Low-cost airline AirAsia officially resumed the Bangkok-Bali route yesterday, becoming the first to connect the two cities since the pandemic halted all international flights to Bali.Flight FD-396 from Don Mueang Airport landed at Ngurah Rai Airport carrying 128 passengers - all foreigners and mostly Thai nationals.The flight arrived at 11:53 a.m. yesterday and returned to Bangkok at 12:56 a.m. with 29 passengers, this time under the code name FD-397. Return flights are now scheduled every Tuesd...

A Bali official has confirmed that rumors of plans to increase visa-on-arrival fees for international travelers are misinformation.The head of Bali's Ministry of Law and Human Rights Jamaruli Manihuruk said the latest rumors about the government's plan to double the cost of visas on arrival at Bali airports were hoaxes.“According to current regulations, the fee is still 35 USD (Rp 500,000) per person. It's just false information," said Jamaruli, Saturday (16/4) afternoon.Jamaruli explained that...

An official from the Bali Health Service has confirmed that a Covid-19 vaccine booster is a requirement for travelers during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday season.Bali's Head of Health Nyoman Gede Anom confirmed that the enthusiasm of the Balinese people to receive the Covid-19 booster vaccine has grown rapidly since the government decided to make the vaccine booster certificate a condition of travel. before Eid. in May 2022."These new travel requirements have helped increase the distribution...

Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport has officially reimplemented Covid-19 testing requirements for doubly vaccinated domestic travellers.Stakeholder Relations Manager at Bali's Angkasa Pura I Ngurah Rai Airport, Taufan Yudhistira, says domestic visitors who have been doubly vaccinated must now present proof of a negative Covid-19 test upon arrival at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport.This is in accordance with Minister of Transport Regulation Number 36 of 2022 last Tuesday (5/4).“We have a slight change in travel...

The Nusa Penida Tourism Activist Association (HPPNP) has reported illegal logging at several tourist sites in Nusa Penida to the police.HPPNP I Putu Gede chief Suka Widana confirmed that he had complained to the police about illegal levies collected from tourists. This is outside the official levy collected by the Klungkung Regional Government.“Tourists are required to pay illegal levies other than official fees. That's what worries us," Widana said on Wednesday.nusa penida beach swingAt the mee...