Thousands of lanterns are set to brighten up Pulau Peninsula in Nusa Dua, Bali during the first installment of Nusa Dua Festival of Light from June 17 to July 30.Said to be the biggest lantern festival in Bali, the event will feature dragon-shaped lanterns in accordance with its theme, "Dragon Palace." “The lanterns displayed will vary in size, from small ones to ones up to 15 meters in height,” said Anak Agung Istri Ratna Dewi, a festival committee member.Visitors can also expect to marvel at f...

The Island of Gods seems to attract more and more tourist with every passing year. It also has attracted a lot attraction for development and now in the airline sector. Emirates recently introduced a daily flight to Bali in 2015 from Dubai. Now just after two years observing the trend and demand it introduced a second daily flight from Dubai to Bali.The second Inaugural flight took off to Bali from Dubai on Sunday July 2 2017. The flight was operated by a Boeing 777-300 ER which has two class co...

Indonesia's tourism sector has grown significantly in the first quarter, much faster compared with Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.In January-April, 5.79 million foreign visits were recorded in Singapore — a 4.4 percent increase from 2016 — the Business Times said on its website on June 24.Singapore had 1.1 million Chinese visitors and 968,000 Indonesian. The visits from Indonesia, however, are expected to decline with the strengthening of the Singapore dollar. "The strengthening of the dollar...

Fresh on the heels of former US president Barack Obama's and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visits, Bali has welcomed yet another international figure: Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Peters.Peters has been in Bali since June 30 with her partner, Camarines Sur Governor Miguel Luis Villafuerte.Peters posted a photo on her Instagram @rachelpetersx account captioned “My little reading nook for the next three days […] Hi @bungajelitha21 Indonesia is amazing!!!”The account @bungajelitha...

Everything was going normal in the Central Java until Sunday morning when the Sileri Crater at Dieng Plateau suddenly erupted and spewed cold lava along with mud & ash. The eruption of lava went as high up as 50m as per the resources at National Disaster Management Agency.Authorities immediately dispatched Soldiers and Police officers for the rescue. Visitors and locals were asked to evacuate the area to avoid any casualties in case of further eruptions. Nugorho National Disaster Mitigation Agen...