrastructure to support th